EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026
MDZ025-190900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026
Date 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26 Tue 01/20/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 26 40 22 31 22
TEMP 34 30 29 27 28 35 39 39 37 34 29 26 23 27 31 31 28 25 24 23 25
DEWPT 33 27 22 19 19 22 22 24 24 20 15 13 12 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 11
MAX/MIN RH 96 50 64 37 54
RH 96 85 76 70 69 59 51 53 58 57 57 60 61 46 39 37 42 48 51 54 54
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 32 32 31 29 26 23 24 24 26 30 32 32 32 30 29 29 31 33 34 35 06
WIND SPD 17 16 12 10 8 12 16 16 13 14 14 13 11 11 10 10 6 5 4 4 5
CLOUDS OV SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 92 44 7 6 6 6 4 8 6 20 32 18 12 8 5 6 3 3 3 5 6
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW C
MIX HGT 2100 2000 3400 3800 2600 2500 4500 4700 2600 1500
T WIND DIR NW W SW W NW NW NW W NW N
T WIND SPD 23 14 21 23 21 20 17 18 12 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD FR FR GD GD PR PR
ADI 30 29 67 70 33 38 56 71 11 10
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 3
STABILITY D E D D D D D D F F
CEILING 1000 30000 30000 30000 28300 13100 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.88 29.93 30.02 30.01 30.14 30.26 30.34 30.36 30.48 30.52
Date 01/21Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 42 36 45 26 39 30 45 27 33
TEMP 38 39 39 41 44 39 31 26 35 36 35 34 42 38 33 28 30 25
DEWPT 20 28 30 33 34 29 19 16 15 22 25 25 23 33 31 25 18 15
MIN/MAX RH 47 73 65 67 43 74 45 93 59
RH 48 65 69 73 66 67 59 64 43 56 67 70 48 81 92 91 62 65
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW W SW W NW N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 12 16 14 11 10 10 11 10 8 9 11 12 11 11 14 17 17 18
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 20 30 10 5 10 30 40 50
RAIN S C S C C C C
SNOW S C C C C 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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