EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
MDZ025-062000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
Date Mon 07/06/26 Tue 07/07/26 Wed 07/08/26
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 82 75 79 73 78
TEMP 78 80 80 79 78 77 77 76 76 77 78 78 77 76 75 74 74 76 78 78 76
DEWPT 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 71 71 71 70 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 88 99 86 92 74
RH 97 89 89 91 95 98 98 97 96 91 88 88 87 88 88 90 89 81 78 74 80
WIND DIR S S S SE SE S SW W N NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND DIR DEG 18 18 17 15 14 17 24 26 01 03 06 07 06 05 04 04 04 05 06 07 10
WIND SPD 6 8 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 6 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 64 54 70 65 78 80 79 71 67 73 75 57 72 80 79 74 69 65 48 35 30
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 40 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.32 0.10 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C
TSTMS C C C C C C S S C C S S
MIX HGT 500 500 500 500 1200 1300 1300 1800 2000 1800
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SE NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 13 10 13 5 4 4 13 16 12 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 10 13 6 11 11 15 38 37 17
MAX LVORI 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 4 5
STABILITY C C E E C C D D D B
CEILING 300 7900 300 6300 1700 3200 1000 1000 3200 3700
PRESSURE 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.92 29.93 29.96 30.01 30.01
Date Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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 72 82 76 87 77 83 74 81
TEMP 73 75 81 78 77 77 83 82 78 77 81 78 76 75 79 78
DEWPT 70 71 71 74 75 77 76 75 75 75 75 73 73 72 71 70
MAX/MIN RH 93 71 98 77 95 78 93 73
RH 90 87 72 88 95 98 80 82 91 94 83 85 90 90 76 78
WIND DIR S S S S SW W SW NW W NW N NE N NE E SE
WIND SPD 4 5 10 11 10 8 10 8 6 5 8 8 6 9 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 40 30 20 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S C S
TSTMS C S C S S C S
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VAZ064-062000-
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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