EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon
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 73 80 74 82 72
TEMP 75 74 74 74 75 78 78 79 77 77 76 75 76 78 80 81 78 76 75 74 74
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 71 70 71 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 91 76 99 80 99
RH 84 86 87 88 88 77 79 82 91 92 94 96 96 87 83 80 86 93 94 96 94
WIND DIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W SW W W W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 09 09 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 19 22 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 32
WIND SPD 9 8 9 10 11 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 8 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 9
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 48 25 43 42 40 51 46 57 75 74 83 83 84 79 55 53 28 17 15 20 25
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 70 70 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.16 0.23 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C C
TSTMS S S C C C C S
MIX HGT 1300 1500 1900 1600 1000 1000 1600 1200 800 1100
T WIND DIR E E E SE SE S SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 12 17 19 16 12 12 10 11 6 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 37 37 30 14 14 22 18 5 5
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 6 7 5 5 8 10
STABILITY E D D D D D D C F F
CEILING 2300 2400 3200 1700 1000 5500 4700 7200 5300 8000
PRESSURE 29.98 30.02 30.07 30.05 30.01 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.93 29.90
Date 09/14Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 80 68 76 69 77 70 80 71 80
TEMP 78 73 71 70 76 72 71 71 76 73 72 72 78 75 74 73 79 74
DEWPT 65 61 63 64 62 63 64 65 64 65 67 68 67 69 71 71 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 60 82 64 82 67 88 70 93 75
RH 65 71 76 80 64 71 76 80 69 75 82 86 71 79 87 92 75 83
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E NE E SE S SW S S SW NE E E
WIND SPD 11 11 12 11 10 9 5 3 8 6 3 3 10 9 8 9 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ064-120800-
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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