EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026
MDZ025-310800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026
Date 03/30/26 Tue 03/31/26 Wed 04/01/26 Thu
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 51 59 54 63 51
TEMP 52 52 52 52 52 57 58 57 57 55 55 54 55 59 62 62 58 55 53 52 52
DEWPT 46 47 48 48 49 49 49 48 48 49 50 50 50 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 50
MAX/MIN RH 89 72 88 65 99
RH 82 83 85 86 88 76 73 74 74 80 84 86 84 76 69 68 78 89 94 98 95
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 20
WIND SPD 17 18 16 16 16 17 16 17 17 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 34 41 54 56 41 22 31 27 21 12 15 25 23 27 36 41 65 65 55 56 46
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
MIX HGT 600 800 800 700 900 800 900 800 500 500
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 20 20 20 21 23 20 16 17 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 23 24 25 22 22 20 19 17 14
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 8
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 6300 9100 30000 30000 26600 17100 15900 26600 20800 20800
PRESSURE 30.22 30.20 30.23 30.14 30.11 30.10 30.17 30.15 30.19 30.25
Date 04/02Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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 59 51 61 54 62 54 62 46 53
TEMP 58 52 52 53 59 55 55 55 60 56 55 56 60 57 51 47 51 50
DEWPT 50 49 51 52 53 52 52 52 53 52 53 54 53 53 48 43 41 42
MIN/MAX RH 73 97 77 93 77 95 77 94 67
RH 76 91 94 96 81 89 92 91 80 86 93 93 78 86 89 86 68 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW W NW N N
WIND SPD 11 11 10 10 12 13 12 10 10 13 13 13 16 16 14 13 11 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 20 40 50 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C
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VAZ064-310800-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS