EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026
MDZ025-260800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026
Date 05/25/26 Tue 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu
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 63 67 62 76 63
TEMP 66 65 65 64 66 65 64 64 63 64 65 64 67 70 73 73 69 68 67 65 67
DEWPT 65 65 65 64 65 65 64 63 63 64 64 64 66 68 68 67 67 67 66 65 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 96 100 77 100
RH 98100100100 98 99100 98100 99 99100 99 92 82 82 95 98 97 99 92
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NE E E SE S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 16 18 23 27 32 05 07 09 14 17 19 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 28 29 32
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 95 92 94 92 92 91 88 77 78 89 88 83 86 82 83 82 80 81 71 72 58
VSBY 1 1 1 1 1 3 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 50 60 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.69 0.09 0.17 0.07 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L C C C S S C L L C C L L C C C C
TSTMS C C S S S S
Obvis PFPF+PF+ PF PF PF
MIX HGT 400 400 400 300 400 500 800 700 600 600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SE S SW SW NW W NW
T WIND SPD 8 12 6 2 3 6 12 10 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 14 13 4 4 6 11 10 11 15
MAX LVORI 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 8 8
STABILITY E F B C F F C C E E
CEILING 4700 300 300 300 2200 4700 2400 6300 5600 12700
PRESSURE 30.05 30.01 30.06 30.05 30.01 29.97 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.82
Date 05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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 73 59 68 59 67 57 64 57 68
TEMP 70 65 61 61 65 62 61 62 65 62 60 59 62 60 59 60 65 62
DEWPT 60 60 57 56 55 57 57 56 55 55 55 55 53 54 54 55 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 65 89 70 88 68 88 72 88 64
RH 70 83 86 83 71 82 87 81 71 79 86 86 74 80 85 83 66 74
WIND DIR N N N N SE S S W N NE N N NE E NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 6 4 6 6 5 5 6 9 11 10 11 13 12 9 9 9 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS 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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