EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026
MDZ025-042100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 67 62 67 62 67
TEMP 60 64 66 65 63 64 63 63 63 66 66 66 65 65 65 64 64 66 66 65 64
DEWPT 59 61 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 86 99 91 100 95
RH 98 90 87 92 96 94 94 96 98 92 91 94 97 99 98 99100 95 95 96 99
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 14 15 16 16 16 18 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 20 20 19 20 19 19 23
WIND SPD 4 6 8 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 11 12 13 8
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 13 8 19 22 29 43 63 66 76 78 83 71 60 62 82 85 90 89 96 96 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 6
POP 12HR 0 5 10 70 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.80
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D D D D D
TSTMS S S C C C C S
MIX HGT 900 800 700 600 900 900 1100 1000 1000 1000
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 8 9 12 10 12 13 16 13 12 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 10 12 10 17 17 15 16 17 26
MAX LVORI 6 6 7 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
STABILITY B C D D D D D D D D
CEILING 20800 23500 26600 14800 11700 8000 4700 4700 3200 2400
PRESSURE 30.17 30.09 30.04 30.01 30.01 29.94 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.81
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 57 63 50 59 50 59 49 61
TEMP 61 57 63 57 52 50 57 55 53 51 58 56 52 51 60 58
DEWPT 61 56 54 50 46 45 44 45 45 43 41 43 42 43 43 46
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 86 58 78 51 77 53
RH 98 94 72 76 80 84 62 69 72 76 53 60 71 75 54 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW
WIND SPD 6 10 11 11 13 13 11 10 11 12 16 10 10 10 13 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS D
TSTMS 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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