EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026
MDZ025-240800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026
Date 10/23/26 Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 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 51 61 49 61 49
TEMP 55 54 54 52 52 57 60 59 55 53 52 50 51 57 60 59 55 52 51 50 50
DEWPT 46 45 44 44 44 47 46 47 48 49 49 49 49 49 47 47 48 49 48 48 48
MAX/MIN RH 79 59 96 60 95
RH 72 69 71 74 74 70 61 65 79 88 89 95 95 76 63 64 79 88 90 94 92
WIND DIR NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 07 07 07 06 05 06 06 07 06 06 05 05 05 05 05 04 02 35 35
WIND SPD 14 14 12 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 4 6 6
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 12 22 43 48 50 49 44 27 30 29 19 17 20 11 6 1 3 7 5 13 10
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 3800 3800 4000 3900 3100 2500 2700 2300 1500 1000
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N
T WIND SPD 18 16 13 13 12 10 12 11 9 9
SMOKE DISP GD FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 27 44 42 49 19 24 38 33 7 11
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 4 6 8 4 4 6 9
STABILITY D D D C E E C C F F
CEILING 2400 2400 2400 23500 20800 1700 1700 20800 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.39 30.42 30.48 30.5 30.52 30.52 30.56 30.51 30.46 30.39
Date 10/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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 63 54 62 56 62 58 64 59 65
TEMP 61 59 56 55 61 59 58 58 60 60 60 59 63 63 61 59 64 63
DEWPT 48 50 52 53 55 54 54 54 54 55 57 58 59 60 60 59 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 58 98 78 89 74 96 84 100 78
RH 61 72 85 96 83 82 85 87 81 83 91 95 88 91 98 99 84 85
WIND DIR N W NW N NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E S NW E SW
WIND SPD 5 4 5 10 13 13 11 10 10 9 5 5 8 6 4 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
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VAZ064-240800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 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
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