EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
MDZ025-300900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
Date 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 Sun
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 15 24 17 26 18
TEMP 22 22 20 17 16 20 23 23 21 19 19 19 18 21 24 24 23 23 23 20 18
DEWPT 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 7 8 10 9 10 10 11 12 14 17 18 18 16 14
MAX/MIN RH 74 46 71 60 85
RH 64 65 66 72 71 54 46 48 58 65 63 68 70 66 61 67 78 81 80 84 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 31 31 32 33 33 33 32 33 34 34 35 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 00 35 35
WIND SPD 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 20 23 27 31 34 34
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 41 40 20 12 20 25 45 54 71 77 67 61 67 79 89 94 95 93 91 94 93
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.19
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S C C L L D D L L C
MIX HGT 3100 2500 2800 2800 2100 2000 2400 2600 2700 2700
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 21 20 16 13 18 17 20 25 28 36
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
ADI 31 42 48 40 26 33 52 57 43 79
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D C C D D D D D D
CEILING 20800 16300 20800 12000 8000 7200 8900 7200 4700 5500
PRESSURE 30.26 30.27 30.31 30.27 30.26 30.25 30.19 30.04 29.96 29.84
Date 02/01Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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 27 19 32 24 35 26 35 26 36
TEMP 24 24 22 20 30 29 26 25 34 31 29 28 35 33 29 27 35 33
DEWPT 13 15 14 12 14 18 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23
MIN/MAX RH 60 76 51 78 53 81 60 86 60
RH 62 68 72 72 52 62 71 74 54 63 72 79 61 65 76 87 62 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND SPD 29 28 24 21 18 14 11 12 10 9 8 6 5 6 6 9 9 10
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN S S C
SNOW C C 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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