EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
MDZ025-042000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
Date Sat 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26 Mon 07/06/26
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 74 81 75 81
TEMP 81 85 83 83 81 77 77 75 76 78 80 81 79 77 76 75 77 79 80 81 78
DEWPT 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 72 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 77
MIN/MAX RH 73 91 81 96 82
RH 85 75 78 76 81 87 88 89 92 85 82 81 86 92 93 96 96 87 86 82 96
WIND DIR W S S S S SW SW SE S S S S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 26 20 18 19 20 21 23 15 16 17 17 17 17 14 13 17 15 13 14 12 12
WIND SPD 4 3 8 11 10 9 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 8 9 8 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 7 22 23 20 44 40 50 30 32 17 17 14 30 67 78 71 70 67 62 68 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 30 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C C C C C
TSTMS C S S S S C C
MIX HGT 400 600 600 400 700 600 600 900 1000 1000
T WIND DIR SW S SW E S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 4 11 11 17 12 10 11 12 12 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 11 13 18 16 10 12 12 18 14
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7
STABILITY A C D E B C D D C D
CEILING 30000 26600 23500 5500 20800 23500 300 300 300 300
PRESSURE 29.95 29.92 29.92 29.92 29.97 29.95 29.93 29.95 29.98 29.96
Date Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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 83 73 81 74 84 76 87
TEMP 76 76 81 78 75 75 78 77 76 76 81 80 78 78 83 83
DEWPT 76 75 75 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 74 74 74 75 76 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 80 92 77 93 75 94 74
RH 98 99 83 86 90 91 81 83 88 90 81 81 89 93 80 79
WIND DIR SE S SE E NE N NE E S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 6 9 10 8 9 10 6 4 3 9 10 10 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 50 30 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S C S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S S S
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VAZ064-042000-
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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