EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
MDZ025-142000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
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 83 73 81 74 83
TEMP 78 80 79 81 77 75 75 74 76 77 78 79 77 75 75 75 76 78 80 81 78
DEWPT 74 73 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 71 71 72 70 70 70 69 71 70 71 71 73
MIN/MAX RH 74 99 76 86 70
RH 89 81 84 80 91 96 94 98 89 81 79 79 81 86 83 83 84 76 74 74 86
WIND DIR E E E NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 08 06 07 07 03 03 04 05 06 07 09 11 12 13 14 17 18 18 19
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 6 3 4 5 6 9 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 10 12 14 17
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 69 73 82 81 76 60 54 53 49 44 29 27 35 42 33 42 52 47 57 57 75
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 50 30 10 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.07 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S C C L
TSTMS C C S C
MIX HGT 1400 1300 500 1000 1600 1600 1200 1400 2000 1900
T WIND DIR E E NE NE NE E E SE S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 6 10 12 11 9 10 16 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 20 5 16 26 26 9 22 40 42
MAX LVORI 5 6 8 9 4 4 5 5 3 4
STABILITY C C E E B B E E C D
CEILING 3600 1000 300 30000 300 15900 17300 300 300 10800
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.09 30.06 29.92
Date Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
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 75 86 74 82 72 82 75 84
TEMP 77 77 84 81 77 76 80 77 75 74 80 79 76 77 82 79
DEWPT 74 76 75 75 73 71 70 70 70 70 71 71 73 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 70 91 71 89 71 92 75
RH 91 95 74 83 89 86 73 78 86 88 74 78 89 91 79 84
WIND DIR SW W W W NW N NE E SE N SE S S SW S S
WIND SPD 17 10 8 4 5 9 8 4 3 3 8 10 11 9 11 12
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 60 20 20 5 0 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L C S S S
TSTMS C 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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