EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
MDZ025-162000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
Date Tue 06/16/26 Wed 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26
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 72 67 77 71 83
TEMP 67 70 70 71 70 69 69 69 71 74 74 74 73 72 73 73 76 78 82 81 79
DEWPT 57 56 58 60 63 65 66 67 68 68 68 68 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 62 99 79 94 72
RH 69 62 67 71 77 86 92 94 92 84 82 82 86 92 92 92 84 79 73 74 78
WIND DIR N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 01 07 12 14 15 14 13 15 14 19 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23
WIND SPD 8 6 10 10 10 10 10 6 8 8 11 10 12 12 12 13 14 18 19 17 14
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 54 46 59 46 64 71 70 82 72 35 32 17 55 38 27 34 28 25 23 29 62
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 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 2000 1500 800 700 1700 1600 700 900 1800 1800
T WIND DIR NE SE E NE SE S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 8 5 5 4 11 16 19 23 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 15 7 7 20 23 18 24 52 46
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 9 6 5 5 5 4 4
STABILITY C C D D B C D D C C
CEILING 6300 11700 3700 4700 20800 25200 300 12700 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.85 29.84 29.78 29.79 29.77 29.77 29.72 29.70 29.68
Date Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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 73 77 69 80 68 81 71 81
TEMP 78 75 75 74 71 70 78 75 71 71 78 75 73 73 76 75
DEWPT 71 68 67 67 65 62 59 61 60 60 61 64 67 67 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 83 74 88 50 72 55 83 73
RH 79 81 74 78 82 74 54 61 69 68 58 68 81 82 76 80
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW W NW NW SW S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 8 8 6 8 8 10 8 8 5 9 9 8 8 13 13
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 60 30 0 0 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C S C C
TSTMS S 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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