EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
MDZ025-262000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 79 75 80 73 82
TEMP 71 76 78 78 76 75 76 76 77 78 79 79 76 75 76 74 75 78 80 80 77
DEWPT 67 67 67 67 69 69 71 72 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 73 74 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 68 91 81 97 80
RH 89 73 69 70 79 82 85 87 87 85 83 84 90 96 95 97 97 86 82 81 89
WIND DIR W S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 29 18 17 18 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 19 22 23 22 22 19 18 22
WIND SPD 3 3 9 10 10 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 5 5 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 21 19 29 15 35 36 54 59 55 58 59 49 49 59 64 64 69 63 69 69 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S C C C
TSTMS S S C S C C C
MIX HGT 2600 2600 1200 1200 2200 2200 1000 1100 2000 2000
T WIND DIR SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 13 14 13 13 11 14 16 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 40 40 15 19 35 32 17 22 29 29
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6
STABILITY A C D D D C D E B B
CEILING 23500 17100 17100 12700 6300 8000 8000 9800 9800 8900
PRESSURE 30.09 30.05 30.04 30.01 30.02 29.97 29.96 29.94 30.01 30.02
Date Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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 80 73 80 74 84 76 85
TEMP 75 74 78 76 75 75 79 78 76 76 82 80 77 78 83 81
DEWPT 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 74 74 74 74 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 96 77 93 75 97 75 94 72
RH 93 93 78 84 92 91 80 84 90 93 78 85 91 92 77 83
WIND DIR W N NE E E NE SE S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 5 6 10 6 4 4 8 6 6 4 9 10 9 5 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS 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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