EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
MDZ025-282000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
Date Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26
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 56 50 60 52 62
TEMP 50 54 54 54 53 53 54 54 54 56 57 57 55 56 57 54 54 57 60 60 57
DEWPT 45 44 44 44 44 45 47 48 49 49 48 49 52 55 57 54 50 48 44 42 41
MIN/MAX RH 67 84 72 100 52
RH 83 70 69 69 71 75 77 80 84 75 72 77 90 96 99 99 87 71 57 53 56
WIND DIR N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 35 06 08 10 11 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 22 29 31 31 31 31 31
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 12 13 16 13 11 13 14 14 13 13 11
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 19 58 69 88 52 50 51 61 57 91 96 95 97 97 85 78 67 36 21 17 14
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 60 100 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.45 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D D C C S S
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 800 900 700 600 800 600 600 1200 2800 3200
T WIND DIR E SE S S SE SE SE W NW NW
T WIND SPD 3 4 9 8 12 14 18 18 27 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 4 5 7 9 16 17 18 41 81 88
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 7 4 2
STABILITY A B E E C D D D C C
CEILING 15900 9700 4700 4000 17100 5600 1800 300 5500 9600
PRESSURE 30.19 30.12 30.05 30.01 29.98 29.86 29.81 29.73 29.76 29.78
Date Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26
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 48 60 48 54 45 58 50 62
TEMP 51 50 58 56 52 50 52 50 48 48 56 54 52 53 60 57
DEWPT 39 40 41 45 46 44 43 43 42 42 37 41 45 46 45 47
MAX/MIN RH 71 52 81 70 83 48 81 58
RH 65 67 52 66 80 80 72 77 82 79 49 59 77 78 60 69
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW W NE NE N NW NW W W SW W SW S
WIND SPD 10 8 10 5 4 6 10 10 9 10 11 8 8 8 11 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 40 50 30 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
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VAZ064-282000-
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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