EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 60 71 65 75 69
TEMP 64 63 62 61 63 67 68 70 68 66 67 66 70 72 74 74 71 71 72 71 72
DEWPT 54 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 63 63 64 66 66 68 68 68 68 69 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 86 73 99 81 98
RH 72 75 79 85 83 76 75 75 83 90 89 99 88 86 82 82 89 95 93 95 93
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 09 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 20 21 23 24
WIND SPD 13 10 9 6 4 4 8 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 16 16 17 17 13 10 9
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 3 11 28 60 42 56 62 63 72 72 91 81 73 80 70 64 64 61 57 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 1600 1300 1400 1000 1200 1200 1000 800 800 700
T WIND DIR E SE S S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 6 8 13 17 18 17 18 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 10 15 17 17 24 23 22 15 13
MAX LVORI 4 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 7
STABILITY D E B C D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 300 300 26600 23500 4000 2700 4000 26600 4700
PRESSURE 30.26 30.26 30.27 30.21 30.13 30.06 30.01 29.89 29.84 29.80
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 81 72 83 70 81 68 80 69 81
TEMP 80 77 73 75 80 76 71 73 78 74 69 72 77 74 71 73 78 74
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 68 67 67 67 66 67 68 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 70 93 66 97 65 93 67 93 66
RH 71 79 91 85 73 82 95 85 70 79 91 82 71 82 91 85 70 82
WIND DIR SW SW SW W S S SW N E S S SW S S S SE E SE
WIND SPD 10 10 6 3 9 10 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 10 9 5 9 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 40 20 50 10 10 10 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S C C S C
TSTMS C S C S 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS