EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
MDZ025-160800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 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 65 76 68 79 72
TEMP 71 69 69 68 68 72 74 74 72 72 71 70 71 76 77 77 74 74 74 74 74
DEWPT 57 58 58 58 60 60 59 60 62 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 66 68 70 70 69
MAX/MIN RH 79 59 83 63 88
RH 62 68 68 71 76 66 59 62 70 74 75 80 78 66 65 66 76 81 85 87 84
WIND DIR E E SE E NE NE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 10 12 08 02 06 12 14 16 18 19 20 20 19 18 18 18 19 21 22 24
WIND SPD 9 6 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 9 10 10 10 10 9 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 24 18 16 25 20 17 5 6 19 12 13 15 15 8 9 9 13 17 36 48 46
VSBY 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2400 2000 2700 2200 1400 1400 1900 1700 1200 1100
T WIND DIR E SE E S S S S S SW W
T WIND SPD 8 3 1 6 8 8 11 17 18 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 4 11 18 4 15 33 34 18 15
MAX LVORI 3 5 4 3 4 6 3 4 5 5
STABILITY E F B B F F B C E D
CEILING 30000 13800 30000 18300 14800 5500 5500 6500 18200 4700
PRESSURE 30.34 30.31 30.37 30.34 30.31 30.27 30.27 30.18 30.14 30.09
Date 09/18Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 80 70 76 70 80 72 79 71 78
TEMP 79 76 73 72 75 72 73 74 78 76 75 74 78 75 74 73 76 74
DEWPT 70 69 67 67 65 65 66 69 69 70 72 72 71 70 71 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 73 84 69 85 73 95 79 93 80
RH 76 78 80 83 71 78 80 85 74 82 90 93 80 83 91 92 81 84
WIND DIR S NE NE NE E E SE SE S S E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 9 10 11 13 12 12 10 9 11 12 11 10 12 16 13 14 16 21
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 10 20 20 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
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VAZ064-160800-
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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