EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026
MDZ025-132000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026
Date Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26
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 79 71 84 75 92
TEMP 75 77 77 78 75 74 73 72 74 78 81 81 79 78 77 76 77 84 86 87 84
DEWPT 66 65 64 64 64 65 66 66 67 66 66 66 68 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 62 86 59 86 59
RH 75 65 63 62 68 75 78 82 80 66 63 61 69 77 81 86 82 66 63 60 70
WIND DIR E E E E E E SE E NE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 09 09 09 10 10 11 13 11 03 12 17 19 21 21 23 24 25 25 23 22 21
WIND SPD 11 11 10 9 6 5 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 29 35 25 32 29 34 21 13 17 10 3 6 9 5 1 3 2 6 3 3 11
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 3000 2700 2100 1500 1600 1500 900 800 1300 1100
T WIND DIR E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 16 10 6 4 4 12 16 13 13 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 50 41 5 6 14 24 15 15 22 21
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 6 4 3 4 5 4 3
STABILITY C B F F A B D D C C
CEILING 30000 29400 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800 23500 27700 26600
PRESSURE 30.19 30.17 30.17 30.14 30.15 30.09 30.03 29.98 29.98 29.92
Date Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26
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 78 90 77 86 77 87 77 86
TEMP 81 79 85 83 80 79 83 81 79 79 84 81 79 79 83 81
DEWPT 73 71 70 73 72 70 70 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 81 60 79 64 85 70 89 70
RH 76 77 62 72 77 75 66 75 81 83 73 79 85 87 76 78
WIND DIR SW W S S W N E S SW SW S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 11 4 8 10 9 6 8 10 10 9 12 14 13 11 11 12
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 5 10 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C S
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VAZ064-132000-
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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