EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
MDZ025-122000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 79 74 82 72 80
TEMP 75 77 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 79 81 80 78 76 75 74 74 77 79 78 73
DEWPT 69 71 72 73 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 72 71 68 65 62 60
MIN/MAX RH 80 98 78 98 57
RH 82 83 83 86 90 98 98 97 93 87 80 79 87 93 94 95 91 74 62 57 65
WIND DIR E E SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 11 12 11 12 14 17 19 21 23 24 22 24 26 27 28 32 35 00 00 00
WIND SPD 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 5 3 4 5 9 12 12 12 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 59 60 69 82 88 90 82 83 83 65 55 41 30 13 10 17 41 57 54 30 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 70 60 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.10 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L C S S
TSTMS C C C S S S S
MIX HGT 1900 1500 800 900 1200 1100 600 800 3400 4200
T WIND DIR E E S S SW SW SW NW N N
T WIND SPD 16 14 14 17 17 12 10 10 18 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 31 25 16 22 25 20 5 13 47 52
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 4 3
STABILITY D D D D D C F F D D
CEILING 2400 1000 1700 1000 1000 6300 6600 30000 6300 11700
PRESSURE 30.09 30.06 30.03 29.97 29.96 29.85 29.86 29.85 29.93 30.01
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 67 76 67 76 69 79 71 80
TEMP 70 70 76 72 69 70 75 73 73 72 78 76 74 73 78 76
DEWPT 60 62 58 61 62 64 62 64 66 68 67 69 71 71 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 80 54 86 63 87 69 95 73
RH 69 77 54 68 78 82 63 72 80 86 70 79 91 93 75 79
WIND DIR N NE NE E E NE E SE SE S S S SW NW E E
WIND SPD 13 10 10 9 3 3 6 5 4 3 9 9 8 6 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
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VAZ064-122000-
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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