NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER ASSATEAGUE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

MDZ025-050900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date           03/04/26      Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      40          52          43          50          42
TEMP             41 40 40 40 42 45 49 49 45 45 46 47 46 48 49 44 42 42 43 43 44
DEWPT            41 40 40 40 41 43 44 45 43 43 45 47 45 44 42 41 41 41 42 43 43
MAX/MIN RH                  100          81         100          78         100
RH              100 99100100 98 91 83 85 96 94 95100 99 88 78 89 94 96 96100 97
WIND DIR          E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  S
WIND DIR DEG     08 08 09 13 17 19 19 19 17 19 20 22 25 35 05 05 06 07 08 10 17
WIND SPD          4  3  3  3  4  4  6  8  8  8  9  9  8  8  8  9  8  6  5  5  6
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)        81 83 85 84 86 70 56 55 58 68 70 75 69 72 72 74 83 85 86 88 86
VSBY              1  1  1  1  1  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          10          30          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                          S                                                
RAIN SHWRS           S  S  S              S  S  C  C  S  S        S  S  S  S   
Obvis           PF+PF+ F+ F+PF+                                                
MIX HGT               200   200   500   400   400   500   500   500   500   300
T WIND DIR             NE     E     S     S    SE     S    SW     E     E    SE
T WIND SPD              4     5     9     6     3     6     6     5     8     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     4     8    11     9     4    10    10     7     8     8
MAX LVORI              10    10     8     7     8     9     8     6     9     9
STABILITY               F     F     D     C     D     D     D     D     E     E
CEILING              5500  4700  6300 20800  4000 13800   300  1000   300   300
PRESSURE            30.26 30.20 30.21 30.17 30.17 30.15 30.26 30.30 30.34 30.29


Date           03/07Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          56    49    56    44    54    47    57    49    58
TEMP          53 50 52 51 54 48 47 45 53 49 49 49 57 51 51 50 55 52
DEWPT         47 48 50 50 47 45 45 43 45 44 46 48 49 47 48 49 50 49
MIN/MAX RH       83    98    76    97    74    98    76    98    82
RH            83 93 92 96 76 88 93 95 75 84 90 95 76 88 92 97 82 92
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11 14 14 11  9  5  5  4  5  5  8  6 10 11 13 14 18 20
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR         10    40    40    40    20    20    10    20    20
RAIN SHWRS           C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S        S  S     S

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VAZ064-050900-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS