EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026
MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026
Date 06/28/26 Mon 06/29/26 Tue 06/30/26 Wed
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 69 77 70 80 72
TEMP 71 71 70 70 71 74 76 77 74 72 71 70 72 77 79 80 77 74 73 72 75
DEWPT 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 92 67 91
RH 97 97 97 97 94 83 78 73 78 84 87 90 85 73 70 68 76 83 86 89 86
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 06 04 04 05 05 06 08 08 07 08 08 12 14 16 17 17 19 20 21
WIND SPD 8 5 6 10 11 10 10 10 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 8 10 9 9 9
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 87 83 80 80 82 68 44 27 15 26 29 39 42 21 22 17 24 24 27 30 27
VSBY 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 800 1900 1900 500 500 2000 2000 600 600
T WIND DIR E NE NE E E E SE S S SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 13 11 9 8 6 10 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 13 30 28 5 8 17 26 8 17
MAX LVORI 7 8 5 4 6 6 4 4 5 6
STABILITY D D D B F F A B E E
CEILING 4000 4700 6300 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 15900 13800
PRESSURE 29.94 29.96 30.03 30.06 30.09 30.09 30.13 30.09 30.06 30.04
Date 07/01Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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 85 75 87 77 89 77 87 77 84
TEMP 84 81 77 78 86 83 79 80 88 84 79 79 86 83 79 78 83 81
DEWPT 71 71 71 73 73 73 72 74 73 73 73 74 73 73 74 75 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 64 90 64 87 61 87 63 90 70
RH 67 71 83 85 67 70 81 82 63 69 82 84 65 71 86 89 73 77
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S SW W S SW SW SW S S SW W S S
WIND SPD 12 12 11 8 10 11 10 5 8 10 8 5 8 10 6 3 8 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 20 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S
TSTMS S 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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