EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026
MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026
Date 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun 10/11/26 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 63 68 65 71 67
TEMP 66 65 63 63 64 67 67 67 66 66 65 66 66 67 68 69 69 70 70 68 67
DEWPT 60 60 59 59 59 60 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 70 68 67
MAX/MIN RH 89 77 100 95 100
RH 82 85 87 85 86 78 78 81 89 92 94 96 99 99 98 98100100100100100
WIND DIR S SE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 17 12 04 06 06 07 07 07 08 09 09 10 11 11 13 14 16 19 22 24 26
WIND SPD 4 3 3 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 16 18 20 24 24 20 18 17 13 11 12
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 89 82 72 71 69 66 70 68 93 93 91 93100100 97 97 93 89 80 72 66
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 80 100 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.24 1.24 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L
RAIN SHWRS D D D D L L C C S
TSTMS S C C S S
MIX HGT 400 600 1200 1200 1500 2100 2100 1400 1300 1400
T WIND DIR W NE E E E E SE S SW W
T WIND SPD 1 6 16 12 16 27 28 23 25 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR
ADI 2 8 24 21 21 61 61 37 33 33
MAX LVORI 7 6 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
STABILITY F E C D D D D D D D
CEILING 26600 22600 20800 13600 8000 2100 1000 300 300 5500
PRESSURE 30.26 30.27 30.36 30.36 30.37 30.31 30.18 29.96 29.80 29.75
Date 10/12Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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 71 63 72 62 66 57 64 59 65
TEMP 69 68 65 64 70 69 66 62 66 64 59 58 62 62 60 59 64 64
DEWPT 67 66 65 63 66 66 64 61 59 58 56 55 54 56 56 57 58 60
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 82 100 75 91 73 93 78
RH 91 93100 99 85 92 94 98 78 82 89 90 75 83 88 93 81 88
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE E SE S S S
WIND SPD 14 9 6 5 10 11 12 16 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 11 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 0 5 20 5 5 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS 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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