EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
MDZ025-110800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
Date 04/10/26 Sat 04/11/26 Sun 04/12/26 Mon
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 49 60 47 56 51
TEMP 49 49 50 50 52 58 58 57 52 50 49 48 49 53 54 54 52 52 53 53 56
DEWPT 45 46 47 48 48 47 45 44 44 45 44 44 44 42 43 45 45 47 50 51 53
MAX/MIN RH 93 60 86 66 94
RH 86 89 88 93 86 69 62 63 73 82 84 85 82 68 67 70 78 83 89 93 91
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N NE E E S NE NE E E SE SE S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 24 29 00 04 07 08 15 05 06 07 09 12 15 15 17 19 20 21
WIND SPD 8 10 10 11 10 11 11 9 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 9 10 11 13 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 33 29 31 45 30 7 7 5 6 4 4 8 9 12 17 18 35 42 39 51 50
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 600 900 800 400 600 1000 1000 1100 1100
T WIND DIR S SW N E S E E S S SW
T WIND SPD 13 10 12 5 3 2 5 10 14 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 13 15 7 2 4 10 12 16 23
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 3 5 6 4 4 5 5
STABILITY E D C B F F B B E D
CEILING 24600 23500 6300 30000 30000 30000 26600 4000 23500 23500
PRESSURE 30.21 30.14 30.21 30.26 30.36 30.42 30.5 30.44 30.36 30.27
Date 04/13Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26
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 66 58 68 58 70 61 71 57 66
TEMP 63 61 59 59 66 61 60 60 67 61 63 62 68 63 61 58 63 60
DEWPT 53 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 54 54 54 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 66 80 61 81 60 81 59 87 67
RH 70 73 78 79 63 75 78 78 62 76 77 80 61 71 78 85 70 78
WIND DIR SW S SW W S S SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 16 14 11 8 9 10 10 6 10 12 11 9 10 10 10 8 9 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
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VAZ064-110800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
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...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS