EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026
MDZ025-242000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026
Date Tue 03/24/26 Wed 03/25/26 Thu 03/26/26
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 43 38 50 45 58
TEMP 40 42 42 40 39 40 40 41 46 49 46 45 46 47 47 49 53 55 55 52
DEWPT 22 22 23 26 28 29 31 32 33 34 37 40 43 44 45 46 46 46 47 46
MIN/MAX RH 44 74 56 95 70
RH 48 44 46 56 64 67 71 71 60 57 70 81 89 90 94 89 79 70 72 81
WIND DIR N NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 02 04 08 13 16 17 18 19 16 16 15 16 17 18 20 21 20 20 19 19
WIND SPD 10 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 14
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 4 19 1 6 42 63 75 38 49 40 46 69 68 60 68 64 53 37 51 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2500 1000 1100 1500 1500 700 800 1000 800
T WIND DIR E SE S S S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 6 9 11 13 11 13 16 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 22 7 12 28 29 12 16 22 19
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 4 6 6 4 4
STABILITY B F E B B D D D D
CEILING 30000 23500 10800 10800 11700 2400 2400 1700 9800
PRESSURE 30.40 30.42 30.39 30.40 30.31 30.21 30.12 30.07 29.97
Date Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
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 52 59 34 44 36 50 43 55
TEMP 54 53 56 49 41 35 42 40 38 37 47 45 44 44 52 49
DEWPT 48 49 45 38 31 23 19 22 26 25 26 30 34 35 38 40
MAX/MIN RH 88 68 70 39 66 43 73 58
RH 81 87 68 65 67 60 40 48 61 60 43 56 67 70 59 72
WIND DIR SW SW N N N N N N W NW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 17 14 12 11 12 14 9 5 4 5 6 8 8 9 11 10
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 40 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S
SNOWSHWRS S
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VAZ064-242000-
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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