EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
MDZ025-220900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
Date 12/21/24 Sun 12/22/24 Mon 12/23/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 23 33 23 42 34
TEMP 33 30 27 26 24 27 31 31 28 26 26 25 25 31 36 39 37 38 38 37 37
DEWPT 19 17 16 14 14 13 12 11 13 15 17 18 19 20 22 24 27 30 32 33 32
MAX/MIN RH 65 43 76 54 86
RH 57 59 61 61 66 55 45 44 53 60 68 75 76 65 56 55 67 74 79 86 82
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE SE S S SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 00 00 01 06 13 17 19 22 25 26
WIND SPD 18 17 16 14 16 16 12 11 11 10 8 6 6 5 3 4 4 6 6 6 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 37 40 41 30 18 4 1 1 6 7 19 16 14 10 10 15 12 17 24 38 61
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 4900 3700 3300 3300 2500 1800 1800 2100 2100 1100
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NE SE S SW
T WIND SPD 26 25 18 13 12 8 5 6 13 12
SMOKE DISP VG GD FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 38 56 51 37 20 15 12 16 10 21
MAX LVORI 1 3 1 2 3 5 3 4 4 5
STABILITY D D D D E F C C F F
CEILING 26600 23500 20800 30000 30000 26600 15900 17400 15500 1700
PRESSURE 30.26 30.34 30.44 30.45 30.54 30.56 30.61 30.54 30.48 30.37
Date 12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 46 35 46 38 47 41 50 44 52
TEMP 44 41 38 36 45 42 40 39 46 43 42 42 49 46 45 44 51 47
DEWPT 31 34 34 33 35 35 35 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 41 42 44 44
MIN/MAX RH 59 92 67 87 68 88 70 92 77
RH 59 77 87 90 69 77 83 87 68 82 84 87 71 83 88 91 77 90
WIND DIR W NW N N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 9 10 10 8 9 10 9 8 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 40 30
RAIN S S S S S S S C C C C
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VAZ064-220900-
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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