EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026
MDZ025-030800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026
Date 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26 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 46 59 52 64 57
TEMP 53 50 47 46 49 54 57 58 56 54 53 52 54 59 62 63 61 59 58 57 58
DEWPT 45 42 39 39 39 34 31 34 38 42 45 47 48 47 47 49 51 52 53 53 54
MAX/MIN RH 80 37 85 58 88
RH 73 76 74 77 67 46 37 40 51 63 74 83 80 65 59 60 70 79 81 84 85
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 36 32 32 32 32 31 30 29 25 21 20 20 21 21 20 19 18 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 6 9 13 14 16 13 12 10 5 8 10 10 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
CLOUDS OV OV SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 93 89 48 15 6 13 6 4 6 9 13 27 18 10 15 12 14 13 19 25 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
MIX HGT 1200 2000 5900 5500 1000 900 1500 2000 700 700
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW SW SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 16 23 21 18 14 21 20 18 19 20
SMOKE DISP PR FR VG VG PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 57 102 99 14 22 36 43 20 20
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D C C F E C C D D
CEILING 12700 30000 30000 30000 30000 11900 10800 27700 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.96 29.98 30.02 30.02 30.02 29.94 29.95 29.96
Date 05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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 59 66 59 66 49 60 53 63
TEMP 66 61 60 61 63 62 61 61 62 61 52 51 59 56 54 56 60 59
DEWPT 53 54 56 57 56 57 58 58 56 54 46 43 41 44 48 49 48 50
MIN/MAX RH 63 89 77 93 75 82 50 81 63
RH 63 79 86 87 79 83 91 93 83 80 79 75 51 64 78 78 64 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S W NW NW W SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 16 20 18 14 17 18 16 17 19 16 13 11 10 6 5 5 10 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 50 80 50 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C L D C S S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-030800-
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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