EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
MDZ025-260800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
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 68 78 70 80 73
TEMP 73 72 71 70 72 74 75 77 74 73 72 71 73 77 78 79 76 75 75 74 76
DEWPT 68 67 68 67 68 65 64 63 63 64 65 65 67 66 67 67 68 70 71 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 94 62 84 66 93
RH 84 84 89 92 87 73 68 63 69 74 78 82 80 70 70 66 77 83 87 90 89
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE NE E E SW W S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 05 03 01 01 01 03 05 06 07 09 24 27 16 16 17 18 17 17 19 20 19
WIND SPD 8 4 5 6 8 10 10 9 4 3 3 3 3 5 9 10 10 11 11 10 11
CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 41 25 26 23 18 13 9 6 11 35 27 29 38 33 34 37 36 48 53 56 63
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 5 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 1500 1500 2200 1900 1100 900 1700 1800 1200 1100
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE E SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 11 12 10 3 1 3 12 13 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 28 35 29 2 2 15 29 13 21
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 3 4 6 4 4 5 5
STABILITY F F B B F F A C D D
CEILING 7200 2400 20900 11700 7200 8000 7200 5000 30000 14800
PRESSURE 29.97 29.92 29.92 29.87 29.87 29.86 29.90 29.87 29.87 29.84
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 82 73 82 72 81 72 82 74 82
TEMP 80 79 75 74 79 78 74 73 78 77 74 74 79 78 75 75 80 79
DEWPT 73 74 74 73 72 72 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 71 71 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 76 97 74 87 69 88 71 91 75
RH 78 86 97 97 79 81 84 86 73 76 85 86 73 78 88 90 81 81
WIND DIR S S W NW NW W NW N N E W N SE S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 14 16 12 9 9 6 8 9 8 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 9 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 20 10 10 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C L L C S S
TSTMS C C 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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