EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
MDZ025-200800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
Date 03/19/26 Fri 03/20/26 Sat 03/21/26 Sun
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 40 50 46 56 44
TEMP 41 41 42 41 42 47 49 49 48 47 46 46 47 52 55 56 51 48 46 45 46
DEWPT 30 33 35 35 36 38 39 39 39 42 43 44 44 45 45 43 42 42 42 43 43
MAX/MIN RH 80 69 94 62 93
RH 65 73 77 80 80 70 70 70 71 82 88 93 91 78 68 62 71 79 85 91 90
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W NW NE E SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 20 22 22 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 26 31 03 10 14 17 16 18 18
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 4 10 13 17 20 17 14 11 9 8 8 6 5 6 8 8 8
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 25 11 17 6 4 4 9 26 81 88 75 56 32 21 24 28 36 31 47 57 61
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 60 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C
MIX HGT 500 400 900 900 1000 900 1400 1200 400 400
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S W N SE S S
T WIND SPD 6 6 14 23 20 13 11 4 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 9 23 27 21 15 17 8 5 9
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 4 6 4 3 5 6
STABILITY F F C D D D B B F D
CEILING 20800 26600 30000 20800 8000 4000 27700 15900 11700 10800
PRESSURE 30.22 30.18 30.17 30.01 29.87 29.76 29.86 29.90 29.97 29.98
Date 03/22Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26
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 57 48 59 34 44 38 51 41 53
TEMP 56 49 51 49 53 48 39 35 42 40 40 41 49 46 44 43 49 49
DEWPT 46 47 47 46 41 34 27 23 22 27 31 34 36 37 37 37 39 41
MIN/MAX RH 67 95 51 63 45 77 59 80 67
RH 68 93 89 89 64 57 60 60 45 58 69 77 61 69 76 79 69 77
WIND DIR S S SW W NW N N N NE SE S SW SW S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 12 6 5 6 8 9 8 10 10 11 16
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 20 20 10 5 10 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ064-200800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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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