EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026
MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026
Date 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 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
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 56 70 54 61 49
TEMP 57 57 58 58 60 65 67 65 61 59 59 57 57 59 59 56 54 53 51 50 51
DEWPT 57 57 57 58 58 56 56 55 55 56 56 55 55 53 51 51 50 49 47 44 43
MAX/MIN RH 100 66 98 74 88
RH 100 99 97 98 95 72 67 71 82 89 90 91 93 83 76 82 85 87 86 80 74
WIND DIR S S S SW W S S S S S NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 20 23 26 18 16 17 18 19 32 02 02 02 03 02 02 01 34 34 00
WIND SPD 11 9 6 5 3 3 9 10 9 6 5 9 13 14 16 12 9 6 9 11 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 45 39 36 43 38 23 23 27 35 39 37 56 88 88 86 86 75 46 35 19 17
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 50 80 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.17 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C D D L L
MIX HGT 300 300 1700 1600 300 900 1800 1700 1400 1600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW NE NE N N N
T WIND SPD 8 4 4 9 6 13 20 12 8 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 4 15 17 6 26 38 27 9 46
MAX LVORI 9 10 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 5
STABILITY D F A C F D D D D E
CEILING 7200 26600 23500 14500 7200 7200 8000 1000 23500 26600
PRESSURE 29.82 29.84 29.93 29.93 30.01 30.01 30.07 30.06 30.09 30.09
Date 05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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 61 52 64 56 65 53 65 55 68
TEMP 59 55 54 57 62 60 59 59 63 60 56 56 62 59 57 58 65 62
DEWPT 39 43 47 49 50 52 56 57 54 53 52 52 51 52 53 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 48 80 65 97 71 89 66 90 63
RH 48 63 75 77 66 76 90 94 74 78 85 86 68 75 86 87 65 73
WIND DIR NE SE S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW SW W W SW S
WIND SPD 9 5 8 10 14 16 13 8 6 5 6 8 9 5 6 5 8 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 10 80 50 10 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS L D C C S S
TSTMS S S S
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VAZ064-100800-
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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