EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026
MDZ025-070900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026
Date 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 Mon
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 39 48 47 58 43
TEMP 40 40 40 41 41 43 45 47 47 49 49 48 50 54 55 53 49 47 46 45 44
DEWPT 39 38 39 40 41 43 44 46 46 47 48 48 50 51 50 50 47 45 45 44 43
MAX/MIN RH 98 94 100 82 99
RH 95 93 97 96 97 97 96 96 97 96 96100100 92 82 87 92 94 95 97 97
WIND DIR NE NE E E E S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE E SE
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 07 08 10 16 19 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 20 21 05 10 12
WIND SPD 9 6 5 4 3 5 9 11 14 16 16 16 14 12 10 9 5 4 4 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 88 94 96 97 95 88 78 68 59 58 51 63 79 78 80 88 93 91 89 56 61
VSBY 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 30 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.19 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C C C L L C C S S
TSTMS S S
Obvis PF F+ F+ F+ F+ F
MIX HGT 700 500 600 600 1000 1200 1200 1000 700 500
T WIND DIR NE E S S SW SW SW W N SE
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 12 18 16 14 6 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 7 10 14 17 22 22 13 5 7
MAX LVORI 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 10
STABILITY D E D D D D D D E F
CEILING 1000 1000 300 300 30000 300 300 1400 4500 30000
PRESSURE 30.35 30.32 30.26 30.13 30.01 29.92 29.90 29.89 30.01 30.06
Date 03/09Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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 54 47 56 48 59 45 53 38 48
TEMP 51 49 47 47 54 48 49 49 57 53 53 46 49 44 40 38 46 43
DEWPT 45 46 46 47 47 47 47 49 51 50 50 45 37 32 28 29 33 37
MIN/MAX RH 80 99 77 100 80 97 60 70 59
RH 82 90 97 97 78 94 94 99 82 90 90 96 63 62 62 70 61 79
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S SW NW NW N N NE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 6 8 9 11 14 16 18 19 17 12 11 11 11 11
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 20 50 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S C C C C C S S S
TSTMS 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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