EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026
MDZ025-180800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026
Date 10/17/26 Sun 10/18/26 Mon 10/19/26 Tue
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 59 54 62 53
TEMP 54 53 52 51 54 57 58 58 56 56 56 55 56 58 59 60 59 58 58 55 55
DEWPT 42 40 41 43 44 46 46 46 47 49 50 51 53 52 53 52 52 52 52 50 50
MAX/MIN RH 78 64 91 75 86
RH 63 62 66 74 68 67 65 64 73 78 81 87 90 80 79 76 78 81 80 83 85
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 04 04 04 03 03 03 03 02 02 01 01 01 01
WIND SPD 23 24 23 23 23 21 20 20 20 20 21 23 24 26 24 25 25 24 24 25 24
CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 68 18 11 0 15 16 9 12 15 53 61 73 79 76 78 81 78 83 72 75 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S S S S
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 4300 3700 4000 3900 3800 3600 3500 3400 2800 2100
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 31 29 29 28 28 31 34 32 33 35
SMOKE DISP VG GD VG GD GD VG VG GD GD GD
ADI 44 84 85 80 41 88 91 88 49 72
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 3 6 8 7 6 6 7
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 15900 30000 1700 30000 30000 1700 1700 1700 13800 8500
PRESSURE 30.29 30.38 30.47 30.47 30.45 30.37 30.34 30.23 30.14 30.03
Date 10/20Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26
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 55 61 53 62 54 63 54 62
TEMP 61 62 60 56 59 59 58 55 60 61 58 56 61 60 59 56 60 60
DEWPT 51 53 54 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 68 92 79 96 72 92 77 94 78
RH 70 73 81 92 83 83 88 95 78 76 82 92 78 79 83 94 82 82
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N
WIND SPD 24 28 29 29 28 32 29 26 21 20 20 20 21 25 20 18 19 21
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 10 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S S S S S S S S S
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VAZ064-180800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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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