EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 Sun
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 41 58 44 60 49
TEMP 48 48 46 44 43 51 56 57 52 48 46 45 46 53 58 59 55 53 51 50 51
DEWPT 45 43 38 34 32 32 33 34 35 36 35 34 35 35 39 44 46 46 46 47 47
MAX/MIN RH 89 40 69 48 90
RH 89 82 75 69 67 48 43 42 52 63 64 67 66 49 50 57 71 78 83 88 86
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW SW S S SW SW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 32 32 31 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 24 20 20 21 24 25 25 26
WIND SPD 16 16 19 19 17 18 18 17 12 10 10 9 6 6 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 95 78 41 6 3 4 10 4 2 2 4 11 25 43 60 61 62 56 51 53 56
VSBY 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L
RAIN SHWRS C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 4
MIX HGT 1200 1600 4300 3500 1000 900 1300 500 500 800
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 21 23 29 21 13 17 12 14 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 23 40 88 73 13 19 18 17 16 12
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 5 6
STABILITY D D D D D E B D D D
CEILING 4000 20800 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 8900 9500 20400
PRESSURE 29.86 29.87 29.92 29.81 29.88 29.94 30.0 29.87 29.77 29.77
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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 62 48 52 49 59 49 57 43 53
TEMP 60 56 51 49 52 51 50 50 58 55 51 50 56 51 46 44 52 49
DEWPT 47 48 47 46 44 45 47 48 51 50 48 48 43 42 37 35 33 37
MIN/MAX RH 58 89 74 96 73 94 60 74 49
RH 61 74 85 90 76 81 90 93 78 81 90 92 63 71 72 70 49 65
WIND DIR W NE E E E E E SE S S SW SW W NW W W NW MM
WIND SPD 9 6 9 12 13 11 11 10 12 10 11 12 14 13 16 18 21 MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 40 50 50 40 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C S S
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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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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