EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026
MDZ025-110900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
411 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026
Date 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 44 47 31 43 35
TEMP 49 51 51 50 46 44 44 43 39 34 33 34 32 37 41 42 40 39 39 37 36
DEWPT 49 50 50 48 42 37 30 29 25 22 23 23 24 23 23 24 27 29 29 29 29
MAX/MIN RH 99 56 69 47 74
RH 97 98 96 95 87 74 57 59 58 60 64 64 71 58 49 48 59 66 67 73 73
WIND DIR S SW SW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 22 29 32 32 30 29 30 29 30 30 30 30 28 25 23 23 25 26 26
WIND SPD 17 18 14 11 11 11 12 16 23 21 20 18 14 12 10 10 10 11 10 8 6
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 98 98100100100 87 48 58 39 13 5 7 11 6 5 6 7 11 23 10 9
VSBY 2 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 60 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS L D D L C S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 1000 1200 2900 4500 4100 3100 2400 2200 1200 900
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 32 18 19 25 39 29 18 16 19 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR VG VG GD FR PR PR PR
ADI 32 28 41 78 56 58 47 35 19 16
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 1 1 3 2 2 3 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E E
CEILING 300 300 6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 17200 20800 27700
PRESSURE 29.82 29.84 29.92 29.88 30.03 30.17 30.29 30.26 30.25 30.20
Date 01/13Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 48 42 49 34 41 27 40 32 44
TEMP 46 45 44 43 47 45 42 36 41 33 31 28 37 37 37 35 43 40
DEWPT 30 34 33 33 34 35 36 33 26 26 19 19 19 23 27 28 29 30
MIN/MAX RH 54 69 59 84 56 74 47 75 56
RH 54 66 64 68 60 67 79 86 56 74 60 70 47 56 66 75 57 67
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 14 18 14 12 9 10 12 12 11 13 12 11 9 10 11 12 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30 30 10 10 10
RAIN S C C C C
SNOW 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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