EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
MDZ025-152000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
Date Thu 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26
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 65 63 75 54 58
TEMP 65 64 64 64 64 65 66 67 68 71 73 73 72 70 65 60 55 55 57 56 53
DEWPT 62 60 60 60 61 63 64 66 68 68 67 67 67 66 62 59 55 50 45 44 42
MIN/MAX RH 87 99 77 100 61
RH 90 87 87 87 90 92 93 97100 92 82 81 84 87 90 96100 82 63 62 64
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S SW SW S S W NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 06 06 07 10 12 15 20 22 21 20 20 26 30 33 35 35 00 00 00
WIND SPD 17 16 16 13 10 9 9 8 10 11 13 16 17 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 23
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 71 81 83 86 90 86 92 89 79 45 37 19 47 47 80 87 79 70 54 39 34
VSBY 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 30 0 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0 0.01 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C C S S S S C C C C S S S
MIX HGT 2000 2000 1300 700 1000 1000 1800 2500 4500 5000
T WIND DIR NE NE E SE SW SW SW N N N
T WIND SPD 24 18 16 10 18 20 13 23 36 42
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX
ADI 49 40 15 12 26 29 20 72 115 120
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 8 5 4 6 5 4 1
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 4000 1000 300 300 300 1000 26600 4000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.13 30.13 30.12 30.01 29.93 29.82 29.77 29.78 29.93 30.04
Date Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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 49 60 54 62 56 64 56 63
TEMP 51 50 57 57 57 56 61 61 59 57 62 62 59 56 61 61
DEWPT 41 43 43 46 49 51 52 54 55 56 54 56 56 56 55 56
MAX/MIN RH 77 57 85 71 94 72 97 77
RH 69 77 59 68 76 85 74 80 87 94 75 82 90 97 81 84
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 23 19 16 13 9 9 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 11 12 12
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S
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VAZ064-152000-
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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