EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026
MDZ025-020800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Date 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26 Fri
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 80 76 86 77
TEMP 79 79 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 77 77 76 78 82 85 85 82 80 79 78 78
DEWPT 76 76 75 74 74 75 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 95 83 98 73 91
RH 89 90 92 93 92 88 86 84 87 90 91 95 92 82 76 76 83 88 87 88 88
WIND DIR S SW W SW N NE NE E E E SE S S S S S SW SW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 25 20 00 04 06 07 09 10 14 17 18 18 20 20 21 22 26 28 28
WIND SPD 10 9 6 4 4 8 10 9 8 6 4 3 4 5 8 8 8 6 6 5 5
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 29 53 41 30 27 52 43 47 51 64 61 59 32 22 25 21 35 35 41 32 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 5 30 5 40
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C C C S S
TSTMS C S S S C S C C
MIX HGT 400 400 1600 1600 700 600 1800 1700 400 400
T WIND DIR SW N NE NE E S SW SW E SW
T WIND SPD 10 9 16 13 9 10 8 8 14 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 21 27 31 8 9 19 15 21 16
MAX LVORI 7 7 5 5 6 9 5 4 5 5
STABILITY D F B B E F B B E F
CEILING 7200 11700 9800 10800 23500 8900 26600 26600 10300 8000
PRESSURE 29.93 29.96 30.03 30.03 30.02 29.98 30.01 29.92 29.89 29.92
Date 09/04Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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 73 81 70 77 69 77 70 78
TEMP 85 80 75 73 78 77 72 72 76 74 72 71 76 74 73 72 76 75
DEWPT 74 75 73 70 65 66 67 66 64 64 65 64 63 64 65 66 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 68 98 61 86 66 81 63 83 65
RH 70 84 96 90 64 70 83 83 67 72 79 78 64 71 79 81 66 72
WIND DIR W W NW N NE NE N NE NE E E E SE SE S SW S S
WIND SPD 4 3 5 10 8 4 6 10 11 9 6 6 10 8 8 8 10 9
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
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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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