EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
MDZ025-280800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
Date 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu
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 47 57 51 60 53
TEMP 52 51 50 49 49 54 56 57 55 53 52 52 52 57 59 59 57 55 54 53 54
DEWPT 42 43 44 44 43 43 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 49 49 50 52 55 54 53 49
MAX/MIN RH 86 59 91 70 100
RH 70 74 79 83 82 66 61 60 67 77 82 87 88 76 71 72 83 99100 99 82
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 06 03 01 08 10 11 13 15 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 21 30 31
WIND SPD 10 10 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 6 5 8 10 12 13 16 14 12 14 18
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 16 9 6 19 22 37 63 67 77 69 64 74 73 75 88 92 98 98 81 70 57
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 60 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0.40
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D D C C S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 900 600 900 800 600 600 800 800 1100 2000
T WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SW NW
T WIND SPD 11 5 4 4 5 5 13 20 18 29
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 12 6 6 6 6 6 19 25 26 73
MAX LVORI 4 6 4 3 5 6 5 4 7 4
STABILITY E F A C D E D D D D
CEILING 26600 20800 15900 11700 3200 3200 2900 2400 1000 20800
PRESSURE 30.26 30.18 30.19 30.14 30.09 30.03 29.96 29.80 29.64 29.70
Date 04/30Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26
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 48 59 49 57 46 58 50 62
TEMP 60 56 52 50 57 55 52 51 53 52 49 48 56 54 53 54 60 57
DEWPT 44 41 39 39 39 43 43 45 43 42 42 40 37 42 44 47 46 48
MIN/MAX RH 52 67 50 77 65 76 48 81 60
RH 56 57 63 66 52 63 72 79 69 69 76 72 49 64 73 76 61 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW NE E N NW NW W SW SW W SW S
WIND SPD 16 11 10 10 10 6 5 8 10 10 10 10 11 8 8 6 11 10
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 5 5 40 50 20 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S
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VAZ064-280800-
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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