EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
MDZ025-110800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu
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 73 83 74
TEMP 78 78 78 77 78 81 83 83 80 77 76 75 75 79 81 81 78 77 76 74 76
DEWPT 75 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 89 69 95 70 97
RH 88 86 84 85 82 75 70 71 80 87 88 91 91 78 71 72 83 89 91 97 93
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW W SW W SW W W W NW NW SW S S S SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 21 23 25 27 29 29 23 25 23 25 25 27 30 31 22 18 17 19 21 23 19
WIND SPD 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 9 8 5 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 4
CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 70 38 46 40 22 37 54 62 58 61 71 46 45 34 38 32 46 46 34 43 41
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 20 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.04 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L S S C C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS L S S S S
MIX HGT 500 600 1800 1600 700 800 2200 2200 400 500
T WIND DIR W W W W SW W W SW S S
T WIND SPD 6 4 8 6 6 6 5 6 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 7 16 16 6 8 18 15 9 14
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 6 7 5 5 6 6
STABILITY E E B C D D B B E E
CEILING 15400 23500 15900 7200 6300 7200 6300 4000 8500 7600
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.93 29.87 29.86 29.82 29.82 29.79 29.76 29.76
Date 08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 82 71 78 72 80 74 82
TEMP 83 81 78 76 80 78 74 73 77 75 73 74 78 77 76 76 80 78
DEWPT 74 75 74 73 72 71 69 67 66 66 67 68 69 70 72 72 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 74 91 74 86 68 83 72 88 75
RH 76 82 89 91 76 81 84 82 69 74 80 81 74 79 87 87 78 84
WIND DIR SW S W NW N W N NE E SE SE S S S SW W SW W
WIND SPD 8 6 8 8 6 5 5 10 9 5 5 6 11 13 13 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 5 10 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S C S C
TSTMS S S S C 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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