EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026
MDZ025-160800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026
Date 05/15/26 Sat 05/16/26 Sun 05/17/26 Mon
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 56 66 60 72 61
TEMP 62 58 58 57 60 63 64 65 64 63 63 64 65 70 71 71 66 63 62 62 65
DEWPT 50 51 53 54 54 55 54 55 56 58 58 58 58 59 60 60 60 61 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 89 68 88 67 100
RH 64 78 82 89 82 75 71 70 76 84 82 82 79 70 68 68 82 93 98100 91
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 25 24 23 23 23 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 20 19 19 19 20 20 21
WIND SPD 4 5 6 6 5 9 13 16 17 17 14 12 10 6 9 10 8 6 4 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 34 48 10 6 2 1 2 9 9 13 55 42 30 24 25 17 23 15 12 8 5
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 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 500 600 700 800 700 700 400 400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SE
T WIND SPD 9 9 12 17 18 13 6 6 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 9 13 16 17 15 11 7 6 6
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F F B C D D B C F F
CEILING 26600 17100 30000 30000 6300 6300 9200 8900 10800 26600
PRESSURE 30.05 30.10 30.14 30.09 30.04 30.02 30.09 30.10 30.17 30.20
Date 05/18Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26
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 69 62 73 63 73 61 68 57 64
TEMP 68 65 63 65 69 66 65 66 70 66 64 64 65 61 59 59 62 59
DEWPT 61 61 62 62 61 62 63 63 62 62 63 60 56 55 56 54 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 78 95 74 96 75 96 71 91 71
RH 78 88 95 89 76 88 94 89 75 89 95 88 74 82 89 84 72 83
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 9 9 10 8 12 13 12 10 13 12 8 9 8 3 3 8 8 5
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 20 40 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S
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VAZ064-160800-
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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