EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
MDZ025-032000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 67 65 69 62 70
TEMP 65 65 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 67 66 65 63 65 69 69 62
DEWPT 62 61 62 63 63 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 60 58 55
MIN/MAX RH 85 97 94 100 66
RH 88 87 90 93 90 92 92 95 95 97 97 97 99 97 97 97 99 90 75 67 78
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 03 04 05 06 06 07 07 08 09 08 35 30 31 32 33 33 32 32 33
WIND SPD 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 5 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 86 85 90 90 95 92 93 93 92 86 89 91 94 96 97 97 93 83 65 33 17
VSBY 7 7 6 6 7 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 80 50 5
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.31 0.59 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C L L L D L L L C C C C
MIX HGT 1900 1700 1900 1400 1300 1000 1000 1100 2900 3100
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 20 21 24 23 20 18 14 11 13 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 41 40 30 32 33 25 16 18 54 60
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 5 4
STABILITY D D D D D D E E D C
CEILING 1100 300 300 1000 1000 300 300 1700 9400 30000
PRESSURE 30.10 30.14 30.17 30.12 30.10 30.03 30.01 29.98 30.01 30.01
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 62 55 62 58 65 59 67
TEMP 58 55 60 59 57 56 61 61 60 59 64 64 61 60 66 65
DEWPT 48 46 42 44 46 48 48 50 53 56 56 56 57 58 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 78 50 74 62 92 73 93 74
RH 70 72 51 58 67 74 63 68 78 92 75 77 86 93 75 75
WIND DIR N N N NE N NE E SE S N SE SW W NW SW W
WIND SPD 14 12 9 4 3 4 5 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ064-032000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM 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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