EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
Date 07/07/26 Wed 07/08/26 Thu 07/09/26 Fri
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 73 76 73 83 76
TEMP 75 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 75 79 82 82 80 78 77 76 79
DEWPT 73 73 73 72 71 69 69 69 68 70 70 71 72 72 74 75 75 76 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 97 79 97 77 99
RH 91 94 96 95 90 82 82 81 79 87 89 93 91 80 78 80 85 96 98 97 90
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 05 04 04 05 06 09 13 14 16 17 16 16 17 17 18 21 24 27 27
WIND SPD 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 8 6 6 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 83 80 76 68 77 58 41 19 24 67 70 68 78 66 64 64 64 64 33 30 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 5 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S C C C S
MIX HGT 1300 1700 1900 1900 1500 1400 1600 1500 800 700
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE S S S SW W
T WIND SPD 9 11 10 6 6 6 10 9 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 26 26 20 5 12 23 20 8 10
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 9
STABILITY D D D B E E C C D F
CEILING 1000 2400 1000 23500 14400 300 1500 5500 6300 300
PRESSURE 30.0 29.98 30.05 30.02 30.01 29.97 29.96 29.92 29.88 29.86
Date 07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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 88 76 83 73 81 73 82 74 85
TEMP 87 84 78 78 82 80 75 75 81 78 75 75 81 79 75 76 84 81
DEWPT 74 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 69 69 69 70 69 68 69 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 65 94 70 88 65 86 63 85 61
RH 67 76 90 89 74 77 86 87 68 73 82 82 66 70 81 81 63 71
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NE NE E NE E E E E E E NE NW S S
WIND SPD 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 9 6 5 9 9 8 6 9 10
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 40 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S C S 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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