EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
MDZ025-150800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
Date 10/14/26 Thu 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26 Sat
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 63 66 62 77 54
TEMP 71 70 70 68 65 64 64 63 63 64 63 66 68 72 74 75 71 69 65 62 57
DEWPT 66 66 67 66 62 60 60 60 61 63 63 66 68 68 68 66 67 65 62 58 54
MAX/MIN RH 96 87 100 71 92
RH 85 87 92 93 91 87 87 89 93 96 99100100 89 80 75 87 90 90 87 93
WIND DIR SW SW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S SW SW S SW W NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 21 24 00 04 05 05 06 06 07 08 10 14 19 21 21 20 20 25 30 33 34
WIND SPD 6 5 6 14 17 16 16 13 12 9 9 9 10 12 14 16 17 17 17 20 23
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 13 35 78 71 79 76 82 84 95 91 90 79 60 42 40 28 62 62 71 75 87
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 40 30 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.03 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S C C C C C
MIX HGT 400 1000 2300 2300 900 600 1500 1800 1900 2200
T WIND DIR W NE NE E SE S SW S SW NW
T WIND SPD 5 17 20 16 16 12 17 18 19 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 10 31 42 35 15 14 32 32 22 62
MAX LVORI 7 5 4 5 5 8 6 4 5 4
STABILITY F D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 15900 9100 4500 1700 1000 1700 20800 30000 23500 4700
PRESSURE 29.94 30.01 30.13 30.14 30.12 30.02 29.92 29.76 29.70 29.81
Date 10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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 58 48 58 51 62 56 65 57 64
TEMP 56 53 50 49 57 54 52 53 61 59 57 57 64 60 58 58 63 60
DEWPT 46 40 39 41 41 43 47 49 51 53 55 56 56 56 57 57 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 60 72 56 90 67 97 73 100 78
RH 70 62 66 72 56 67 81 85 68 80 92 94 75 88 96 99 82 90
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE E NE E E NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 23 23 21 17 11 8 5 5 9 9 6 6 9 8 6 11 13 13
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
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VAZ064-150800-
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
WEATHER...
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