EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
MDZ025-212000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
Date Sun 06/21/26 Mon 06/22/26 Tue 06/23/26
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 81 72 81 73 81
TEMP 73 77 80 80 78 75 74 72 74 78 80 81 78 76 74 73 75 78 80 80 75
DEWPT 64 64 65 64 66 67 67 69 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 71 73 71 71 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 56 89 73 95 69
RH 75 63 59 59 68 76 79 88 88 79 77 74 83 90 94 94 94 80 74 70 82
WIND DIR W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W N N N
WIND DIR DEG 27 23 20 18 18 17 16 16 17 18 18 17 18 18 21 22 25 29 35 00 35
WIND SPD 3 3 6 8 8 8 8 9 11 16 18 21 23 18 11 9 8 6 8 6 4
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 13 19 31 8 15 52 40 45 41 49 51 43 73 78 77 70 70 50 57 56 54
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.21 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C L L
TSTMS C C S S S C S
MIX HGT 700 700 400 600 800 900 800 1100 1700 1700
T WIND DIR W SW SE SE S S S S W N
T WIND SPD 6 9 6 5 16 23 21 13 8 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 11 6 7 22 25 22 16 33 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 6 5 4 5 6 5 4
STABILITY A B E D D C D D C C
CEILING 6300 20100 30000 5500 5500 30000 300 4700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.97 29.96 29.98 29.93 29.88 29.82 29.84 29.88
Date Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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 68 79 70 78 71 80 73 83
TEMP 71 70 77 72 71 72 76 73 72 73 78 75 74 74 80 77
DEWPT 66 64 64 66 67 67 67 68 70 70 71 72 72 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 88 63 88 73 93 77 94 69
RH 86 82 65 80 85 85 75 83 91 91 81 89 92 87 72 80
WIND DIR NW N E S S S SE SE S S SE S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 4 5 6 5 4 3 10 10 9 5 9 8 4 3 5 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S
TSTMS 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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