EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
MDZ025-232000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 84 71 82 69 81
TEMP 75 78 82 82 78 76 74 72 73 77 80 81 78 75 72 69 70 76 79 79 76
DEWPT 72 71 70 68 68 68 68 64 64 63 63 64 65 64 63 61 61 59 60 61 63
MIN/MAX RH 63 80 55 77 52
RH 91 80 69 64 71 77 80 76 73 61 56 56 65 70 74 76 73 57 53 54 63
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW NW N N W SW SW SW NW N N N NW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 23 25 25 25 24 24 30 35 34 28 22 21 22 32 35 35 34 33 21 22 24
WIND SPD 8 8 9 8 4 4 5 4 3 4 6 8 4 3 4 6 5 5 4 6 4
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 35 24 11 7 24 14 10 15 1 0 2 2 8 7 11 10 7 8 10 6
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 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 900 900 700 500 2700 2800 700 800 3500 3100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW NW W W N N NW SW
T WIND SPD 10 9 4 6 6 9 3 4 5 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 12 3 7 42 45 2 8 37 36
MAX LVORI 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY B B F F A B F F A B
CEILING 7200 30000 30000 5500 23500 30000 30000 5500 5500 30000
PRESSURE 29.87 29.86 29.89 29.92 29.98 29.96 30.0 30.01 30.05 30.02
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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 71 82 74 82 74 84 74 83
TEMP 73 74 80 78 76 76 80 78 76 76 81 80 76 75 80 79
DEWPT 66 67 66 68 72 73 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 74 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 81 60 91 78 100 76 97 73
RH 77 79 62 71 86 90 81 85 94 97 80 84 93 95 79 79
WIND DIR SW N SE SE SE SE SE SE SW W S S SW NW SE SE
WIND SPD 4 3 8 9 10 8 11 11 10 8 9 6 5 5 6 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 50 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S C C S C
TSTMS S S C S
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VAZ064-232000-
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
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