EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
MDZ025-272000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26
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 81 74 80 72 81
TEMP 76 78 79 79 77 76 76 74 75 77 78 78 76 74 74 73 75 78 79 79 77
DEWPT 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 74 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 81 98 78
RH 89 87 85 86 89 93 95 97 97 86 81 83 87 96 96 98 94 83 78 79 84
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W S SW S S S SW NW N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 17 17 17 18 22 27 17 22 18 17 16 21 29 00 02 03 05 06 07
WIND SPD 8 9 10 11 10 10 8 4 4 4 5 5 3 2 3 3 5 9 9 8 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 61 58 64 62 50 62 56 69 74 70 64 70 74 85 85 81 77 65 60 55 54
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 20 50 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.19 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S C C S S S S
MIX HGT 1900 1900 900 900 1800 1900 900 1200 2400 2300
T WIND DIR S S S SW W N S W NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 20 16 13 10 8 4 3 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 35 46 20 17 22 27 4 9 24 22
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 6 5 7 8 10 5 5
STABILITY C C D E C C F E B B
CEILING 13800 13800 13800 7700 6300 6300 6000 6300 26600 26600
PRESSURE 30.01 29.97 29.96 29.94 30.0 29.98 30.01 30.01 30.09 30.10
Date Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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 73 83 75 86 76 85 76 86
TEMP 75 75 81 79 77 77 83 81 77 78 83 81 78 78 83 81
DEWPT 73 73 72 72 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 74 94 71 93 73 94 71
RH 92 93 75 81 90 91 74 80 89 91 77 82 91 91 75 80
WIND DIR E SE S S SW SW S S SW W S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 3 3 9 8 9 6 9 8 6 4 9 10 10 8 10 11
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10
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VAZ064-272000-
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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