EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026
MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026
Date 05/05/26 Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri
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 57 62 54 60 50
TEMP 59 59 59 58 59 60 60 61 60 61 61 59 55 58 58 56 54 53 52 51 52
DEWPT 53 55 55 56 56 55 56 56 57 57 58 57 55 53 50 49 49 49 47 45 43
MAX/MIN RH 92 84 99 73 86
RH 82 87 89 92 92 84 86 84 90 88 88 95100 84 73 79 85 86 85 82 72
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE N NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 24 29 35 00 02 03 34 30 31 32 33
WIND SPD 21 21 18 17 16 17 17 16 16 13 10 10 9 11 8 10 5 6 9 10 9
CLOUDS FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 21 55 41 46 61 75 87 83 74 68 88 93 94 94 86 86 69 63 51 33 26
VSBY 10 10 10 9 9 10 8 9 9 7 6 6 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 30 80 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.26 0.21 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C D D D D D D C C
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 500 500 1100 1100 700 700 1800 1700 1200 1600
T WIND DIR S S S S SW SW N N NW NW
T WIND SPD 21 18 21 18 11 5 16 16 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 22 30 29 13 8 42 42 11 21
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 5 5 10 6 5 5 5
STABILITY D D D D D D D C D E
CEILING 23500 18200 14800 4700 3600 2400 4000 4000 6300 30000
PRESSURE 29.95 29.94 29.93 29.84 29.82 29.82 29.86 29.81 29.86 29.86
Date 05/08Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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 60 53 64 55 67 57 66 52 62
TEMP 59 55 54 57 61 60 57 58 62 60 59 60 62 59 55 53 60 57
DEWPT 40 45 49 51 52 54 55 55 55 55 57 57 54 52 49 46 44 45
MIN/MAX RH 50 85 72 94 74 95 70 82 53
RH 50 68 82 82 73 81 92 91 76 84 94 90 75 78 80 78 55 66
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S SW S S S SW S NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 6 8 10 10 13 9 5 3 10 11 12 11 12 9 10 10 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 40 10 10 30 60 30 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L C S
TSTMS 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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