EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
MDZ025-150800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 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 73 82 74 82 76
TEMP 77 76 76 75 76 79 80 80 78 76 76 75 76 78 80 81 79 77 77 76 78
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 71 70 71 71 72 74 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 74 88 71 97
RH 95 96 96 97 96 84 79 76 80 85 82 84 83 76 73 71 80 89 94 97 92
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 03 03 04 05 05 06 08 10 12 12 13 15 16 16 17 19 22 24 26
WIND SPD 8 5 6 5 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 6 9 11 14 16 18 18 16 13 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 77 71 69 52 41 29 24 28 37 43 31 36 46 46 54 54 75 75 72 72 52
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 5 10 30 60
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.02 0.33
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L L L
TSTMS S S S C C S
MIX HGT 400 800 2200 2200 1000 1200 2300 2300 900 1200
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE E SE S S SW W
T WIND SPD 6 5 11 11 8 9 19 31 25 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 8 10 31 33 8 20 53 63 31 30
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 4 5 5 3 3 5 6
STABILITY E E B B E E C D D D
CEILING 6300 7200 8900 10200 5500 6300 5500 4000 5500 5500
PRESSURE 30.01 30.02 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.05 29.96 29.88 29.79
Date 08/17Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
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 87 74 82 73 83 75 85 73 81
TEMP 85 81 77 75 80 78 75 75 80 79 77 78 82 80 76 75 79 77
DEWPT 75 76 74 72 71 71 71 71 72 73 74 75 75 75 72 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 72 92 73 92 73 93 75 90 73
RH 73 84 91 91 75 78 87 88 76 82 90 93 80 84 88 89 78 80
WIND DIR W W NW N E SE S SE S S S SW S S NW N E E
WIND SPD 8 4 5 8 6 3 3 3 8 10 11 9 11 10 10 10 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 5 0 5 10 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S
TSTMS 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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