EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
MDZ025-050800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
Date 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26 Fri
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 74 82 76 84 77
TEMP 77 76 75 74 75 79 81 82 80 78 78 77 78 81 83 83 81 79 78 77 78
DEWPT 74 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 99 79 96
RH 90 96100100100 90 85 84 86 95 96 98 96 84 80 80 86 92 93 94 93
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 10 14 13 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9
CLOUDS B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 85 91 66 74 57 58 38 42 37 19 11 10 10 14 7 6 5 16 10 13 11
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 30 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 600 700 800 900 1000 900 1100 1000 800 500
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 5 4 8 11 12 11 13 14 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 4 11 11 13 15 21 21 13 12
MAX LVORI 9 9 9 5 6 8 5 5 5 6
STABILITY E E C C D E C C D E
CEILING 300 300 1900 10300 11700 8900 5900 30000 30000 4000
PRESSURE 30.07 30.09 30.13 30.12 30.11 30.14 30.18 30.14 30.13 30.13
Date 08/07Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26
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 85 76 85 75 84 76 85 77 87
TEMP 84 80 78 79 83 80 77 77 82 80 77 77 83 81 78 78 86 81
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 75 95 80 97 77 95 75 94 69
RH 78 88 94 94 83 85 95 95 81 84 91 94 78 82 90 91 74 78
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 14 11 10 12 14 10 8 9 9 9 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 30 10 30 10 5 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS 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
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