EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
MDZ025-122000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26
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 56 34 49 42 52
TEMP 47 41 37 37 39 37 35 36 42 45 47 47 46 47 45 44 48 50 50 45
DEWPT 42 35 33 32 30 26 25 25 23 26 30 35 38 38 37 35 30 29 30 33
MIN/MAX RH 79 82 46 74 43
RH 85 79 87 82 72 66 66 63 47 48 52 63 72 70 73 70 49 44 46 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S SW SW W W W W W SE
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 32 31 30 32 31 22 18 18 19 20 22 23 25 27 29 28 26 11
WIND SPD 19 20 18 12 12 10 5 3 9 16 18 18 18 14 11 9 8 6 5 3
CLOUDS OV B2 OV B1 CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 85 99 51 5 5 5 5 19 23 26 25 28 24 41 43 49 31 47 49
VSBY 6 5 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.35 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L D
SNOW D
MIX HGT 2600 1500 900 3000 2900 2700 1700 2600 2400
T WIND DIR NW NW N S S SW SW W NW
T WIND SPD 29 18 8 13 33 25 16 12 8
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR
ADI 76 24 10 58 81 47 22 43 36
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 3
STABILITY D D F C D D D C B
CEILING 2200 30000 30000 19500 23500 20800 20800 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.93 30.14 30.18 30.26 30.11 29.98 29.97 30.10 30.18
Date Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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 42 53 49 56 34 41 29 40
TEMP 44 45 51 50 51 51 54 51 41 35 39 37 33 31 38 36
DEWPT 34 37 42 47 50 51 52 48 33 24 20 19 16 15 14 19
MAX/MIN RH 74 71 100 85 88 44 53 38
RH 68 73 73 88 97 99 91 88 73 63 46 47 49 51 38 50
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S SW NW NW W NW NW NW N E
WIND SPD 5 12 13 14 17 21 24 20 17 14 12 10 10 9 6 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 10 70 90 60 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C L D D L C
TSTMS C S C
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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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