EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
Date 07/08/26 Thu 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 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 73 82 76 87 75
TEMP 75 74 74 75 75 79 81 81 79 78 77 76 78 83 86 86 83 79 77 76 77
DEWPT 68 69 70 71 73 73 74 75 75 76 75 75 76 74 74 73 74 75 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 90 79 98 64 95
RH 79 85 87 88 93 83 81 82 87 96 96 98 93 74 68 64 75 88 90 95 90
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S SW W W W W SW SW W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 13 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 22 25 27 27 26 24 22 27 25 28 30 32
WIND SPD 5 5 4 5 6 8 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 6 6 5 4 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 33 36 46 57 45 35 51 54 69 67 26 24 35 12 22 31 65 65 64 56 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 30 50 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.07 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S C
TSTMS C C C C C C S
MIX HGT 1500 1300 1500 900 500 900 1000 1100 1000 1100
T WIND DIR S S S S SW W W SW SW N
T WIND SPD 11 10 13 11 6 8 10 11 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 20 25 17 6 11 15 18 11 15
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 8 9 5 4 5 6
STABILITY F E B C E F B B E E
CEILING 26600 20800 6300 8000 7200 8000 8900 16000 7200 4700
PRESSURE 30.0 29.95 29.94 29.86 29.82 29.81 29.84 29.82 29.86 29.87
Date 07/11Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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 84 73 80 72 80 71 82 74 86
TEMP 83 80 75 75 79 77 74 74 79 77 73 74 81 79 76 77 85 83
DEWPT 72 73 71 70 68 68 67 68 67 67 67 69 68 69 70 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 69 91 66 88 64 90 63 89 62
RH 70 79 88 86 70 73 81 82 68 72 82 84 65 71 82 81 63 70
WIND DIR N E NE NE E E E NE E E SE N SE S SW W SW SW
WIND SPD 6 5 6 10 12 10 8 8 10 9 6 5 9 10 10 9 10 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 20 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C S S
TSTMS C C 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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