EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025
Date 06/09/25 Tue 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu
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 69 78 68 79 69
TEMP 71 70 71 71 72 74 76 76 73 71 70 68 70 75 77 77 74 71 71 69 72
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 67 66 65 65 64 65 66 67 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 98 76 96 64 94
RH 90 96 94 93 92 84 78 76 85 90 93 96 88 70 66 65 75 85 89 94 88
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 13 13 17 19 21 21 23 21 22 22 26 30 33 34 16 18 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 6 9 9 10 11 11 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 5 5 6 5 4
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 65 75 75 87 89 86 72 74 65 58 43 44 25 15 13 9 7 9 9 20 17
VSBY 5 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 60 40 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.34 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C C C
TSTMS S C C C
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 500 800 900 800 500 600 1400 1300 500 800
T WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW NE SE S SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 13 16 10 6 4 3 6 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 21 20 16 5 4 12 14 7 9
MAX LVORI 7 6 5 5 7 9 5 4 6 7
STABILITY D D D C E F A B F F
CEILING 7200 7200 3200 6000 10000 9100 8900 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.77 29.85 29.88 29.96 30.01 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.06
Date 06/12Fri 06/13/25Sat 06/14/25Sun 06/15/25Mon 06/16/25
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 81 71 80 69 76 68 75 67 75
TEMP 78 75 72 74 77 74 71 71 75 72 70 70 73 70 69 69 73 70
DEWPT 67 68 68 69 68 69 68 69 68 68 67 67 66 65 65 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 68 89 74 94 80 93 79 91 79
RH 69 79 88 86 74 86 92 91 81 87 91 89 79 84 89 88 79 86
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S SE SE E NE NE NE E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 8 9 8 6 9 9 8 9 11 10 10 10 11 12 10 10 11 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 10 30 40 50 30 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS