EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
MDZ025-092000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date Sun 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 85 76 85 76 86
TEMP 78 82 84 83 80 79 78 77 78 83 84 84 81 79 78 77 78 82 84 84 81
DEWPT 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 76 75 75 74 73 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 73 92 72 96 68
RH 91 78 74 77 85 88 91 91 91 76 74 73 82 92 91 93 87 74 70 69 80
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW NW NW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 24 22 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 21 20 20 21 23 27 29 30 30 21 22 25
WIND SPD 9 9 10 12 12 9 8 6 6 8 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 5 6 8 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 24 21 29 34 19 30 21 28 26 23 15 10 27 38 35 27 22 20 52 52 61
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 5 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C
TSTMS S S S S C C C
MIX HGT 800 1000 400 400 1100 1100 600 700 1500 1500
T WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 9 14 12 9 10 16 13 11 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 17 14 10 19 18 15 11 18 20
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 5 4 6 6 4 4
STABILITY B C E E B C E E B B
CEILING 1700 23500 4000 4700 30000 30000 30000 4700 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.03 29.98 29.98 29.97 30.0 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.95 29.90
Date Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 74 84 75 85 73 80 71 79
TEMP 76 76 83 80 77 76 83 80 75 74 79 76 73 73 78 76
DEWPT 74 73 72 74 74 74 73 73 73 71 70 69 68 66 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 99 69 97 70 93 70 87 63
RH 94 90 70 82 90 93 72 81 93 89 74 79 85 81 64 71
WIND DIR W NW SW S SW W SW SW NW N N SW NW N NE SE
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 9 8 9 8 5 9 8 5 6 10 8 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 40 20 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S S
TSTMS C S S
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VAZ064-092000-
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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