EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26 Mon
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 76 86 76 87 77
TEMP 79 78 77 77 77 81 83 84 81 79 78 77 77 81 84 86 82 79 78 77 78
DEWPT 76 76 76 75 76 75 74 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 73 97 69 92
RH 91 93 96 95 97 81 75 75 84 89 93 93 96 79 73 69 80 89 91 91 91
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 22 23 22 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 21 20 20 21 23 24 24
WIND SPD 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 11 10 10 9 8 10 10 9 6 5 4 3
CLOUDS SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 36 70 43 31 29 34 31 21 52 56 47 45 28 24 21 28 26 29 22 25 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 10 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C
TSTMS S C S
MIX HGT 500 600 2600 2000 600 700 700 700 500 600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 13 14 13 11 10 12 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 14 48 40 14 13 12 12 8 8
MAX LVORI 6 8 6 4 5 6 5 4 6 6
STABILITY D E C C D E B C E F
CEILING 4000 6800 6300 9800 13800 6300 7200 15900 6400 4700
PRESSURE 30.06 30.04 30.06 30.01 30.0 29.97 30.01 30.0 30.0 29.98
Date 08/10Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26
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 86 78 87 77 85 76 84 74 81
TEMP 84 81 79 79 85 83 78 77 82 80 77 77 81 79 77 76 80 78
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 73 73 72 71 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 73 88 69 91 74 94 73 88 69
RH 75 81 87 86 71 75 88 91 77 83 89 92 77 82 87 86 70 74
WIND DIR S S SW W SW SW W W SW SW SW NW SW SW W N NE SE
WIND SPD 8 10 9 5 9 10 8 5 8 6 5 6 8 6 6 8 6 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 5 30 20 40 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S S S
TSTMS S S 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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