EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026
MDZ025-272000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026
Date Sat 06/27/26 Sun 06/28/26 Mon 06/29/26
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 77 72 79 69 79
TEMP 74 75 76 75 75 74 74 73 73 75 75 77 73 72 71 70 72 74 75 76 73
DEWPT 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 87 97 77 97 70
RH 94 90 88 90 90 95 95 97 96 89 88 81 90 94 96 96 91 84 79 72 83
WIND DIR S S SE SE S SW SW SW SE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND DIR DEG 16 16 14 15 15 21 21 24 12 05 07 08 07 08 06 05 05 06 07 09 11
WIND SPD 5 8 8 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 67 65 69 74 86 85 73 62 77 70 76 70 75 65 63 57 59 51 34 14 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 30 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.11 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C S S S
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 1700 1600 600 1000 1400 1300 800 700 1500 1400
T WIND DIR NE SE S S S SE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 10 6 6 3 3 12 18 23 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 25 5 5 6 5 10 21 47 42
MAX LVORI 9 8 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 3
STABILITY C C E F C B E E B B
CEILING 1700 1000 8000 5100 1000 2400 2800 300 300 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.90 29.88 29.86 29.89 29.92 30.0 30.05
Date Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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 70 81 73 84 76 90 78 90
TEMP 72 73 79 76 74 75 81 79 77 78 84 82 79 80 88 83
DEWPT 69 70 70 69 71 73 73 71 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 71 94 70 89 60 87 61
RH 92 89 73 82 90 93 77 79 87 86 70 75 85 84 62 74
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW S S S SW S S SW W S S
WIND SPD 3 2 6 10 10 6 11 12 11 8 9 10 9 5 5 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 5 5
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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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS