EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
MDZ025-262000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 78 70 80 73 82
TEMP 70 75 76 76 74 73 72 72 73 77 78 79 77 75 75 74 76 78 80 80 78
DEWPT 66 64 63 63 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 69 69 70 71 72 73 73 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 61 87 71 96 81
RH 87 69 64 64 69 72 77 81 83 73 73 72 78 84 87 94 91 86 84 82 87
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E SE SW W S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 01 03 05 06 09 14 22 25 20 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 19 18 18 18 19
WIND SPD 6 9 10 9 5 4 6 4 3 6 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 13 16 16 16
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 1 1 6 21 21 9 6 17 43 21 33 30 49 55 62 69 87 87 84
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4
POP 12HR 0 20 20 30 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.02 0.22
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C D D D
TSTMS S S S S C L
MIX HGT 2400 1900 1100 900 1700 1700 1300 1100 1600 1500
T WIND DIR NE NE E S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 9 4 3 9 13 16 16 16 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 41 26 3 5 23 29 15 20 39 41
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 5 5 4
STABILITY B B F F B C E D D C
CEILING 30000 30000 8000 8000 4000 16500 4700 3200 3200 23500
PRESSURE 29.92 29.86 29.84 29.82 29.85 29.82 29.80 29.76 29.72 29.65
Date Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 73 83 71 79 72 80 73 80
TEMP 75 74 81 79 74 72 77 76 73 74 78 77 75 76 78 77
DEWPT 73 72 71 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 70 71 71 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 98 70 90 74 89 75 91 83
RH 95 95 74 78 86 89 76 82 87 86 77 83 88 89 84 87
WIND DIR SW NW W W NW NW W SW W NW SW S SW W S S
WIND SPD 12 10 10 8 9 9 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 3 8 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 20 5 10 5 10 5 20
RAIN SHWRS D C S S S
TSTMS L C 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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