EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
MDZ025-262000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
Date Thu 03/26/26 Fri 03/27/26 Sat 03/28/26
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 56 50 56 37 44
TEMP 53 54 55 52 53 55 56 56 53 51 46 45 44 41 41 37 40 43 44 41
DEWPT 47 47 48 47 48 49 49 50 49 47 43 42 41 39 37 28 22 21 21 22
MIN/MAX RH 75 85 79 94 39
RH 81 78 78 82 84 79 80 79 86 85 90 90 88 91 87 69 47 41 40 47
WIND DIR SW S S S S SW SW SW W NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 19 20 20 21 22 22 28 03 04 03 03 00 35 34 34 34 33 34
WIND SPD 14 16 17 18 17 17 16 14 11 13 16 13 10 11 13 16 16 12 11 6
CLOUDS FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 14 25 52 46 47 59 77 68 81 84 92 93 88 81 58 19 3 4 4 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 80 70 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.20 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C D D L L S
MIX HGT 400 700 700 600 1200 1200 2400 5600 6100
T WIND DIR S SW SW N NE NE N NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 20 16 14 24 19 20 28 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX
ADI 20 20 17 18 36 20 47 103 120
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 1 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D C
CEILING 18200 15900 14800 2400 1000 1000 20800 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.95 29.85 29.79 29.92 30.03 30.14 30.22 30.39 30.45
Date Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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 36 48 43 56 49 58 49 60
TEMP 38 38 46 43 45 46 54 53 51 51 57 51 51 50 57 55
DEWPT 24 25 26 32 37 40 44 46 47 46 47 46 47 47 49 50
MAX/MIN RH 63 45 80 68 85 70 90 75
RH 55 59 45 63 72 79 68 77 84 85 70 84 85 90 77 86
WIND DIR NW E S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 4 5 10 10 11 12 16 13 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 14
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S
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VAZ064-262000-
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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