EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
Date 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue
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 77 87 77 87 77
TEMP 81 80 79 78 78 82 84 85 82 80 79 78 78 82 84 84 81 80 79 78 78
DEWPT 74 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 91 71 92 74 88
RH 79 84 86 89 91 77 74 71 81 86 89 90 92 80 75 74 82 84 86 86 88
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 23 23 23 20 20 20 20 22 23 23 21 20 20 21 21 23 26 27
WIND SPD 14 11 11 10 8 8 10 11 11 8 6 5 4 5 10 11 10 9 9 6 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 64 48 32 23 26 34 23 20 16 14 24 12 18 26 23 24 24 22 13 17
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS C S
MIX HGT 500 500 600 500 500 500 600 800 700 700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S W SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 11 10 10 13 9 2 2 9 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 12 12 13 12 3 6 9 9 7
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 4 6 7 6 4 5 5
STABILITY D E B C E F B C E E
CEILING 9200 9600 18200 18200 6300 7200 8900 13800 11600 14800
PRESSURE 30.0 30.0 30.02 30.0 30.01 29.98 30.01 29.95 29.93 29.92
Date 08/11Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26
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 87 74 84 75 84 74 83 72 80
TEMP 85 82 77 75 81 81 77 76 82 80 77 76 80 79 75 73 78 77
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 71 70 70 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 69 96 75 95 72 89 68 83 65
RH 69 74 87 93 78 81 90 93 78 80 88 86 73 75 80 83 68 71
WIND DIR SW W W W SW S W SW SW S W NW NW SW W NE SE E
WIND SPD 6 8 6 4 6 6 6 6 9 6 8 8 8 6 6 10 9 6
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 20 30 20 20 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S S S S S
TSTMS S C S C 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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