EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
MDZ025-250800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 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 71 77 69 78 70
TEMP 74 73 73 72 73 74 75 77 74 72 71 70 71 76 76 76 74 73 72 71 73
DEWPT 64 65 66 66 67 67 66 67 68 67 68 67 68 65 64 63 63 64 65 65 67
MAX/MIN RH 84 71 93 61 83
RH 71 77 80 82 83 79 75 72 82 83 89 91 90 70 65 63 70 73 77 82 79
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE E SE S SW S
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 07 05 05 05 05 05 04 04 02 01 01 02 03 04 07 12 20 22 20
WIND SPD 9 9 8 6 8 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 10 8 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 48 81 76 90 80 80 63 58 58 53 46 23 27 17 10 7 25 15 7 7 11
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 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S
MIX HGT 1700 1700 2500 2400 1500 1600 2700 2400 1000 900
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N SW
T WIND SPD 13 10 10 9 11 16 19 14 6 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 17 23 32 26 13 39 65 52 5 5
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 3 4 6
STABILITY D E C C D E C B F F
CEILING 23500 7200 5900 6200 20900 26600 11700 9800 26600 9400
PRESSURE 30.11 30.07 30.06 30.01 29.96 29.90 29.92 29.87 29.85 29.84
Date 07/27Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 81 74 82 73 82 73 81 73 81
TEMP 78 76 76 76 79 78 76 75 79 78 75 74 79 78 75 75 79 78
DEWPT 68 70 71 73 75 74 74 73 74 73 71 70 70 71 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 65 89 81 96 79 88 73 89 76
RH 70 81 86 89 86 87 94 94 83 84 88 88 75 81 88 89 79 82
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW W SW SW W N NW E NW NW SE S
WIND SPD 10 11 12 11 16 17 13 9 6 5 5 8 5 4 5 4 8 9
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 60 70 30 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C S C S
TSTMS S S C C S S
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VAZ064-250800-
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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