EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
MDZ025-292000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
Date Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26
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 82 69 81 69 80
TEMP 74 78 81 81 77 73 71 70 71 77 80 80 77 73 72 70 72 77 79 80 77
DEWPT 70 69 69 69 69 68 67 66 65 65 66 67 68 69 68 68 68 68 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 65 89 62 93 70
RH 87 73 68 68 77 85 86 88 81 67 62 65 75 89 89 93 88 74 71 72 79
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N E SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 31 31 30 29 28 29 30 30 29 29 28 29 30 30 30 33 34 35 09 11 12
WIND SPD 11 11 10 10 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 21 22 25 22 11 21 7 6 2 6 12 12 24 17 8 5 3 13 14 13 10
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1900 1600 800 1300 2600 2300 900 1300 2300 1600
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W NW NE E
T WIND SPD 14 12 11 10 14 12 5 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 39 30 8 26 49 44 3 15 25 22
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 3 4 6 7 4 5
STABILITY C C E E C B F F A B
CEILING 30000 21300 4700 17000 30000 4700 4700 4000 2400 4200
PRESSURE 29.60 29.63 29.70 29.75 29.77 29.77 29.84 29.87 29.92 29.94
Date Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
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 72 80 73 81 74 81 73 82
TEMP 73 74 78 76 75 75 79 77 76 75 79 78 75 75 80 78
DEWPT 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 97 80 95 84 98 88 100 82
RH 93 94 82 86 91 95 87 91 97 98 94 92 97 99 87 90
WIND DIR S S SE SE S SE SE S S S S S SW W S S
WIND SPD 5 3 9 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 9 6 5 8 9
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S
TSTMS S C S S S S
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VAZ064-292000-
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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