EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
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 82 75 83 77 86
TEMP 79 79 80 79 79 76 76 76 77 80 81 81 79 80 79 78 80 82 84 83 80
DEWPT 71 70 70 71 71 72 73 75 77 77 77 78 77 77 76 77 77 75 74 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 70 99 87 96 71
RH 79 72 71 77 78 86 90 97100 92 89 91 94 90 91 95 92 79 72 73 79
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 04 05 06 09 13 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 23 24 26 29 32 03 06
WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 6 8 9 8 10 11 14 17 14 13 13 11 10 8 5 5 4
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 16 60 53 62 32 30 50 62 77 70 40 39 82 82 79 79 69 60 55 55 38
VSBY 6 2 2 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.13 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C C C
TSTMS C C C S S S C S
Obvis K K K K K K K K
MIX HGT 500 400 500 800 700 1000 1400 1200 1500 1400
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE S S SW SW W W
T WIND SPD 10 8 6 9 13 23 14 16 11 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 10 7 8 18 27 17 25 22 14
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 5
STABILITY B B E D C C D D C C
CEILING 30000 26600 26600 9400 8800 25600 6300 7200 13800 4000
PRESSURE 30.02 30.02 30.02 30.01 29.97 29.84 29.81 29.77 29.81 29.82
Date Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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 74 83 75 87 77 87 73 83
TEMP 76 76 81 78 77 78 82 81 80 79 83 80 76 74 79 77
DEWPT 70 69 68 70 72 75 76 77 76 77 75 73 69 66 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 84 65 90 80 94 73 81 62
RH 83 81 67 76 85 89 82 87 90 92 77 79 78 76 62 69
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE S S S SW SW SW NW N N NE E
WIND SPD 3 8 9 9 9 9 13 18 19 14 10 6 11 11 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 20 30 50 60 40 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C L C C C
TSTMS S S C 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
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