EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
MDZ025-220800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 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 75 82 71 77 70
TEMP 79 78 77 76 77 79 80 80 77 76 74 73 73 74 75 75 73 72 72 71 72
DEWPT 76 77 76 75 76 75 75 74 74 74 72 69 68 66 65 66 65 66 65 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 95 71 81
RH 92 97 96 97 97 89 85 82 89 95 92 87 85 75 71 74 76 80 80 80 80
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 22 22 25 34 02 02 03 05 06 06 06 05 06
WIND SPD 18 19 19 19 19 17 16 14 10 10 10 11 13 12 11 10 8 8 6 9 10
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 94 95 98 95 81 78 79 82 83 89 92 92 90 83 66 45 42 34 33 33 35
VSBY 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 70 90 40 20
QPF 12HR 1.47 0.60 1.42 0.18 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D D D L L L L D D D D C C S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S C C C C C C S
MIX HGT 1700 1900 1900 1400 1200 1800 2800 2700 2000 2500
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 23 25 29 23 12 17 21 19 13 10
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 37 54 59 38 16 40 51 58 23 32
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 6 5 3 4 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E E
CEILING 3900 1800 1700 4600 4000 1000 1000 1000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.78 29.76 29.79 29.84 29.88 29.93 30.03 30.05 30.10 30.14
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 76 71 76 70 77 72 81 74 82
TEMP 75 73 72 72 75 73 72 72 75 74 74 75 79 79 76 75 79 78
DEWPT 66 67 68 69 69 68 68 69 68 69 71 73 73 73 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 73 90 81 91 78 95 78 91 75
RH 74 80 87 89 82 84 89 89 80 84 92 93 81 83 88 89 78 81
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE N N E SE SW W S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 10 8 10 10 5 3 4 6 5 8 5 9 9 10 8 8 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 40 30 20 10 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S C C S C
TSTMS S S 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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