EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
MDZ025-190800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 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 71 78 69 83 69
TEMP 80 77 76 74 73 74 74 75 72 71 71 69 71 77 80 82 78 73 71 69 72
DEWPT 69 72 72 71 71 68 67 66 66 66 63 61 61 59 59 60 62 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 94 73 83 46 80
RH 69 84 87 91 92 83 79 75 80 82 77 76 72 56 49 47 59 71 77 80 73
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N NW W W NW NW W W W W SW SW W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 24 24 26 31 01 33 26 27 30 31 29 28 27 26 23 24 26 29 30
WIND SPD 11 12 11 9 6 8 8 9 6 10 9 9 9 9 11 10 8 8 5 4 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 72 69 84 89 86 90 86 57 27 18 18 30 14 7 6 5 10 23 16 15 14
VSBY 7 7 6 6 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.52 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C D L
TSTMS C S S C S S S
MIX HGT 800 900 1400 1400 800 1500 2800 2600 800 700
T WIND DIR SW W W N W NW W W SW W
T WIND SPD 13 11 11 8 12 11 12 13 10 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 13 20 16 12 23 42 42 8 6
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5
STABILITY D D C C E E B C E F
CEILING 5500 4700 4000 7600 30000 30000 30000 30000 8000 6300
PRESSURE 29.68 29.73 29.76 29.72 29.77 29.87 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.90
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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 82 71 82 71 82 69 80 70 81
TEMP 81 74 73 74 78 77 74 73 79 77 72 71 77 75 72 73 78 75
DEWPT 63 66 68 69 71 72 72 68 67 67 66 65 65 67 68 67 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 55 88 76 96 61 84 63 88 67
RH 55 75 86 84 79 84 93 84 67 71 82 80 66 76 86 82 70 80
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW NW N W W NW SE S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 8 9 10 14 21 23 16 11 9 5 4 4 6 8 5 3 9 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 10 50 50 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S
TSTMS S C
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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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