EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
MDZ025-112000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date Sat 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26
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 81 73 80 73 79
TEMP 77 79 80 79 77 76 75 74 75 77 78 79 77 75 74 74 75 77 78 77 76
DEWPT 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 69 68 66 66 67 66 66 67 66 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 82 94 64 78 66
RH 91 84 82 82 87 90 92 92 87 75 71 64 69 76 77 78 77 69 66 67 71
WIND DIR W SW SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 28 22 14 04 04 05 04 04 06 06 07 07 08 09 10 09 08 09 09 09 09
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 11 12 14 16 13 13 13 11 11 12 10 11 10 8
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 64 74 76 71 64 84 87 83 57 63 53 67 70 64 58 67 64 60 62 59 63
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S
TSTMS S S C C S
MIX HGT 1100 700 1000 1700 2400 2300 2400 2300 2800 2700
T WIND DIR NW E NE NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 3 3 6 12 20 21 19 20 18 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 7 5 8 28 51 50 27 42 55 52
MAX LVORI 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY B C D D D D D D D C
CEILING 3100 3300 6300 3200 300 5500 7200 10500 1700 7200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.95 29.98 30.06 30.12 30.15 30.13 30.18 30.15
Date Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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 72 81 75 87 78 88 77 85
TEMP 74 74 80 78 76 77 84 82 80 80 84 82 79 78 82 80
DEWPT 67 68 67 70 72 73 74 75 74 74 73 73 73 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 82 65 90 67 85 66 83 66
RH 78 80 66 76 87 89 72 77 83 81 71 74 82 82 70 77
WIND DIR E NE S S SW W SW SW SW W SW S SW W SE S
WIND SPD 3 3 6 10 10 9 10 11 10 6 8 8 8 6 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS 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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