EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
MDZ025-130800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26 Sat
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 74 87 74 83 72
TEMP 79 77 76 75 77 83 86 86 82 78 76 75 75 80 82 82 78 76 75 74 74
DEWPT 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 68
MAX/MIN RH 96 60 91 67 86
RH 76 86 92 94 90 70 64 64 75 85 89 91 89 75 70 69 79 82 85 85 81
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W SW SW W W W NW NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 15 18 20 21 24 26 22 23 25 25 26 32 03 04 05 03 06 35 34 00 02
WIND SPD 4 6 8 8 6 5 8 8 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 29 59 61 57 42 21 27 29 32 47 41 40 44 52 62 62 56 62 51 50 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.04 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 500 1100 1100 500 600 1300 1200 700 1100
T WIND DIR S SW W W SW N SE SE E E
T WIND SPD 2 9 6 8 2 2 4 6 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 12 11 13 3 2 8 9 9 18
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 4 7 7 6 4 5 5
STABILITY E D B B F F C C E E
CEILING 26600 11700 5500 30000 30000 4000 4000 3200 4700 0
PRESSURE 29.85 29.84 29.88 29.84 29.90 29.94 30.01 30.01 30.01 30.01
Date 08/15Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26
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 81 73 82 74 85 73 83 73 83
TEMP 79 76 74 75 80 79 76 77 82 80 76 75 80 78 75 74 80 79
DEWPT 69 68 69 70 70 72 73 74 74 74 74 72 72 72 71 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 70 87 70 93 73 95 74 91 71
RH 71 77 84 85 74 80 89 91 78 83 93 92 77 82 87 90 74 81
WIND DIR E E SE S S S SW W W W NW N NE SE S NW SE S
WIND SPD 9 6 6 6 10 14 16 11 10 6 8 9 8 4 4 4 8 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 10 50 30 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S
TSTMS 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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