EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
MDZ025-242100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
Date Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 26 22 43 29 34
TEMP 20 22 24 23 24 25 29 32 37 41 43 41 39 38 34 33 33 33 32 28
DEWPT 5 6 7 10 15 22 28 31 34 37 39 40 39 37 34 32 28 24 21 18
MIN/MAX RH 46 97 85 99 65
RH 52 48 47 56 70 90 95 96 90 85 87 96 99 96 98 97 84 69 65 67
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE N NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 00 01 02 03 04 04 06 07 07 07 04 35 30 28 30 31 31 31 30 30
WIND SPD 18 14 12 11 11 13 17 21 23 23 16 11 11 11 11 13 20 23 23 24
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 53 61 71 88 96 96 98100100100100100100 96 94 89 64 41 36 30
VSBY 7 7 7 7 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 100 100 100 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.36 1.01 0.36 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 4 1
DRIZZLE D D C C
FRZG DRZL D C C
RAIN S D D D D D
SLEET S S S
SNOW S L D D D S
MIX HGT 3400 3300 2500 2100 1600 1000 1400 3000 3900
T WIND DIR NE NE E E N W W NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 17 26 34 18 17 19 29 36
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR GD FR PR PR GD VG
ADI 43 26 59 71 50 19 34 77 101
MAX LVORI 2 5 4 4 6 7 5 4 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 9800 7700 1400 1000 1000 1000 1000 13100 30000
PRESSURE 30.60 30.59 30.47 30.25 29.87 29.76 29.68 29.72 29.82
Date Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 17 29 20 30 20 27 15 26
TEMP 22 18 24 27 25 21 28 26 23 21 26 22 19 16 24 24
DEWPT 13 10 9 15 17 14 12 14 15 15 13 13 12 11 11 13
MAX/MIN RH 74 51 76 50 79 58 78 58
RH 67 72 51 60 72 76 51 61 71 79 58 68 72 79 58 64
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 24 19 13 13 13 12 11 9 10 12 14 19 19 20 19 20
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 30 30 20 20
SNOW C C C S 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
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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