EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
MDZ025-110800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 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 73 79 73 79 74
TEMP 78 76 75 74 75 77 78 77 75 75 74 73 74 77 79 79 76 76 76 75 76
DEWPT 74 74 74 73 73 71 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 72 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 91 74 99
RH 89 96 97 98 95 81 76 75 81 85 87 89 89 79 74 77 86 97 98 98 98
WIND DIR S SW SW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 24 32 00 03 05 06 08 09 09 09 10 11 12 12 13 15 18 20 23
WIND SPD 6 5 4 5 6 10 11 10 8 5 5 6 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 61 66 52 82 79 59 53 42 47 39 48 56 69 61 61 59 71 70 78 78 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 30 20 5 10 70
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.03 0 0 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S C C L L L
TSTMS C C S S S S S S C S
MIX HGT 400 900 1700 1700 1400 1800 1900 1600 900 800
T WIND DIR SW W NE E E E SE S S SW
T WIND SPD 6 6 12 16 14 16 20 14 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 7 26 35 18 37 40 30 10 11
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 4 5 6 4 5 8 8
STABILITY E E D C E D D D D D
CEILING 6300 4000 4700 4400 4500 1500 1700 500 6300 2400
PRESSURE 29.88 29.88 29.95 29.97 30.01 30.01 30.05 30.04 30.02 29.98
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 83 73 80 70 78 71 80 73 81
TEMP 81 79 75 75 78 75 72 72 77 74 73 73 79 75 74 75 80 76
DEWPT 75 75 75 73 68 67 67 67 66 66 68 69 68 70 71 72 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 68 87 70 90 71 94 75
RH 82 91 99 95 71 75 82 84 72 77 86 87 73 81 89 91 78 MM
WIND DIR SW SW W N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S MM
WIND SPD 6 4 4 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 4 9 8 6 5 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 60 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L C S
TSTMS S 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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