EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
MDZ025-130800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
Date 05/12/26 Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri
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 54 65 57 65 53
TEMP 57 55 55 54 56 61 64 64 62 60 59 58 59 63 64 64 60 57 55 53 55
DEWPT 48 51 52 52 53 54 54 54 55 56 58 59 57 53 51 50 49 48 48 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 96 68 100 58 81
RH 74 84 90 93 92 77 70 69 76 87 96100 93 72 63 60 67 71 77 81 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 19 22 30 32 31 29 30 30 30 30 30
WIND SPD 11 12 13 13 13 13 16 18 17 16 11 8 9 8 5 11 10 10 11 12 13
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 5 3 12 6 2 4 8 9 51 50 74 87 70 58 28 32 36 25 17 30 27
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 60 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
MIX HGT 900 1100 1300 1200 1100 1700 3400 4400 3300 3100
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 17 20 18 10 8 17 20 23 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
ADI 14 29 34 34 10 24 70 91 33 69
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 6 9 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D D C C D D C C E D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 20800 15900 5500 4000 30000 4000 3200
PRESSURE 30.17 30.12 30.09 29.97 29.86 29.73 29.75 29.73 29.81 29.84
Date 05/15Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26
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 67 57 72 61 74 60 72 61 73
TEMP 64 62 59 61 68 65 65 65 71 66 63 64 68 65 63 65 70 66
DEWPT 49 51 53 55 55 58 60 60 59 59 61 61 60 60 62 62 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 56 87 63 89 65 95 77 99 76
RH 58 68 82 82 64 77 85 84 67 79 93 90 77 85 95 91 76 85
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S S SW W S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 10 5 5 5 12 12 11 6 8 6 4 4 10 12 12 10 14 17
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
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VAZ064-130800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
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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