EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Date 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26 Sun 06/28/26 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 72 78 71 80 70
TEMP 75 74 74 73 73 75 76 77 74 72 73 72 72 77 78 77 74 72 72 70 72
DEWPT 71 72 73 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 72 71 70 70 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 88 100 80 97
RH 87 95 96 98100 93 93 89 95100 99 99 99 86 83 82 88 92 91 96 93
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW SW SE NE E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 24 21 16 16 14 15 15 21 21 24 12 05 07 08 07 08 06 05 05
WIND SPD 12 10 9 6 5 8 8 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 8 5 4 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 55 60 79 73 68 76 78 84 80 74 60 72 77 58 52 44 40 60 48 42 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 70 60 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.23 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C L L C C C C C S S
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 500 600 1700 1600 600 1000 1400 1300 800 700
T WIND DIR SW NW NE SE S S S SE NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 2 4 10 6 6 3 3 12 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 2 15 25 5 5 6 5 10 21
MAX LVORI 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 6 6 6
STABILITY D E C C E F C B E E
CEILING 5500 4000 1700 1000 8000 5100 1000 2400 2800 300
PRESSURE 30.02 30.01 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.90 29.88 29.86 29.89 29.92
Date 06/29Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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 79 70 80 73 82 76 84 77 86
TEMP 77 76 72 72 79 77 74 75 81 80 77 78 83 81 78 79 85 83
DEWPT 69 67 68 69 69 69 70 69 70 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 71 73
MIN/MAX RH 72 90 70 91 69 84 65 82 62
RH 76 73 86 88 73 75 87 82 69 71 80 80 68 71 79 78 63 73
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S SW S S S SW S S SW W S S
WIND SPD 8 4 3 2 6 10 10 6 11 12 11 8 9 10 9 5 5 8
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
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VAZ064-270800-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS