EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026
MDZ025-052000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026
Date Sun 04/05/26 Mon 04/06/26 Tue 04/07/26
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 60 43 55 46 53
TEMP 58 58 56 53 53 49 46 44 49 52 54 51 49 48 47 47 51 51 51 46
DEWPT 54 53 54 51 47 40 37 35 34 36 39 42 43 42 42 39 37 32 30 30
MIN/MAX RH 85 93 53 85 43
RH 90 85 93 93 81 71 71 69 55 55 56 70 81 81 85 74 59 48 45 53
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W S S SW W NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 22 25 32 32 32 32 31 26 25 19 20 21 27 32 32 31 32 34
WIND SPD 19 17 11 9 10 12 13 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 12 13 11
CLOUDS SC B2 OV OV OV SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 46 85 92 93 91 37 5 7 6 15 19 29 42 32 37 34 29 25 12 9
VSBY 7 4 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.67 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D C C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 1000 1700 2600 3600 2900 1000 1300 6100 6000
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NW SW SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 18 24 13 11 16 11 23 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR EX EX
ADI 32 28 49 64 40 13 23 97 97
MAX LVORI 6 5 3 2 3 4 4 3 1
STABILITY D D D C B E E D D
CEILING 2500 4700 26600 30000 30000 30000 6300 10800 5500
PRESSURE 29.86 29.92 30.04 30.15 30.09 30.09 30.10 30.19 30.27
Date Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26
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 39 48 42 54 49 59 50 60
TEMP 42 39 45 43 44 45 52 50 49 51 57 54 52 52 59 55
DEWPT 28 28 29 33 37 41 43 44 47 48 49 49 49 50 50 50
MAX/MIN RH 64 51 86 68 93 71 95 70
RH 59 63 53 67 78 85 70 82 91 89 75 82 90 93 73 83
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E E SE SE NE E E SE E E SE
WIND SPD 12 12 10 8 5 6 9 8 6 5 9 8 6 6 9 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
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VAZ064-052000-
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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