EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue
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 74 79 74 80 73
TEMP 77 76 75 75 76 77 78 78 77 76 75 75 76 78 78 78 77 76 75 74 75
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 74 72 69 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 95 70 81 71 87
RH 90 93 95 94 93 83 75 70 75 76 79 78 81 73 71 72 76 79 82 85 85
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E NE
WIND DIR DEG 03 05 04 05 06 07 07 08 08 09 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 09 11 07 04
WIND SPD 5 6 6 9 10 12 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 89 94 91 91 86 86 74 78 74 60 74 66 78 80 81 76 77 72 51 34 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 1100 1600 2300 2300 2400 2500 2900 2800 1800 1300
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E SE SW
T WIND SPD 6 14 23 21 18 17 13 8 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 32 48 47 28 49 48 32 6 6
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6
STABILITY E D D D D D C C E F
CEILING 3200 300 300 8900 8900 26600 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.97 30.03 30.10 30.13 30.14 30.17 30.17 30.15 30.13
Date 07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 83 75 88 77 86 77 87 77 85
TEMP 79 78 77 77 86 84 81 78 83 81 79 79 85 82 79 79 83 80
DEWPT 68 71 72 73 74 75 74 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 65 90 63 83 64 82 62 84 66
RH 70 78 85 88 69 74 80 79 67 75 80 78 64 72 80 82 70 75
WIND DIR SE S SW W SW SW W NW SE S SW W S S SW W S S
WIND SPD 6 10 10 10 10 12 10 6 6 8 8 6 9 11 10 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S
TSTMS 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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