EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
Date 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu 05/28/26 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 62 72 64 73 58
TEMP 63 63 64 64 66 69 70 71 68 66 66 65 67 69 71 71 66 63 61 59 63
DEWPT 62 63 64 64 65 66 66 66 65 66 65 64 64 62 59 59 58 58 56 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 100 84 100 64 84
RH 97100100100 99 91 88 85 90100 99 96 88 77 66 67 76 82 84 82 75
WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 11 16 21 22 23 23 24 23 24 25 26 29 33 34 00 35 00 34 34 35 34
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 5 5 8 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 8 8 5
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 84 90 93 93 91 87 82 81 79 87 89 70 65 45 25 23 17 9 8 10 8
VSBY 2 2 1 1 2 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 50 70 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.09 0.21 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C C L L C C
TSTMS S C C C
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 300 400 500 600 600 700 900 800 700 1300
T WIND DIR S S SW SW N NW NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 4 4 8 8 6 8 8 4 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 8 11 8 8 11 7 7 20
MAX LVORI 10 9 9 6 9 9 5 4 5 5
STABILITY F E C B E E B B F E
CEILING 300 300 300 8000 5500 11700 8900 4700 26200 30000
PRESSURE 30.05 30.0 29.97 29.86 29.80 29.84 29.92 29.89 29.96 30.0
Date 05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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 68 60 72 58 66 58 67 58 65
TEMP 66 64 62 64 69 66 61 60 63 60 60 61 65 62 60 61 63 60
DEWPT 55 57 58 59 57 57 55 53 51 53 55 56 55 55 55 56 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 62 89 64 84 63 86 67 87 70
RH 66 79 89 85 66 75 82 80 65 77 84 83 70 79 86 84 72 79
WIND DIR E S SW W N NE N N E S SW SW E E N N NE NE
WIND SPD 5 6 9 9 10 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 10 12 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS 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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