EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Date 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun
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 77 88 72 81 69
TEMP 82 79 79 78 79 84 87 87 81 77 75 73 74 78 80 80 76 73 72 70 71
DEWPT 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 71 69 67 67 66 66 67 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 91 65 95 64 89
RH 84 87 87 88 88 75 68 68 81 90 94 94 91 74 66 66 73 81 84 86 87
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW W SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 21 24 25 26 26 26 23 25 23 26 28 32 00 01 03 05 04 03 01 02 02
WIND SPD 10 10 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 6 9 10 11 10 8 8 5 6 6 9 11
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 34 44 43 21 10 10 26 57 65 70 59 44 41 41 37 43 43 27 21 11
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 50 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0.29 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C C
TSTMS S S C C
MIX HGT 400 400 2100 2100 500 700 2700 2700 900 1400
T WIND DIR SW W NW W W N SE SE S E
T WIND SPD 8 3 6 6 5 9 8 6 8 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 7 22 15 8 17 23 22 11 43
MAX LVORI 6 7 5 4 6 8 4 3 5 5
STABILITY E E B B D D C B E E
CEILING 8900 7900 8600 27100 9800 6300 4400 9400 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.88 29.90 29.87 29.85 29.85 29.85 29.82 29.85 29.80
Date 09/06Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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 76 68 76 68 78 70 81 74 85
TEMP 75 72 71 71 76 72 71 71 78 74 72 73 79 77 76 76 84 79
DEWPT 64 63 62 62 59 59 60 62 60 62 66 66 66 68 70 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 65 76 58 76 56 80 67 82 65
RH 69 72 74 74 58 64 68 74 57 66 77 79 68 74 82 83 67 78
WIND DIR NE E E NE E SE SE NW S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 16 13 10 10 9 6 3 3 6 8 8 6 12 16 16 12 12 13
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
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VAZ064-040800-
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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