EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026
MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026
Date 10/26/26 Tue 10/27/26 Wed 10/28/26 Thu
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 54 64 55 64 58
TEMP 59 58 57 55 56 63 63 62 59 58 58 56 57 61 63 63 61 60 60 60 60
DEWPT 52 52 52 52 54 56 55 54 55 55 55 54 55 53 53 54 54 56 57 58 59
MAX/MIN RH 92 73 94 70 97
RH 77 81 85 89 92 79 76 76 86 89 90 92 91 76 70 72 80 88 90 94 95
WIND DIR W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 28 29 30 34 02 03 03 04 05 05 06 06 06 07 07 08 09 10 10 09 08
WIND SPD 5 5 6 8 10 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 5 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 4 5 12 26 32 14 15 13 20 21 33 23 35 30 51 57 63 64 63
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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 300 700 2100 2200 1700 2000 2700 2600 1700 1200
T WIND DIR W N NE NE NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 8 10 18 16 16 13 11 10 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 11 37 35 19 33 33 28 14 5
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 4 5 8 4 4 6 9
STABILITY F E C D D E C C E F
CEILING 30000 23500 20800 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800 20800 17700
PRESSURE 30.22 30.20 30.28 30.31 30.36 30.38 30.43 30.42 30.42 30.37
Date 10/29Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26
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 66 58 68 58 65 59 65 60 66
TEMP 64 63 61 59 66 64 61 60 63 62 62 61 64 63 63 62 65 64
DEWPT 59 61 61 59 60 60 59 57 58 59 60 60 60 61 62 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 77 94 81 97 84 100 87
RH 84 95 98100 80 87 94 92 84 90 93 97 87 94 97 99 90 92
WIND DIR SE S SW W SW W N NE NE E E E E E SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 5 4 3 8 10 8 5 6 9 8 8 9 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ064-270800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 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