EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026
MDZ025-292000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026
Date Sun 03/29/26 Mon 03/30/26 Tue 03/31/26
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 50 45 55 51 60
TEMP 46 47 47 46 46 47 48 49 54 55 55 52 52 53 53 53 57 59 58 54
DEWPT 33 33 35 38 42 44 44 44 46 46 47 47 47 49 48 49 51 50 50 49
MIN/MAX RH 57 92 71 89 72
RH 60 57 61 72 84 88 89 83 75 73 74 83 83 84 85 87 78 72 75 83
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19
WIND SPD 10 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 16 14 14 16 16 17 18
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 11 6 17 40 49 58 69 29 34 30 34 32 37 46 39 27 17 15 17 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2000 900 1100 900 900 1100 1000 1300 1400
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 23 17 16 20 17 14 16 17 17
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 47 16 22 26 25 15 20 27 28
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 16100 18200 18200 3200 4700 5500 7200 8900 30000
PRESSURE 30.53 30.46 30.38 30.35 30.25 30.22 30.20 30.21 30.13
Date Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26
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 53 61 50 55 49 58 51 59
TEMP 55 54 60 55 54 50 53 51 49 49 54 52 52 52 56 53
DEWPT 51 51 53 52 51 48 48 46 47 48 48 50 50 51 52 51
MAX/MIN RH 91 76 96 79 96 79 97 81
RH 87 90 77 88 91 93 83 85 92 96 81 90 94 97 84 92
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW E E E E SE S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 18 18 16 16 13 13 14 16 13 12 11 12 11 10 11 12
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 30 60 40 40 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S
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VAZ064-292000-
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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