EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
MDZ025-020800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
Date 05/01/26 Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon
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 51 57 46 60 51
TEMP 53 53 53 52 54 56 55 54 52 52 49 47 49 54 57 58 55 53 52 53 56
DEWPT 45 47 48 50 50 48 48 47 46 43 41 40 40 34 34 35 40 42 45 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 94 74 81 41 82
RH 73 80 84 94 87 76 76 79 81 73 74 76 73 47 42 42 58 66 78 80 77
WIND DIR S S S S W N N NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 18 19 25 00 02 03 00 35 32 32 32 31 30 29 28 23 21 20 20
WIND SPD 10 11 10 5 4 5 9 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 12 12 5 5 6 8 9
CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 13 45 72 93100100100100 96 59 28 14 11 13 15 11 9 8 15 16 16
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 80 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.20 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C L D L C S
MIX HGT 800 800 1500 1200 1600 2300 6400 6200 1500 1300
T WIND DIR S SW NW N N NW NW W SW S
T WIND SPD 17 9 12 19 13 21 20 18 10 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR VG VG PR PR
ADI 16 13 27 30 20 72 90 98 9 10
MAX LVORI 4 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5
STABILITY D E C D D D C C F E
CEILING 30000 3200 1000 1000 1000 8000 30000 30000 30000 20800
PRESSURE 29.93 29.90 29.90 29.84 29.82 29.86 29.98 29.98 30.02 30.0
Date 05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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 64 57 66 58 66 56 63 49 61
TEMP 61 58 58 59 63 61 60 60 62 61 59 58 61 58 52 52 59 57
DEWPT 49 50 52 53 53 53 55 56 55 55 56 55 54 52 45 44 42 44
MIN/MAX RH 63 84 68 90 75 92 73 80 50
RH 64 74 78 82 68 76 84 90 77 81 90 90 81 79 77 76 53 63
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW W W
WIND SPD 14 17 17 13 16 20 17 14 17 17 13 13 14 11 11 11 12 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 60 70 40 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L C S S S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-020800-
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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