EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026
MDZ025-300800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue
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 72 82 75 85 77
TEMP 74 74 74 73 75 78 80 80 77 76 77 76 77 81 83 82 78 77 77 77 78
DEWPT 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 72 73 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 89 71 99 76 95
RH 82 83 85 88 87 76 74 77 86 93 92 96 94 81 77 78 90 94 94 94 92
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 08 10 12 13 12 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 24 14 12 16 18 19 19 17
WIND SPD 6 6 6 4 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 8 5 4 6 8 5 6 5 4 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 71 51 15 13 11 9 6 5 11 24 29 28 20 19 27 22 34 45 48 44 42
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 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1100 1100 1800 1700 800 800 1500 1400 700 700
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW SW SE SW W
T WIND SPD 9 6 9 13 14 11 6 9 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 10 26 26 14 12 14 16 11 10
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 4 6 7 6 6 6 7
STABILITY E F B B E E A B E E
CEILING 30000 30000 10200 8300 300 12700 6300 7900 300 4000
PRESSURE 30.18 30.18 30.19 30.14 30.09 30.03 30.06 30.05 30.02 29.98
Date 09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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 87 78 87 78 87 76 84 73 81
TEMP 84 80 78 80 85 82 79 79 85 82 78 77 82 79 75 74 79 76
DEWPT 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 72 71 70 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 74 91 71 88 70 89 71 91 67
RH 74 86 91 88 74 80 88 88 72 80 88 88 73 78 88 89 70 76
WIND DIR S S SW W SE SE S SW S S SW NW NE E NW N E E
WIND SPD 8 10 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 10 10 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-300800-
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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