EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
MDZ025-212000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
Date Sat 03/21/26 Sun 03/22/26 Mon 03/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 55 44 58 48 54
TEMP 52 52 49 44 44 45 45 46 51 55 56 54 54 55 53 50 51 51 49 44
DEWPT 47 44 41 40 40 42 43 44 47 49 49 49 49 49 48 47 46 40 36 34
MIN/MAX RH 74 97 75 89 62
RH 82 75 75 85 87 91 94 94 86 80 77 82 84 82 84 90 82 65 62 68
WIND DIR N NE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 35 03 07 11 14 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 21 22 25 34 34 35 35 35
WIND SPD 8 9 11 6 8 9 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 16 17 16 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 11 20 15 43 41 43 62 74 54 44 29 31 49 51 71 84 76 45 23 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 900 600 700 900 900 800 1000 2700 3800
T WIND DIR NE SE S SW S SW N N N
T WIND SPD 9 8 16 13 14 11 14 23 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 13 10 20 17 17 14 27 51 69
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 3
STABILITY C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 20800 14800 12700 12000 23500 26600 17100 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.93 29.86 29.82 29.72 29.67 29.61 29.80 30.0
Date Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 35 44 38 52 43 54 47 55
TEMP 40 36 41 39 40 41 49 48 46 45 52 51 52 48 52 48
DEWPT 29 25 26 27 32 36 38 39 40 40 43 45 46 44 39 39
MAX/MIN RH 69 52 84 63 86 70 90 59
RH 64 65 55 63 73 82 65 73 78 83 71 80 83 85 62 71
WIND DIR N N NE SE S SW SW S S S S S SW NW NW N
WIND SPD 14 12 5 5 6 6 9 8 10 10 10 11 13 14 12 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C
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VAZ064-212000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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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