EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026
MDZ025-150800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026
Date 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 Mon 03/16/26 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
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 41 49 46 57 34
TEMP 46 44 44 43 44 46 48 48 48 48 49 49 50 54 56 54 54 51 45 39 35
DEWPT 30 33 33 34 35 38 41 43 45 48 49 49 50 52 54 54 53 48 39 30 23
MAX/MIN RH 76 70 100 91 98
RH 52 64 67 69 71 74 77 82 91 97100100100 92 94 98 98 87 80 72 60
WIND DIR NW E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 33 09 08 08 10 10 11 10 11 13 15 17 17 18 18 18 18 21 27 28 29
WIND SPD 3 3 4 9 12 13 12 14 14 17 18 18 19 23 24 26 28 23 18 17 17
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 69 61 57 40 36 37 51 84 96100100100 95 92 91100100100 86 65 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 90 80 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.30 0.41 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D D D L L D D D D C S
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S S S S C S
MIX HGT 500 1200 1400 1600 1600 1500 2000 2500 2800 4200
T WIND DIR E E E E SE S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 4 13 18 16 16 18 23 28 27 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VG
ADI 5 25 35 28 22 28 50 64 43 76
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 3
STABILITY F D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 11700 12700 13800 6400 1700 300 300 300 300 2400
PRESSURE 30.28 30.34 30.36 30.27 30.11 29.88 29.81 29.67 29.56 29.84
Date 03/17Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26
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 41 28 39 34 46 39 50 41 52
TEMP 40 37 32 30 36 36 37 37 45 43 41 41 48 46 45 43 50 47
DEWPT 18 18 15 14 15 21 26 30 33 34 36 36 37 38 39 37 39 37
MIN/MAX RH 41 52 39 75 61 83 66 83 65
RH 41 46 48 51 40 52 65 74 63 71 82 83 68 74 78 80 67 69
WIND DIR W NW NW N E SE SE E E E NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 16 10 9 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 9 5 9 10 12 12
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10
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VAZ064-150800-
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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