EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
MDZ025-042000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
Date Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26
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 74 82 76 84
TEMP 74 76 78 76 77 76 75 74 76 80 81 82 80 78 77 76 77 81 83 83 81
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 74 75 75 74 76 75 75 75 76 76 77 76 77 77 76 77 77
MIN/MAX RH 86 100 80 100 79
RH 99 90 86 90 90 98100100100 88 83 82 90 96 98 98 99 88 80 82 87
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 05 06 08 10 14 16 18 19 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 18 19
WIND SPD 10 10 10 9 6 5 4 5 5 8 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 10 12 13 14
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 71 74 68 76 83 87 73 68 52 36 37 38 28 32 21 18 19 14 8 8 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 40 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C
MIX HGT 1400 1300 700 800 1000 1200 1100 1000 1300 1300
T WIND DIR NE E S SE S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 16 6 8 12 25 16 12 13 18 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 26 16 9 14 36 31 12 22 32 29
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 9 5 6 8 8 5 4
STABILITY D C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 1000 5500 300 4700 1700 10300 10800 11700 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.05 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.09 30.13 30.17 30.13
Date Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26
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 77 85 76 84 76 84 76 85
TEMP 78 79 83 81 77 78 82 80 77 77 82 80 77 77 82 81
DEWPT 77 77 76 76 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 97 80 97 80 99 80 98 76
RH 95 94 82 87 95 95 84 85 94 99 82 85 94 99 80 84
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 12 10 12 14 11 10 11 12 10 8 10 11 10 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 30 10 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS C S
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VAZ064-042000-
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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