EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 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
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 76 84 76 89 77
TEMP 81 80 79 78 78 79 79 82 78 77 77 76 79 81 88 85 81 81 79 77 80
DEWPT 75 75 75 71 71 70 70 70 71 72 73 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76
MAX/MIN RH 89 65 96 67 95
RH 81 87 87 82 80 73 75 68 81 84 86 95 91 88 69 74 86 85 90 95 89
WIND DIR SW SW NW N NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 30 02 03 04 06 09 12 15 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 21 23 24 25
WIND SPD 11 10 5 10 10 10 9 9 6 6 8 8 9 11 14 17 18 16 16 12 10
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 35 43 38 23 28 31 32 26 17 32 50 63 63 56 46 56 66 75 67 64 62
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 5 30 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.20
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C C C
TSTMS S S C C L C S S
Obvis K K K K K K K K K
MIX HGT 300 600 1300 1500 400 600 2400 2300 1100 1300
T WIND DIR W NE NE SE S SE S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 10 8 6 8 9 14 23 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 11 12 15 16 7 9 59 60 21 32
MAX LVORI 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 5
STABILITY E E C B F D D C D D
CEILING 23500 27700 30000 26600 26600 8000 7200 24500 7200 6000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.94 30.02 30.02 30.03 30.0 29.95 29.81 29.79 29.72
Date 07/19Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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 86 74 81 74 84 76 83 72 81
TEMP 84 79 76 75 79 78 77 77 81 80 78 78 82 79 75 73 78 76
DEWPT 74 74 72 71 71 72 73 75 76 76 76 76 75 72 72 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 66 89 76 97 81 97 73 92 73
RH 70 83 87 88 78 84 88 94 84 89 95 95 80 81 90 91 77 82
WIND DIR W N N NE E SE S S S SW SW W SW S NW N NE E
WIND SPD 6 3 4 9 9 9 8 10 14 17 17 14 13 10 11 11 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 10 20 30 50 40 40 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S C C C C C C C S S
TSTMS S C S S S S C C C S S 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
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