EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
Date Wed 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26
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 78 71 81 73 82
TEMP 70 71 75 76 73 72 73 74 74 78 79 80 78 78 77 75 74 78 80 80 75
DEWPT 68 68 69 69 70 70 72 70 71 71 71 70 71 72 72 71 70 69 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 78 97 73 90 64
RH 94 90 81 78 90 96 96 89 88 80 75 73 79 82 85 87 88 74 69 65 76
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 27 26 23 28 23
WIND SPD 5 5 11 11 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 16 12 12 11 9 8 4 6 6 6
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 32 33 29 37 43 39 45 51 57 34 28 48 68 75 79 76 75 60 57 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 0 30 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0.05 0.02 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C L L C C
TSTMS S S S S S S
MIX HGT 1000 1000 600 900 1500 1400 700 900 1300 1300
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW NW E
T WIND SPD 5 12 12 16 20 14 9 6 6 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 14 13 21 43 37 10 8 13 23
MAX LVORI 8 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 4
STABILITY B C D D D C D D C C
CEILING 8900 30000 300 300 15900 26600 5500 4700 3200 2900
PRESSURE 29.84 29.80 29.78 29.73 29.72 29.67 29.70 29.79 29.85 29.81
Date Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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 69 83 69 80 71 81 71 79
TEMP 72 71 80 75 71 71 76 75 72 73 77 75 74 73 77 74
DEWPT 65 61 59 61 61 61 61 65 67 67 69 69 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 84 45 74 59 84 72 89 68
RH 80 73 49 61 71 71 60 71 82 83 77 82 86 84 71 78
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW SW S S SW SW SW W N NE E
WIND SPD 8 6 10 8 6 4 10 11 11 16 19 18 14 11 10 6
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 30 50 50 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S
TSTMS S S 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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