EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
MDZ025-310800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed
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 85 76 88 78
TEMP 79 77 76 75 76 82 84 84 81 79 77 76 78 84 86 87 83 81 79 79 79
DEWPT 73 73 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 71 96 66 90
RH 82 90 93 97 94 78 75 74 82 87 92 96 93 75 69 68 76 83 86 88 87
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 23 23 20 18 18 20 20 21 22 23 21 20 20 20 21 23 25 26
WIND SPD 10 10 10 8 4 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 10 10 10 9 6 4
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 21 57 54 43 21 23 21 42 25 23 30 13 14 21 14 27 37 44 33 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 700 600 1300 1200 600 600 1600 1500 700 700
T WIND DIR S SW SW E S SW SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 14 9 4 4 8 9 9 11 10 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 12 6 6 5 8 20 19 11 6
MAX LVORI 5 8 6 6 6 8 5 4 5 6
STABILITY E D A B F F B C E F
CEILING 14800 9100 5000 3200 7200 7600 9800 14800 30000 11000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.04 30.07 30.04 30.03 30.0 30.0 29.92 29.93 29.93
Date 09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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 87 78 88 75 85 72 81 70 78
TEMP 86 80 79 79 86 81 78 77 83 78 74 74 79 75 73 72 78 74
DEWPT 75 76 75 76 75 75 74 74 72 72 72 70 68 68 68 67 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 68 92 70 93 71 93 69 86 68
RH 69 84 90 91 73 78 88 91 74 79 90 89 73 75 84 85 71 72
WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW SW W SE E NW N NE E NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 9 8 5 8 8 6 5 6 4 5 8 10 8 8 11 13 13
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 40 30 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C S S
TSTMS S S 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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