EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 65 69 63 69 56
TEMP 66 67 67 67 68 67 67 68 68 68 67 65 64 66 69 68 64 61 59 57 56
DEWPT 64 64 65 66 67 67 67 68 67 66 65 63 62 61 57 56 52 47 46 45 44
MAX/MIN RH 98 96 100 63 66
RH 93 93 93 95 97100100100 98 95 95 92 94 84 67 66 65 60 63 64 65
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 04 05 06 06 06 07 02 35 35 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 34 35 35 35 00
WIND SPD 14 13 13 13 12 10 8 6 4 4 3 5 8 10 10 11 11 11 13 13 12
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 100100100100100100 98 95 96 94 95 93 92 82 62 31 17 10 7 5 4
VSBY 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.43 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L D L L L S C
MIX HGT 1400 1300 1100 700 900 1100 3500 3300 2100 2200
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 26 28 17 8 11 12 16 17 17 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 32 41 34 9 8 22 53 55 24 47
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 8 8 6 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D E E C C D D
CEILING 300 300 300 300 300 900 23500 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.17 30.10 30.06 30.0 29.98 29.96 30.01 29.98 30.07 30.11
Date 10/06Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 62 56 63 59 68 60 67 60 66
TEMP 60 59 58 57 62 62 62 61 66 66 63 60 66 65 63 61 65 64
DEWPT 41 45 46 48 49 53 56 58 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 47 72 63 92 73 93 72 89 73
RH 49 60 66 73 64 71 81 91 75 77 85 93 74 76 82 88 73 76
WIND DIR N NE NE NE SE S S SW S SW W N NE S W N SE SE
WIND SPD 9 4 2 3 5 6 4 3 6 4 3 4 6 4 4 8 9 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
EXPERIMENTAL ONLY...THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISPERSION....................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
VALUES: VP = VERY POOR; PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
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