EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
MDZ025-300800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
Date 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 Fri 05/01/26 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 53 63 49 59 51
TEMP 54 55 56 56 56 59 62 62 59 56 53 50 50 56 57 57 54 53 52 51 53
DEWPT 49 51 54 55 53 51 49 48 47 45 43 42 41 38 40 41 43 46 46 47 49
MAX/MIN RH 97 61 74 50 89
RH 82 85 95 95 90 75 64 61 66 67 70 74 71 52 53 54 69 77 79 87 87
WIND DIR SE SE S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S SE NE
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 18 28 31 31 30 31 30 32 32 32 33 32 18 19 18 19 19 14 06
WIND SPD 14 14 12 11 12 11 10 9 8 10 11 10 10 6 8 10 10 9 6 5 5
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 83 91 85 77 61 63 13 8 19 16 15 15 23 25 18 21 42 62 72 86 86
VSBY 10 9 7 8 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 90 5 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D C S S C C C
TSTMS C C
MIX HGT 600 1100 2100 2000 800 1200 3500 2800 600 800
T WIND DIR S W NW NW NW N NW S S E
T WIND SPD 23 16 13 11 16 19 11 11 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 23 22 31 30 19 26 48 34 12 7
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 6
STABILITY D D D B E D B B D E
CEILING 4700 2200 1700 12700 6000 7200 20800 17100 10800 5500
PRESSURE 29.80 29.70 29.76 29.76 29.82 29.89 29.98 29.95 29.98 29.95
Date 05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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 55 46 58 50 61 55 64 54 64
TEMP 53 51 49 48 56 54 51 54 59 56 56 58 62 59 56 56 61 59
DEWPT 47 47 45 41 35 40 45 47 44 47 50 52 50 52 52 51 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 79 89 45 83 57 84 63 86 66
RH 81 85 86 78 46 61 78 78 59 71 79 81 64 77 85 84 68 79
WIND DIR E N NW NW NW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 6 10 10 11 5 8 8 13 13 12 10 12 11 10 9 11 14
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 40 0 0 5 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C L C
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VAZ064-300800-
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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