EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026
MDZ025-010800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Date 04/30/26 Fri 05/01/26 Sat 05/02/26 Sun
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 49 57 52 56 47
TEMP 56 56 53 50 50 56 56 56 54 53 53 53 54 55 54 53 50 50 49 48 49
DEWPT 48 46 45 43 42 41 42 44 45 47 48 49 50 49 49 48 47 47 46 44 43
MAX/MIN RH 77 58 87 80 91
RH 74 70 74 77 75 58 61 65 71 79 83 86 86 81 83 84 89 89 89 87 81
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N SE S S S S SW N N NE N N N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 29 32 32 32 33 01 15 17 18 18 19 20 35 02 03 02 01 35 33 32 32
WIND SPD 6 11 12 11 10 5 10 11 10 11 10 5 5 4 8 10 11 11 11 12 14
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 28 9 17 20 17 22 19 31 59 65 86 88 90 91 91 88 83 75 55 24
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 30 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.32 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C D D L L C C
MIX HGT 1000 1100 2900 1900 600 600 1400 1300 1400 1900
T WIND DIR NW N NW S S SW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 18 19 8 16 18 11 6 13 18 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 22 26 32 17 16 15 21 23 51
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 5 5 5
STABILITY E D A C D E C D D D
CEILING 5500 27200 17100 14800 30000 4700 1000 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.90 30.0 29.95 29.96 29.92 29.92 29.84 29.80 29.84
Date 05/03Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
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 58 49 62 56 64 57 64 56 65
TEMP 57 54 51 53 60 58 58 58 62 60 59 59 61 60 58 58 62 60
DEWPT 36 39 43 47 45 48 51 52 51 52 54 56 56 55 56 56 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 45 80 58 82 66 90 78 95 67
RH 47 55 73 78 59 72 77 81 67 77 85 88 82 84 93 94 72 75
WIND DIR NW W SW S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 13 5 5 8 13 17 16 13 14 19 16 13 17 19 16 13 14 13
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5 10 30 50 60
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-010800-
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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