EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
MDZ025-162000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
Date Fri 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26 Sun 10/18/26
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 73 55 58 48 60
TEMP 68 69 72 72 70 68 63 61 57 55 55 55 53 52 51 50 50 56 58 59 56
DEWPT 67 67 67 67 66 63 58 56 53 48 44 40 39 39 40 41 42 44 45 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 83 89 56 75 60
RH 97 93 85 85 86 86 85 84 89 77 67 56 58 62 66 72 75 65 62 61 68
WIND DIR S SW S S S N NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 20 19 20 34 31 32 35 35 35 35 00 01 01 02 03 04 04 04 04
WIND SPD 9 11 13 16 17 18 17 17 21 23 23 23 24 23 23 24 24 23 21 21 23
CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 71 36 15 35 84 93 96 96 93 78 62 45 23 18 32 28 27 31 33 37
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 50 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C C S S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 700 700 2400 2700 4600 5000 4700 3900 4600 4400
T WIND DIR SW S W N N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 17 18 25 34 32 33 35 31 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD VG VG VG VG VG VG
ADI 20 19 34 75 101 99 48 101 99 84
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 4 4 1 1 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 23500 5000 1700 6300 15200 30000 30000 25400
PRESSURE 29.94 29.80 29.76 29.87 30.03 30.17 30.32 30.40 30.51 30.52
Date Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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 53 62 55 63 56 63 56 62
TEMP 55 56 61 60 58 57 62 61 60 58 63 61 59 57 62 61
DEWPT 49 53 55 55 56 56 57 56 57 57 58 56 56 57 57 56
MAX/MIN RH 89 79 97 79 95 81 97 82
RH 80 92 82 85 92 97 82 85 91 95 84 84 89 97 85 85
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 23 23 26 31 24 24 20 25 23 25 25 31 26 24 21 24
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S S S S S
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VAZ064-162000-
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
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