EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026
MDZ025-140800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
511 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026
Date 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26 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 57 65 53 67 57
TEMP 62 59 58 58 59 62 64 64 60 57 55 54 56 62 65 66 63 59 59 59 62
DEWPT 55 57 58 58 56 52 50 48 47 47 47 47 47 47 48 51 52 52 53 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 75 54 88
RH 78 93100 99 93 70 61 57 62 68 73 75 73 58 54 58 67 78 82 86 79
WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 20 32 32 32 31 29 30 30 29 30 30 30 29 29 26 23 22 22 21
WIND SPD 17 14 10 5 10 11 11 13 12 13 14 14 16 11 10 10 5 5 6 5 5
CLOUDS B1 SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 52 45 73 75 73 46 20 23 18 15 11 27 24 33 36 26 23 21 16 31 25
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 500 900 2100 2500 3300 3500 4500 3300 400 400
T WIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 9 18 17 20 20 18 11 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR
ADI 14 28 44 46 32 76 76 57 8 9
MAX LVORI 7 10 4 2 3 3 1 3 5 6
STABILITY D E C C D D C C F F
CEILING 14800 8300 5500 30000 4000 3200 3200 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.73 29.76 29.76 29.84 29.84 29.92 29.95 30.04 30.09
Date 05/16Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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 71 62 75 62 72 61 73 63 74
TEMP 68 64 64 66 71 67 64 65 69 63 63 66 70 65 65 66 72 65
DEWPT 54 57 59 60 60 60 61 62 60 60 61 63 62 61 63 63 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 62 88 72 94 78 99 82 97 81
RH 63 78 84 85 72 84 92 90 80 91 99 96 84 91 96 93 81 91
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S SE S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 11 13 12 9 8 6 3 3 9 9 10 8 12 16 13 10 13 14
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 5 10 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ064-140800-
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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