EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
MDZ025-190900-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
DATE 06/18/21 SAT 06/19/21 SUN 06/20/21 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 71 83 72 84 73
TEMP 73 72 72 72 75 79 81 81 78 75 74 73 75 80 82 82 79 75 75 74 76
DEWPT 61 65 67 67 68 68 68 69 70 71 70 70 70 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 85 64 92 67 90
RH 66 79 83 85 82 70 65 67 77 87 89 92 85 72 69 69 76 87 89 90 90
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 21 22 24 21 21 20 24 24 24 24 23 20 20 20 22 22 21 20
WIND SPD 19 18 18 17 14 11 12 10 10 9 8 9 6 9 10 11 11 13 12 11 11
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 23 20 68 53 39 33 40 42 61 61 61 53 47 54 52 52 55 57 60 70 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 20 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5
MIX HGT 700 700 1600 1800 500 500 1800 1700 500 900
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 20 18 12 10 6 5 10 13 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 20 22 23 7 5 24 24 15 20
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 5
STABILITY C D E B B E E C C D
CEILING 14800 10800 9800 8000 8000 5500 7200 14800 15900 15300
PRESSURE 29.95 29.90 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.82 29.82 29.82
DATE 06/21 TUE 06/22/21 WED 06/23/21 THU 06/24/21 FRI 06/25/21
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 80 72 83 64 75 64 75 66 77
TEMP 80 77 74 75 82 77 69 68 74 71 67 67 74 72 67 68 76 74
DEWPT 72 72 72 74 72 68 66 62 57 56 59 61 59 61 63 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 77 100 69 93 55 83 61 93 67
RH 79 83 94 97 73 76 91 82 56 59 75 80 61 70 87 91 68 74
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW N N E N NE E E SE NE SE SE
WIND SPD 16 13 12 13 16 12 11 13 8 4 5 8 8 9 6 8 9 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 50 60 20 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C L C S S
TSTMS S S C L 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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