EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
MDZ025-010800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 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 65 72 68 79 64
TEMP 67 67 67 66 67 70 71 71 69 69 69 68 70 75 79 76 72 72 70 66 64
DEWPT 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 66 66 67 68 68 68 66 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 83 94 66 100
RH 92 94 96 99 98 88 85 84 91 91 91 92 90 75 66 74 88 88 93100 96
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 20 21 21 20 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 22 28 35 00
WIND SPD 9 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 11 10 11 12 12 13 10 8 11 14
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 26 43 63 66 58 40 28 18 33 28 49 41 43 17 23 28 44 64 83 80 79
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 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
MIX HGT 400 400 400 400 500 600 800 800 600 1500
T WIND DIR S S SW S S SW SW S SW NW
T WIND SPD 8 9 11 12 14 13 13 14 11 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 12 14 15 14 15 16 17 14 22
MAX LVORI 6 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 6
STABILITY D D C D D D C D D D
CEILING 30000 23500 18200 14800 20800 20800 20800 30000 26600 8900
PRESSURE 30.13 30.10 30.13 30.07 30.06 30.02 30.02 29.94 29.92 29.98
Date 10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 65 64 66 63 65 55 60 55 61
TEMP 64 65 65 65 65 65 64 64 65 64 59 56 58 58 56 56 60 60
DEWPT 59 58 60 62 63 63 64 63 60 55 50 48 45 44 46 49 48 50
MIN/MAX RH 83 93 92 100 74 78 57 78 64
RH 84 78 86 93 94 93 99 98 85 74 73 76 62 60 69 77 65 71
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E NW N N N N N N N N NE E MM
WIND SPD 12 12 10 11 10 9 6 11 12 14 17 16 11 10 8 8 9 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 20 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C S
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VAZ064-010800-
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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