EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
Date 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 Fri
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 51 57 53 63 49
TEMP 53 52 53 53 54 56 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 58 61 61 57 55 51 50 51
DEWPT 44 45 47 48 49 49 49 50 51 53 55 54 52 49 46 44 43 41 41 40 40
MAX/MIN RH 84 76 100 55 71
RH 73 77 82 84 83 77 76 78 89 93100 97 91 72 59 55 60 60 67 71 67
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 13 15 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 16 21 29 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 31 31
WIND SPD 8 6 6 5 8 10 12 14 14 13 11 13 16 16 13 14 10 10 10 10 9
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 47 45 54 67 71 80 80 94 94 85 75 69 41 27 21 15 8 9 25 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 60 90 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.24 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 600 500 600 600 600 1500 2800 2900 900 1200
T WIND DIR S S S S S W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 6 6 11 14 14 21 27 20 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 6 7 16 16 16 58 82 81 18 17
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 5 8 7 4 2 3 3
STABILITY D E D D D D C C E E
CEILING 4700 3200 3200 2400 300 6400 23500 27800 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.06 30.01 29.93 29.81 29.65 29.59 29.72 29.73 29.86 29.94
Date 05/01Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26
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 60 49 55 45 58 49 60 51 62
TEMP 58 55 52 50 52 51 48 48 56 54 51 52 58 56 53 54 59 56
DEWPT 40 45 47 43 40 41 42 41 36 40 43 44 41 44 47 47 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 51 84 61 81 46 78 52 82 64
RH 51 68 84 78 63 70 80 77 47 59 74 77 54 65 79 79 66 77
WIND DIR W SW NW N NE N NW NW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 11 8 5 6 10 6 8 9 11 6 8 8 12 11 11 9 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 40 20 5 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
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VAZ064-290800-
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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