EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
MDZ025-232000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
Date Tue 06/23/26 Wed 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26
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 77 67 80 70 80
TEMP 74 76 76 74 73 71 69 68 70 76 79 80 77 74 72 71 73 77 79 80 77
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 68 68 66 63 62 62 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 66 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 86 95 56 85 62
RH 96 87 86 90 86 92 89 85 75 62 59 59 66 75 80 85 81 70 65 62 69
WIND DIR SW S S N N N NW NW NW NW SE S S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 18 36 34 34 32 33 33 33 14 17 18 19 20 22 21 18 17 16 16
WIND SPD 6 4 6 10 14 13 11 11 10 6 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 10 11 11
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 OV B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 62 39 69 96 79 70 33 12 3 1 18 31 27 13 13 20 27 16 17 9 13
VSBY 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 1.39 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D C
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 600 1100 1100 1200 2100 1300 500 700 1900 1800
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NW N SE S SW S S
T WIND SPD 6 18 11 14 8 6 8 4 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 27 14 22 27 13 4 4 22 24
MAX LVORI 6 5 6 5 3 3 5 6 5 3
STABILITY C C D D B A F F A C
CEILING 4900 1800 1000 4700 30000 26600 17300 14800 17100 11400
PRESSURE 29.84 29.80 29.88 29.92 30.01 30.01 30.03 30.05 30.10 30.10
Date Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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 72 84 74 83 73 81 72 80
TEMP 74 75 81 77 76 75 80 78 75 74 78 75 73 74 77 75
DEWPT 68 71 72 71 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 90 73 91 76 91 74 89 76
RH 83 87 74 83 89 90 81 82 90 89 78 82 89 87 79 82
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W N E SE S NE E SE
WIND SPD 11 9 12 12 10 8 9 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 8 6
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 10 50 50 20 10 0 5
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S
TSTMS C S C 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
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