EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026
MDZ025-110800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon
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 75 81 73 80 72
TEMP 81 79 77 76 77 79 81 81 78 76 75 73 74 78 79 80 77 75 74 73 74
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 73 72 71 70 68 66 65 66 66 65 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 94 76 94 60 79
RH 79 86 90 93 92 82 78 77 82 92 92 93 86 73 65 61 67 75 75 78 76
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 27 27 29 03 12 06 04 04 03 03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 10 08
WIND SPD 8 8 4 4 5 4 6 8 10 10 10 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 8 10
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 81 64 71 73 76 82 72 76 66 62 55 58 35 43 41 34 43 50 54 51 47
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.28 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C L C S
TSTMS S S S C C C S
MIX HGT 500 600 1000 900 1400 1900 2300 2200 1800 2200
T WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE NE E E E SE
T WIND SPD 12 9 3 8 18 16 20 16 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 14 10 8 14 21 43 59 48 20 44
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 3
STABILITY D E B C D D C C D D
CEILING 7300 4600 8800 2400 300 300 26600 26600 23500 10800
PRESSURE 29.88 29.86 29.89 29.88 29.96 30.03 30.12 30.18 30.21 30.20
Date 07/13Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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 79 71 83 75 89 77 87 77 85
TEMP 79 76 73 74 82 80 77 78 87 85 79 79 86 83 79 79 84 82
DEWPT 64 64 65 66 66 68 69 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 71 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 60 83 57 82 57 78 61 80 60
RH 61 67 76 76 59 67 77 79 59 67 77 78 62 70 78 77 63 69
WIND DIR E SE S W S S SW W SW SW W W S S SW W SE S
WIND SPD 10 6 3 3 9 11 11 10 11 13 10 8 9 10 10 8 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS 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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