EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026
MDZ025-142000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026
Date Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26 Sat 05/16/26
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 64 52 66 54 70
TEMP 58 60 62 62 58 56 55 54 56 60 64 65 61 58 57 56 61 65 66 67 63
DEWPT 57 52 50 47 49 47 47 47 47 46 47 47 51 53 53 54 55 55 54 55 57
MIN/MAX RH 58 81 51 96 61
RH 94 76 65 58 70 72 73 78 74 60 52 52 70 81 88 94 81 69 66 64 79
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 31 29 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 27 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 19
WIND SPD 10 12 10 12 11 13 13 13 14 12 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 13
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 51 39 42 32 28 20 37 40 50 47 39 31 26 18 21 18 14 23 28 35
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
MIX HGT 3000 2700 2300 2800 4200 2100 400 500 1300 1300
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S
T WIND SPD 16 18 20 18 18 13 8 8 11 17
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 56 53 29 62 73 41 4 9 26 29
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 4 3 3 6 9 4 4
STABILITY D C D D C B F F B C
CEILING 1000 5500 5500 3200 2400 4000 26600 30000 30000 6300
PRESSURE 29.77 29.76 29.84 29.85 29.92 29.93 30.05 30.11 30.17 30.14
Date Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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 62 75 62 71 61 71 63 72
TEMP 64 67 71 67 64 66 69 66 63 65 68 66 65 66 70 67
DEWPT 57 59 60 61 62 62 62 62 62 63 62 62 63 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 86 61 92 76 99 80 96 76
RH 80 74 67 80 92 89 78 88 97 93 81 86 93 90 80 84
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 13 10 10 9 4 3 6 8 8 5 11 14 12 9 12 13
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 20 5 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S 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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