EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 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 75 80 73 80 72
TEMP 76 76 76 76 77 78 79 78 76 76 75 74 75 78 79 79 77 75 75 73 74
DEWPT 69 70 71 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 87 82 97 80 94
RH 79 81 85 87 87 86 84 83 90 91 94 96 94 83 81 83 87 90 92 94 91
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W S S S SW W N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 18 17 17 16 16 17 19 22 24 24 28 17 18 18 21 27 34 01
WIND SPD 10 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 6 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 61 65 70 68 53 50 47 35 34 39 42 63 56 44 65 65 69 77 80 75 73
VSBY 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 20 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.11 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S
MIX HGT 1100 1100 1800 1800 900 900 1600 1500 1000 900
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW S SW NW
T WIND SPD 13 10 16 13 8 8 10 9 13 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 13 39 38 8 11 24 23 9 6
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 6 8
STABILITY D D C C E E A C F E
CEILING 23500 14800 10400 7700 30000 4000 15400 4700 3700 6900
PRESSURE 30.05 30.03 30.04 30.01 29.97 29.96 30.01 29.98 30.02 30.03
Date 08/29Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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 79 73 82 75 85 76 86 77 87
TEMP 78 76 75 75 79 78 76 77 83 81 78 78 83 80 78 78 84 81
DEWPT 71 71 72 72 72 72 74 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 77 93 74 96 71 94 71 94 70
RH 79 85 90 92 79 82 93 92 76 83 92 91 77 85 91 91 75 81
WIND DIR NE E E E SE S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 9 5 4 3 8 9 9 6 10 10 9 5 9 10 10 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 5
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VAZ064-270800-
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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