EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun
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 75 87 75 83 73
TEMP 79 77 77 76 78 83 86 87 83 79 78 76 77 80 82 82 79 76 75 73 75
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 75 73 73 73 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 97 63 96 73 93
RH 89 95 94 96 91 72 65 63 77 89 91 94 90 82 74 74 82 90 90 93 89
WIND DIR S SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 23 26 27 27 24 23 22 21 21 25 27 28 33 32 03 03 02 04 04 05
WIND SPD 8 5 5 6 6 5 8 9 8 8 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 8 9 10 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 79 70 27 22 19 9 19 34 65 70 63 78 80 69 84 84 69 73 67 68 63
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 5 30 70 40
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0.03 0.25 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C C S S C C L L C C S S
TSTMS C S C C S S C C L C C S
MIX HGT 600 800 2100 2100 700 700 1700 1600 900 1400
T WIND DIR SW W W SW NE SW S E NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 9 10 10 5 2 2 4 13 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 13 31 34 6 3 9 9 15 30
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 4 6 9 6 4 5 5
STABILITY E F B B E E C C D D
CEILING 5800 3200 20800 18200 4700 4000 4000 4000 5100 300
PRESSURE 29.82 29.82 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.89 29.93 29.92 29.96 30.01
Date 07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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 80 72 79 71 80 73 86 76 86
TEMP 79 77 74 74 78 76 73 73 80 78 75 76 84 82 78 78 85 82
DEWPT 67 67 66 66 64 65 66 66 65 67 69 70 70 71 72 72 70 72
MIN/MAX RH 63 81 62 84 61 88 62 86 61
RH 67 70 76 78 63 69 80 79 61 69 83 81 63 70 82 81 62 71
WIND DIR NE E E NE E E E NE SE S SW W SW SW SW NW SE S
WIND SPD 14 10 9 10 10 8 4 4 8 9 8 6 10 12 10 8 9 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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VAZ064-100800-
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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