EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026
MDZ025-282000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026
Date Thu 05/28/26 Fri 05/29/26 Sat 05/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 75 58 70 59 68
TEMP 66 69 72 71 66 64 61 59 60 65 66 68 64 62 61 61 63 65 68 64 59
DEWPT 63 59 57 55 56 55 52 51 51 52 54 54 57 58 58 57 55 51 49 50 49
MIN/MAX RH 55 76 60 90 52
RH 91 70 60 58 68 72 72 75 72 63 64 60 78 86 90 87 74 59 52 60 69
WIND DIR N N NW N N N N N N NW S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 33 34 33 34 35 34 35 35 35 33 19 22 21 21 24 29 33 35 02 05 07
WIND SPD 6 8 11 10 10 10 13 11 9 3 5 10 8 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 13
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 67 11 6 16 10 6 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 9 17 27 33 26 19 15 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 2000 2000 700 900 2000 1900 500 1200 3400 3300
T WIND DIR NW N N N NW SW SW W N N
T WIND SPD 11 12 11 12 5 12 14 11 16 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 34 34 11 15 16 33 15 23 57 64
MAX LVORI 5 3 4 4 3 4 6 5 3 3
STABILITY B C E D A B E E C C
CEILING 8900 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.93 29.98 30.0 29.89 29.84 29.79 29.92 29.98
Date Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 54 66 58 68 59 67 57 67
TEMP 56 58 63 61 59 62 65 62 60 61 64 60 59 60 64 61
DEWPT 49 49 47 50 53 56 56 57 57 56 55 55 55 55 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 80 57 82 71 91 72 89 71
RH 77 74 57 66 79 80 72 82 89 83 72 82 86 83 72 79
WIND DIR E NE SE S S SW S S N N NE NE N N NE E
WIND SPD 9 3 8 10 10 8 9 8 5 9 10 8 8 9 10 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-282000-
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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