EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
MDZ025-190800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026
Date 03/18/26 Thu 03/19/26 Fri 03/20/26 Sat
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 34 43 40 50 45
TEMP 35 36 35 36 37 41 42 42 41 41 41 40 41 46 49 48 45 46 47 46 47
DEWPT 22 23 24 25 26 26 28 29 31 32 35 36 37 38 38 38 38 40 41 42 43
MAX/MIN RH 65 56 86 65 90
RH 58 60 63 64 63 56 57 60 67 70 78 84 83 72 67 68 75 79 80 89 87
WIND DIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 09 09 08 09 11 14 15 14 16 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 20 21 22
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 12 12 12 11
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 1 9 13 16 9 4 23 35 40 31 28 29 18 15 25 31 70 81 81 76 71
VSBY 7 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 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
MIX HGT 1700 1300 1800 1500 500 400 1200 1100 1100 1000
T WIND DIR E E SE S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 5 6 5 8 9 6 10 19 23 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 9 15 15 5 6 25 25 22 22
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 5
STABILITY F F B B F F B C D D
CEILING 12700 8900 7200 20800 4700 4000 30000 20800 14800 6300
PRESSURE 30.38 30.34 30.30 30.22 30.22 30.17 30.17 30.09 29.96 29.84
Date 03/21Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26
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 56 45 57 45 55 34 45 38 49
TEMP 54 51 47 47 55 52 51 47 52 45 39 36 43 41 40 40 47 46
DEWPT 45 43 44 44 45 45 45 42 35 31 26 26 27 30 33 34 35 37
MIN/MAX RH 68 89 68 87 48 68 52 81 61
RH 70 76 87 88 70 78 81 84 53 57 60 67 53 66 77 80 63 72
WIND DIR W S S SW SW S NW N N N N N NE N NW NW SW S
WIND SPD 9 6 8 9 10 11 14 17 16 12 11 11 9 6 5 8 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 30 20 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S S
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VAZ064-190800-
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
WEATHER...
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