EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
Date 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat
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 49 53 34 49 43
TEMP 53 54 55 54 52 47 43 34 34 37 36 35 36 41 43 45 47 46 47 45 45
DEWPT 50 51 50 50 48 41 34 32 29 28 26 24 25 26 28 32 35 38 38 38 36
MAX/MIN RH 91 72 81 54 77
RH 90 90 84 86 87 79 72 92 81 71 66 65 64 55 55 59 64 72 72 76 72
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 23 33 33 33 31 30 31 32 20 18 19 19 20 21 23 24 26
WIND SPD 16 17 16 16 16 18 18 16 11 10 9 4 3 10 16 19 21 19 16 12 10
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 52 76 81 86 85 91 90 92 57 7 5 11 15 36 26 27 39 59 60 58 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 90 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D D
SNOWSHWRS D
MIX HGT 1700 1700 2900 2600 1400 900 2900 2800 2700 2000
T WIND DIR S SW NW NW NW N S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 18 14 25 21 13 6 11 28 25 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR GD GD PR
ADI 21 22 75 72 15 7 45 69 42 26
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 3 4
STABILITY D D D D E F C D D D
CEILING 12700 18200 2400 4700 23500 30000 14800 20800 11700 12700
PRESSURE 29.82 29.71 29.80 30.01 30.15 30.18 30.26 30.13 30.05 30.04
Date 03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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 51 42 53 48 55 33 40 29 40
TEMP 50 46 43 44 50 50 50 51 53 48 39 34 38 36 32 31 37 35
DEWPT 30 33 33 35 41 46 50 50 49 42 28 23 17 18 17 17 16 21
MIN/MAX RH 46 72 69 100 75 78 42 58 42
RH 46 60 68 73 72 89 98 99 86 78 65 64 43 46 52 57 42 56
WIND DIR W NE E E SE SE S S S W NW NW NW NW NW N N SE
WIND SPD 9 3 5 10 12 14 17 19 19 18 14 14 12 10 10 10 9 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 80 90 60 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C D D D L S
TSTMS 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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