EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
MDZ025-230800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat
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 72 77 70 78 70
TEMP 77 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 73 72 71 71 72 75 76 77 74 73 72 71 73
DEWPT 75 74 73 69 68 67 65 64 65 66 65 64 65 63 62 63 63 66 66 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 97 68 83 61 85
RH 93 96 93 86 83 75 70 68 78 80 80 80 79 67 61 63 69 78 81 83 83
WIND DIR SW SW W N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 22 24 28 01 01 03 04 06 07 06 05 05 05 06 06 06 06 07 06 04 03
WIND SPD 10 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 11 12 11 11 10 9 8 9 9
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 86 92 90 92 91 90 71 46 37 42 46 37 38 49 54 59 74 73 65 64 59
VSBY 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 40 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.61 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D L C C S S S
TSTMS L C C S S
MIX HGT 1400 1800 2100 2100 1500 2000 2900 2900 1900 1800
T WIND DIR SW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 23 18 16 11 16 16 13 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 44 42 43 14 49 51 44 16 28
MAX LVORI 8 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D D C E D C C D D
CEILING 4700 2400 4700 11000 30000 30000 30000 24000 15900 15900
PRESSURE 29.90 29.93 30.03 30.06 30.10 30.11 30.14 30.12 30.12 30.09
Date 07/25Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 79 69 77 71 80 73 82 74 82
TEMP 77 73 71 71 75 74 72 73 78 76 75 75 80 78 76 75 79 78
DEWPT 66 65 65 66 65 66 67 69 70 70 71 72 73 72 71 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 67 88 70 88 76 92 78 91 72
RH 68 77 83 85 72 77 85 87 77 82 87 91 79 82 86 88 75 80
WIND DIR NE NE N N E SE SW W S S SW SW SW S SW W SW S
WIND SPD 10 6 3 3 6 5 5 5 9 9 11 10 11 11 11 9 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 40 40 50 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S C C C S
TSTMS S C C C C 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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