EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
MDZ025-070800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
Date 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri
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 53 65 62 73 61
TEMP 58 56 56 55 56 61 62 63 64 64 64 63 63 68 71 71 68 67 65 63 61
DEWPT 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 50 53 56 59 59 60 61 62 61 61 58 58 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 70 59 91 69 88
RH 58 63 65 68 69 60 61 62 67 77 84 89 89 78 72 71 79 75 79 84 88
WIND DIR N N NE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 02 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 21 22 22 23 22 22 23 24 27 33 34
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 4 8 10 12 11 13 13 13 12 10 9 10 5 5 5 6 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 7 19 29 46 47 43
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2500 2200 2700 2400 1500 1100 1100 1200 400 500
T WIND DIR N SE S S S SW SW SW W N
T WIND SPD 3 2 9 14 17 17 13 11 6 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 13 33 34 20 23 23 17 9 16
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 5
STABILITY F F B D D D C C F E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 6300 6900
PRESSURE 30.12 30.09 30.07 30.0 29.96 29.93 29.95 29.93 29.97 30.04
Date 10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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 68 61 66 64 68 66 69 63 68
TEMP 67 65 63 63 65 65 65 65 67 67 68 67 69 67 66 65 67 66
DEWPT 55 54 54 56 56 57 60 63 64 65 67 67 66 66 65 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 65 81 73 92 88 100 91 100 90
RH 67 69 73 79 73 77 83 92 92 95 99 99 92 96 99 99 90 90
WIND DIR N NE N NE E E SE E SE SE SE S SW NW N N NE NE
WIND SPD 9 3 3 5 8 8 6 9 10 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40 70 50 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C S
TSTMS S S
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VAZ064-070800-
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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