EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
MDZ025-032000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Date Thu 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26
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 86 77 87 73 81
TEMP 77 80 82 85 81 80 79 78 78 83 85 86 81 78 76 74 74 78 80 79 75
DEWPT 75 76 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 75 74 73 74 73 72 70 67 66 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 75 91 67 94 62
RH 93 90 84 76 83 86 86 88 87 75 72 69 77 88 92 94 86 70 63 64 71
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW N N N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 20 22 25 27 24 25 25 22 22 24 28 30 33 35 00 02 05 05
WIND SPD 5 8 9 9 9 8 9 6 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 9 9 5
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 62 39 17 35 61 52 60 45 17 12 43 40 84 74 55 41 35 29 34 35 45
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 40 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L S S
TSTMS S S C C C S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 1100 1100 500 500 1300 1300 700 1300 3000 2900
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W NW N N
T WIND SPD 9 9 6 5 6 8 5 8 11 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 13 8 6 12 15 6 23 42 35
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 6 4 4 8 7 4 3
STABILITY B B D E B B E D C B
CEILING 4700 23500 9800 8900 5500 14800 8900 6300 3200 6300
PRESSURE 30.01 29.94 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.84 29.80 29.76 29.80 29.82
Date Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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 69 76 68 76 70 79 72 82
TEMP 72 71 75 72 71 70 75 74 73 72 77 76 74 74 79 78
DEWPT 67 67 64 63 62 62 59 60 62 64 64 65 68 68 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 89 69 77 58 79 61 84 69
RH 84 86 70 72 75 76 58 63 71 77 63 70 81 83 72 76
WIND DIR N N NE NE E NE E SE S W S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 6 11 14 13 8 6 8 6 5 4 9 10 10 9 11 14
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
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VAZ064-032000-
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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