EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
MDZ025-010900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
Date 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 36 45 29 36 31
TEMP 40 39 38 38 37 42 43 42 37 35 34 30 30 32 34 35 32 33 34 37 38
DEWPT 37 36 36 36 36 38 37 34 31 29 25 21 20 18 19 20 21 24 27 31 34
MAX/MIN RH 98 73 81 53 82
RH 88 89 93 95 97 84 79 75 79 77 72 69 68 58 55 55 65 70 77 80 83
WIND DIR SE SE S E SE S N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 17 09 14 18 00 01 01 02 02 03 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 11
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 5 6 11 14 13 13 14 16 17 16 13 12 8 6 6 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 30 45 55 63 63 80 92 84 62 56 42 37 39 63 64 55 45 66 75 90 90
VSBY 7 4 3 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 200 300 1400 1800 1800 1800 2100 2300 1700 1000
T WIND DIR S S NE N NE NE NE E E SE
T WIND SPD 3 6 12 23 23 23 19 13 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 11 27 44 26 41 41 32 16 15
MAX LVORI 8 9 7 3 3 3 1 3 4 4
STABILITY F F D D D D D D D E
CEILING 30000 30000 3100 1000 4700 20800 10800 8000 4700 1700
PRESSURE 30.05 30.04 30.09 30.19 30.38 30.47 30.60 30.63 30.62 30.52
Date 03/03Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 46 43 51 43 55 47 56 47 56
TEMP 44 43 44 44 49 45 46 46 54 49 49 48 55 49 48 48 54 51
DEWPT 39 41 43 43 44 42 44 44 47 45 46 47 48 46 46 47 48 46
MIN/MAX RH 80 99 79 100 77 98 77 96 77
RH 82 91 95 95 83 89 94 94 77 87 91 96 77 89 92 95 81 84
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 8 10 12 11 9 5 9 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN C C C C S S S S S S S S
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VAZ064-010900-
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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