EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
MDZ025-130800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
Date 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 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 72 78 71 80 74
TEMP 77 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 75 73 74 75 77 79 79 78 77 76 74 77
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 64 65 65 66 66 68 66 66 66 68 70 71 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 72 65 79 64 89
RH 70 71 71 72 71 67 65 65 70 71 78 76 79 70 67 64 74 80 84 89 86
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E SE E NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 11 10 10 09 09 10 10 09 13 10 03 08 15 18 20 21 23 24 24
WIND SPD 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 8 6 4 3 3 3 6 9 9 10 10 9 9
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 66 68 55 45 34 55 52 42 52 37 19 16 19 11 4 1 3 4 1 4 2
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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1600 2300 3000 2900 1800 1500 2000 1700 1000 1300
T WIND DIR E E E E SE SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 17 16 14 9 5 4 4 14 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 47 48 35 7 6 21 28 17 26
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 5
STABILITY D D C C D F A B E E
CEILING 26600 28900 30000 26600 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.15 30.17 30.20 30.20 30.17 30.14 30.17 30.10 30.05 30.01
Date 07/15Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26
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 87 77 85 76 85 76 85 75 82
TEMP 86 82 80 78 82 80 78 78 81 80 77 78 82 80 78 77 79 78
DEWPT 73 74 73 72 71 72 73 71 69 71 72 73 71 71 72 72 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 63 84 67 84 65 87 66 86 70
RH 66 75 80 83 70 76 83 80 66 73 84 85 69 74 83 85 74 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW W S S W N E S S W S S SW W S SE
WIND SPD 10 12 11 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 9 11 12 11 10 11 10
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 20 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S C
TSTMS S S S S S
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VAZ064-130800-
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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