NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER ASSATEAGUE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/07/26      Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri
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                      38          46          41          51          44
TEMP             49 45 41 39 39 43 44 44 42 43 42 42 43 48 50 49 47 46 46 44 46
DEWPT            26 27 28 28 30 31 32 32 34 35 36 37 38 40 40 41 41 42 43 43 43
MAX/MIN RH                   67          59          83          67          95
RH               41 49 58 63 70 62 62 63 73 73 80 83 83 71 70 73 81 86 89 94 91
WIND DIR          N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG     34 00 02 03 04 04 05 05 06 07 08 07 07 07 07 07 07 08 07 04 04
WIND SPD         14 14 14 17 16 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  5  3  3  3
CLOUDS           SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        38 33  4  3 11 13  9 12 29 46 63 66 55 56 44 35 28 22 18 23 25
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT              2900  2900  3200  2800  2200  2100  2300  1900   900   700
T WIND DIR              N    NE    NE    NE     E     E     E     E     E     E
T WIND SPD             24    24    23    18    17    16    11    10     6     4
SMOKE DISP             GD    GD    GD    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    34    78    77    61    25    39    36    23     6     5
MAX LVORI               1     3     1     3     3     4     3     4     6     9
STABILITY               D     D     C     C     E     D     D     C     F     F
CEILING             30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600  1000 23500 23500 30000
PRESSURE            30.37 30.47 30.57 30.59 30.57 30.52 30.53 30.46 30.39 30.34


Date           04/10Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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          57    49    60    48    57    51    63    57    67
TEMP          54 50 51 52 58 52 49 49 55 52 53 54 61 58 58 59 65 61
DEWPT         44 45 47 48 47 44 43 43 43 46 49 52 53 52 54 54 55 55
MIN/MAX RH       67    91    62    84    64    93    72    88    68
RH            69 82 88 88 66 74 81 80 65 80 85 92 74 81 85 86 71 79
WIND DIR      SE  S SW  W NE  E NE NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD       6  8  9  8  8  4  4  5  6  6  9  9 13 16 14 12 14 16
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5     5     0     0     0     0     0     0

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VAZ064-080800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS