EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
MDZ025-202000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 78 70 75 69 75
TEMP 73 76 77 78 75 74 74 73 72 74 74 73 72 72 71 71 71 74 74 72 70
DEWPT 66 66 67 69 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 70 69 70 69 70 69 68 66
MIN/MAX RH 72 95 82 95 84
RH 80 73 73 75 86 91 93 94 95 85 82 84 89 94 93 94 93 87 84 86 89
WIND DIR SE S S S S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 13 16 18 19 19 20 23 31 01 03 05 05 05 07 08 07 06 06 05 05 05
WIND SPD 10 10 11 11 11 10 6 5 6 11 14 16 17 16 14 14 17 19 23 26 27
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 37 46 42 37 37 46 64 70 56 67 80 82 80 84 91 89 87 84 85 87 91
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7
POP 12HR 5 20 30 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.49
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C L L C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 2100 1500 800 1000 1800 2100 2100 2000 2300 2800
T WIND DIR S S SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 14 16 13 12 18 23 25 31 36 39
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD
ADI 38 27 15 20 39 44 35 68 79 91
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
STABILITY C D D E D D D D D D
CEILING 5500 4700 6300 3500 1000 1000 300 300 1000 300
PRESSURE 30.02 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.98 30.01 30.04 30.02 30.06 30.09
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 67 73 65 71 61 69 60 69
TEMP 69 68 72 70 69 67 69 67 64 63 67 66 63 62 68 67
DEWPT 66 66 65 64 64 66 63 61 60 60 57 55 55 57 55 55
MAX/MIN RH 95 79 96 79 90 66 85 61
RH 90 94 80 82 86 95 82 81 87 89 70 69 77 85 61 66
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 27 27 27 32 29 29 28 31 26 24 20 20 14 14 13 10
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 60 60 40 50 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C C C C C C S S S S
TSTMS C S
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VAZ064-202000-
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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