EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
MDZ025-072000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 84 76 86 77 84
TEMP 77 81 83 82 81 78 78 77 78 82 84 84 82 80 79 77 78 82 84 84 81
DEWPT 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 77 97 72 93 72
RH 97 83 77 79 83 91 92 94 91 80 75 75 79 87 90 93 90 77 73 72 82
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 22 21 20 20 22 22 23 24 24 21 20 20
WIND SPD 8 9 12 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 11 10 10 9 8 9 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 4 3 7 17 25 58 42 24 20 34 14 25 30 63 52 35 24 21 18 12 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 0 40 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
TSTMS S C S S
MIX HGT 600 700 800 800 1100 900 1000 900 1100 1000
T WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 18 16 14 14 18 17 12 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 17 16 14 19 19 18 14 15 15
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 6 4 4
STABILITY B C D E C C D E B C
CEILING 13800 18200 12700 4000 15900 17100 4700 4700 12700 23500
PRESSURE 30.17 30.10 30.06 30.05 30.06 30.01 30.0 29.97 30.02 30.0
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 76 85 78 86 77 84 75 83
TEMP 78 78 84 82 79 80 86 83 79 78 83 80 77 77 82 80
DEWPT 75 75 74 76 76 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 94 72 91 68 90 71 97 72
RH 91 91 73 81 91 83 69 76 85 88 72 82 90 90 74 80
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 5 9 10 9 6 10 10 9 5 8 8 6 6 8 8
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 30 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C S
TSTMS C S S S
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VAZ064-072000-
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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