EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
MDZ025-122000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
Date Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26
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 79 75 79 73 81
TEMP 76 78 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 78 78 77 76 75 74 74 75 78 79 80 78
DEWPT 74 72 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 69 69 69 70 68 68 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 69 75 67 87 69
RH 91 81 72 69 71 74 74 74 73 68 67 69 71 82 85 85 86 73 71 71 79
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 07 09 09 10 11 10 10 09 09 09 09 08 09 07 05 07 11 16 19
WIND SPD 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 6 5 3 4 4 5 8 8
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 79 76 74 77 73 70 54 47 52 74 48 63 54 62 46 42 32 19 15 9 8
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 1700 2000 1900 2400 2900 2800 2100 1500 1800 1500
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E NE E S
T WIND SPD 18 19 18 16 18 11 9 3 3 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 43 49 22 48 59 44 13 11 10 16
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 4 4
STABILITY D C D D C C D E A B
CEILING 6200 26600 23500 26600 30000 26600 26600 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.12 30.15 30.17 30.18 30.17 30.17 30.13 30.15 30.11
Date Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 75 86 78 85 76 84 76 84
TEMP 76 77 84 83 80 78 83 80 78 77 82 80 78 77 82 80
DEWPT 72 74 75 75 74 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 92 72 85 66 85 68 86 70
RH 88 91 74 77 83 82 70 78 84 83 70 75 83 85 73 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W N NE S SW NW SE S SW NW E S
WIND SPD 9 9 11 12 10 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 8 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS 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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