EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
MDZ025-142000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Date Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 80 75 92 79 87
TEMP 74 77 78 78 79 77 76 76 78 85 88 88 84 83 81 80 81 83 84 86 83
DEWPT 67 66 66 67 69 69 70 71 71 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 72 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 68 86 59 80 65
RH 80 69 68 69 71 77 82 84 80 64 61 60 70 71 75 77 76 69 69 65 74
WIND DIR N S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W NW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 34 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 25 23 22 22 23 25 26 30 16 18 20 20
WIND SPD 2 3 8 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 8 4 3 6 11 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 5 2 1 3 3 4 8 9 15 14 8 23 32 18 25 28 28 21 18 36
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 1600 1200 800 700 1000 1000 700 600 700 600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N E SW
T WIND SPD 5 16 18 17 16 14 11 6 5 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 17 18 16 17 19 12 10 8 9
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4
STABILITY A C D D C C D E A C
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 23500 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 30000
PRESSURE 30.15 30.09 30.04 30.0 30.0 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.94 29.92
Date Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
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 83 77 85 76 85 76 84
TEMP 81 80 82 81 78 79 81 81 78 78 82 81 77 77 81 80
DEWPT 74 74 73 74 74 76 74 74 76 77 77 76 74 74 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 83 72 91 74 98 79 92 74
RH 81 82 73 78 89 91 79 80 95 96 85 84 91 90 80 79
WIND DIR SW N E S S S S S SW SW SW S W NE E SE
WIND SPD 10 5 8 6 8 6 11 12 12 10 11 11 12 11 11 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 50 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C S S C
TSTMS C C C S C C S S
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VAZ064-142000-
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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