EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026
MDZ025-110800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026
Date 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 Wed
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 55 57 51 61 53
TEMP 60 60 58 57 56 56 55 54 53 53 53 52 53 59 59 59 55 55 55 55 59
DEWPT 56 56 57 56 53 51 50 49 49 49 49 48 47 43 42 43 45 47 49 50 52
MAX/MIN RH 97 82 88 54 83
RH 89 88 95 96 91 85 82 83 85 86 86 85 80 56 55 56 69 77 80 83 77
WIND DIR S W N N NE NE NE NE E W NW NW N NE E SE SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 18 28 00 01 03 03 03 04 10 26 29 33 00 03 08 13 15 16 17 18 18
WIND SPD 9 5 9 12 17 16 12 9 4 4 6 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 11
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 22 43 55 70 82 88 92 85 78 40 22 32 10 2 4 3 11 24 25 33 37
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 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C
MIX HGT 400 1200 1700 1400 1000 1700 3600 2100 1100 1500
T WIND DIR SW N NE NW W NW N SE S S
T WIND SPD 8 17 20 4 8 13 11 9 16 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 8 40 44 13 6 42 59 19 11 46
MAX LVORI 7 7 4 6 6 5 3 3 4 4
STABILITY F D D C F E C B E E
CEILING 11700 5900 6300 7200 30000 6600 30000 30000 26600 14800
PRESSURE 29.96 30.0 30.10 30.13 30.12 30.13 30.21 30.20 30.21 30.15
Date 05/13Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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 65 57 66 54 65 57 70 60 72
TEMP 63 60 59 58 63 60 56 56 63 59 58 60 67 64 61 62 68 64
DEWPT 52 54 58 57 53 52 50 50 49 51 53 54 54 55 56 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 69 99 67 84 61 87 62 86 64
RH 69 82 97 95 71 73 82 80 62 74 84 83 63 74 84 84 65 77
WIND DIR S S S W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 17 19 13 8 5 6 8 9 8 5 6 5 10 8 9 9 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 90 20 0 5 0 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S D D S
TSTMS S S
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VAZ064-110800-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS