EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
Date 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26 Sun 10/18/26 Mon
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 55 58 48 60 54
TEMP 70 68 63 60 57 55 55 55 52 52 50 49 50 56 59 59 57 55 55 55 55
DEWPT 67 64 58 56 53 49 46 42 40 39 40 40 42 45 45 47 48 51 52 53 55
MAX/MIN RH 90 62 77 60 99
RH 89 89 85 87 87 82 73 62 63 61 68 71 74 67 60 64 74 84 88 93 99
WIND DIR SW NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 32 34 34 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 02 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 04 03
WIND SPD 17 12 14 17 21 20 21 20 24 25 26 27 26 25 25 25 28 27 28 31 29
CLOUDS FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 24 87 98100100 99 94 84 50 12 11 25 39 43 50 52 51 71 74 83 77
VSBY 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 90 80 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.15 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D D D C S S C C L
RAIN SHWRS C L L
MIX HGT 2100 2700 3500 4600 4500 4100 4700 4400 4600 4100
T WIND DIR SW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 20 29 37 32 31 32 28 25 25 25
SMOKE DISP FR GD VG VG VG VG VG VG GD GD
ADI 43 84 97 96 44 90 90 78 35 70
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 23500 1000 1000 4200 14800 30000 1700 30000 30000 1700
PRESSURE 29.77 29.87 30.03 30.19 30.34 30.42 30.52 30.52 30.51 30.45
Date 10/19Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26
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 63 56 63 58 63 58 63 56 64
TEMP 62 60 60 58 62 62 62 60 63 62 61 59 62 62 60 58 63 61
DEWPT 57 57 59 58 59 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 58 57 58 56
MIN/MAX RH 81 100 84 95 87 99 86 99 82
RH 85 90 95100 90 88 91 95 90 90 93 99 90 89 92 99 84 83
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE
WIND SPD 29 33 29 29 26 31 29 28 27 32 29 28 25 28 23 21 18 20
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 60 50 40 40 40 30 30 20
RAIN L L
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C C C C C C S S S
TSTMS 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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