EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
Date 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26 Tue 05/05/26 Wed
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 64 57 66 59
TEMP 56 54 54 54 56 60 62 61 58 59 59 58 59 63 64 64 60 60 60 60 61
DEWPT 37 42 45 46 48 48 49 49 51 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 54 55 55 56 57
MAX/MIN RH 77 61 83 69 90
RH 51 63 73 75 74 63 62 65 79 81 81 83 80 71 70 73 81 84 86 89 89
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 26 22 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 19 18 18 19 20 20 20
WIND SPD 5 9 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 17 17 14 14 14 17 19 21 21 18 17 17
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 6 5 13 23 28 10 18 19 19 15 15 32 15 16 15 29 57 60 56 60 59
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
MIX HGT 1100 1100 1600 1400 700 700 1500 1500 1000 1200
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 20 18 20 23 20 21 27 27 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 25 38 36 21 20 50 48 27 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
STABILITY E D C C D D C C D D
CEILING 26600 12700 6300 30000 27700 18200 20800 23500 30000 1700
PRESSURE 30.02 30.04 30.04 29.95 29.93 29.95 30.02 29.97 29.97 29.95
Date 05/06Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
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 66 55 62 48 60 53 61 52 63
TEMP 63 61 60 57 56 54 52 53 58 56 54 56 59 56 55 56 60 56
DEWPT 56 57 58 55 52 48 46 45 42 45 48 50 49 51 52 50 47 49
MIN/MAX RH 77 96 78 83 55 82 69 92 63
RH 78 89 94 92 87 82 81 75 55 67 80 81 71 83 91 81 63 76
WIND DIR S S SW NE E NW NW NW W S S S SW SW W NW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 14 11 10 12 11 10 9 9 6 6 6 10 9 8 8 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 70 90 30 5 10 30 30 10
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D D C S C C S S
TSTMS C C S C
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VAZ064-040800-
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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