EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
MDZ025-020800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
Date 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26 Tue
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 75 80 76 81 74
TEMP 77 77 76 76 76 78 79 78 77 77 77 77 78 79 79 79 77 76 76 75 76
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 74 75 75 75 74 76 76 76 77 74 75 74 74 76 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 94 87 99 84 100
RH 85 88 90 91 95 91 90 90 90 98 98 96 97 85 87 84 89 99100 99100
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 15 14 13 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 21 22 21
WIND SPD 13 14 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 16 13 14 14 14 12 10 8 8 6
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 54 57 52 62 68 70 69 52 72 80 81 75 81 81 78 78 72 79 75 74 66
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 70 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.10 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L L L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 800 1000 1300 1100 1300 1300 1200 1300 1100 1000
T WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 16 13 17 20 23 20 21 21 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 21 27 27 27 28 34 34 16 16
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 7 7
STABILITY D D D C D D D D D D
CEILING 20800 20800 1700 23500 5200 1000 1700 7700 7200 7700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.89 29.85 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.89 29.92 29.98
Date 08/04Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26
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 75 82 75 83 76 83 75 83
TEMP 80 78 76 77 80 79 77 77 81 79 77 77 81 79 77 77 82 79
DEWPT 75 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 86 98 86 98 88 99 85
RH 87 92100 98 90 91 97 98 90 90 98 97 90 91 96 98 87 88
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 9 9 8 11 14 12 10 12 13 11 9 11 12 11 9 11 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S C C S S S
TSTMS S C S S S 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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