EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026
MDZ025-102000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026
Date Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26
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 74 54 60 50 61
TEMP 60 65 67 65 61 59 59 57 56 58 58 56 53 53 52 51 53 58 58 57 54
DEWPT 58 58 57 57 56 57 57 55 53 51 50 50 49 50 49 47 46 42 41 42 44
MIN/MAX RH 70 95 73 92 53
RH 94 78 70 74 86 93 94 91 88 80 76 78 85 88 90 89 78 57 53 56 68
WIND DIR SW S S S S W N N NE NE NE NE E W NW N N N NE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 22 19 16 18 18 28 00 01 03 03 03 04 07 28 31 35 00 02 06 12 15
WIND SPD 5 5 10 10 9 5 9 11 16 16 12 10 5 5 6 10 11 10 10 8 8
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 27 11 19 18 57 58 61 53 79 84 82 90 90 38 26 22 18 4 9 6 10
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 70 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L S S
MIX HGT 1000 900 400 1000 1600 1600 1200 1600 3700 2800
T WIND DIR S S E N NE E SW NW NE SE
T WIND SPD 6 9 3 14 18 5 6 8 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
ADI 10 10 5 31 37 14 5 17 50 31
MAX LVORI 7 5 8 6 4 6 6 6 3 3
STABILITY B C F D D D F E C B
CEILING 30000 30000 8200 6300 4700 1400 1000 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.98 30.03 30.11 30.11 30.12 30.15 30.22 30.20
Date Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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 52 65 56 66 54 66 56 69
TEMP 54 58 62 60 59 59 63 60 56 56 63 60 58 59 66 62
DEWPT 48 51 51 53 57 57 53 52 51 51 50 52 54 54 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 82 66 96 66 86 63 89 63
RH 78 77 66 78 93 94 72 75 83 84 64 75 87 85 65 77
WIND DIR S S S S S W W NW NW NW W SW SW W SW S
WIND SPD 9 11 16 17 12 8 5 4 8 9 6 4 5 4 9 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 90 30 5 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L D C S
TSTMS S S
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VAZ064-102000-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS