EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026
MDZ025-022000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026
Date Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26
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 56 46 59 52 64
TEMP 54 55 55 54 52 52 49 47 49 54 57 58 56 53 53 54 56 61 62 61 58
DEWPT 49 46 47 47 46 43 40 40 40 34 34 35 40 42 46 48 48 48 48 50 51
MIN/MAX RH 72 81 41 83 59
RH 83 72 74 78 81 71 71 76 73 47 42 42 56 67 78 81 75 64 59 66 76
WIND DIR NW N NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W W S S S S SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 34 04 06 36 32 32 32 32 31 29 29 26 19 19 19 20 21 20 19 18
WIND SPD 9 8 8 9 6 9 13 14 16 13 13 11 6 8 10 10 10 11 13 13 13
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 88 87 89 90 95 72 21 23 9 12 13 8 8 12 12 22 14 12 21 16 13
VSBY 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L L C S
MIX HGT 1800 1500 1100 1800 6000 5800 900 800 1400 1600
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW S
T WIND SPD 9 4 13 21 19 17 11 17 18 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR VG GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 11 17 54 88 89 11 16 36 32
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 1 3 4 4 3 4
STABILITY C C D D C C F E C C
CEILING 4700 10800 12200 30000 30000 30000 20800 11700 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.90 29.86 29.82 29.85 29.95 29.96 30.01 30.01 29.98 29.90
Date Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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 57 66 58 66 59 66 51 60
TEMP 59 59 65 62 60 60 63 62 61 61 63 61 54 52 58 56
DEWPT 53 53 53 54 55 56 55 55 57 58 57 55 49 44 41 43
MAX/MIN RH 85 63 89 75 93 75 85 51
RH 80 80 63 75 86 88 76 80 89 93 81 81 83 73 53 64
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S S S S W NW NW W SW
WIND SPD 14 12 14 20 18 14 17 19 17 16 18 16 13 13 11 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40 70 50 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L C S S S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-022000-
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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