EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MDZ025-132000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026
Date Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 Wed 04/15/26
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 66 56 66 58 68
TEMP 61 63 64 59 58 57 57 58 63 65 65 63 61 60 59 60 65 67 67 62
DEWPT 53 52 51 52 52 52 52 52 53 53 52 52 53 53 52 55 54 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 63 84 61 82 60
RH 76 67 64 79 80 82 84 80 71 64 63 68 75 78 77 84 69 64 61 76
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 20 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 20 20 20
WIND SPD 16 16 16 14 12 11 10 9 9 10 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 10 10 10
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 50 52 58 54 34 13 8 13 14 24 18 8 15 21 26 21 21 32 38 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 500 400 600 600 700 600 1000 900
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 14 11 10 9 11 8 8 11 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 13 10 10 11 11 11 15 14
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 4 3 6 5 4 4
STABILITY D D E B C D E B C
CEILING 15700 6300 5500 6300 8900 20800 17300 26600 30000
PRESSURE 30.13 30.11 30.09 30.12 30.05 30.01 29.98 30.01 29.96
Date Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26
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 61 69 60 70 57 66 58 68
TEMP 62 61 67 63 62 61 67 63 58 58 64 59 60 60 63 59
DEWPT 54 54 54 54 54 54 53 54 53 54 54 55 55 55 51 48
MAX/MIN RH 81 64 80 58 85 68 90 58
RH 78 78 65 74 76 78 61 71 83 84 71 88 86 83 65 68
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW S W NE SE S S SW SW W
WIND SPD 10 9 11 14 12 8 8 5 4 4 9 11 12 12 13 11
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 0 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C
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VAZ064-132000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 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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