EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
MDZ025-030800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
Date 07/02/26 Fri 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26 Sun
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 76 86 78 89 76
TEMP 82 79 78 77 77 83 85 85 83 81 80 78 80 85 88 89 84 80 78 77 77
DEWPT 73 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 75 75 74 73 75 74 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 89 68 86 61 91
RH 76 79 85 89 89 76 71 69 75 81 84 85 82 71 65 61 71 85 87 90 93
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W SW S S SW SW W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 23 24 22 19 20 21 21 22 23 25 24 20 20 22 22 29 29 32
WIND SPD 13 13 11 10 8 6 10 12 10 10 9 6 4 3 8 10 10 9 5 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 7 16 17 9 15 10 17 17 44 54 55 41 35
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 500 1600 1600 500 400 2000 2100 500 600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 10 6 11 10 5 4 11 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 11 18 24 10 6 22 29 10 8
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 3 5 6
STABILITY D E B C E F A C D E
CEILING 30000 8900 30000 14800 30000 30000 30000 30000 13800 5500
PRESSURE 30.01 30.0 30.01 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.94 29.92 29.89 29.89
Date 07/05Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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 86 74 84 74 83 73 83 73 85
TEMP 83 79 76 76 81 78 76 75 81 77 75 75 80 78 75 75 82 79
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 73 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 76 99 82 97 78 91 78 91 75
RH 78 86 95 97 90 89 94 94 84 85 90 89 82 81 87 89 79 80
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S E NE NE NE NE NE N SE S
WIND SPD 6 9 8 6 10 11 8 9 10 12 9 9 10 10 6 4 8 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 50 30 50 40 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C S C S S
TSTMS C C S C C C 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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