EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
MDZ025-080900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
Date 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 Mon 03/09/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 45 57 42 52 44
TEMP 47 47 49 49 48 52 53 54 49 47 45 44 42 47 50 49 46 45 45 44 44
DEWPT 45 45 47 48 48 50 50 50 48 46 43 42 41 42 42 44 44 44 44 44 44
MAX/MIN RH 96 83 97 75 100
RH 94 95 95 95100 94 89 88 95 95 92 93 94 82 76 82 92 96 97 99 98
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW W N NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 31 27 34 02 08 12 15 17 17 20 20 21 21
WIND SPD 14 16 17 16 16 13 11 10 8 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 64 70 62 68 83 87 87 85 92 77 68 48 37 36 42 53 64 73 78 77 80
VSBY 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 80 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L C S S
TSTMS S
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1400 1700 1600 1400 600 300 900 800 400 400
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW NW SW SE E SE S
T WIND SPD 16 18 17 9 2 2 2 4 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 31 30 21 2 4 4 5 3 6
MAX LVORI 7 5 5 8 10 9 6 6 10 9
STABILITY D D D D F F B B E E
CEILING 30000 17100 300 300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 300
PRESSURE 30.0 29.90 29.90 29.88 30.01 30.06 30.14 30.11 30.10 30.10
Date 03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 55 47 58 49 57 34 46 41 52
TEMP 52 48 48 48 56 52 54 51 53 43 38 35 43 42 43 44 50 45
DEWPT 46 46 47 48 50 50 51 50 46 35 26 24 25 32 36 37 36 35
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 80 97 74 73 50 79 57
RH 81 94 97 99 81 92 92 95 76 73 61 64 50 67 76 76 58 68
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW SW S SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 6 6 6 11 14 17 20 21 20 18 16 12 11 14 16 13 11 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 10 30 70 30 10 20 10
RAIN S C L L C S S
SNOW C
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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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