EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
MDZ025-032000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
Date Fri 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 86 77 87 76 84
TEMP 79 85 85 85 81 78 79 79 79 84 86 86 83 79 78 77 78 81 83 83 79
DEWPT 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 75 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 71 89 67 89 74
RH 87 74 73 72 83 88 85 85 86 75 69 69 75 85 86 89 89 79 77 75 89
WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW SW W W S S S S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 26 23 18 20 21 21 23 26 28 19 18 19 20 20 22 20 15 11 14 14 14
WIND SPD 6 3 8 10 10 9 8 6 3 3 8 10 10 8 5 3 4 5 9 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 10 7 3 12 29 10 4 8 11 22 54 54 49 41 39 32 23 27 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C
TSTMS S C S C
MIX HGT 400 400 400 400 500 700 600 500 900 700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW S S S SE S
T WIND SPD 5 10 10 5 3 11 9 10 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 11 11 6 7 13 10 13 21 11
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 4 5
STABILITY A C E F A B D E B C
CEILING 30000 21600 30000 15900 30000 21800 30000 5500 6300 30000
PRESSURE 30.02 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.88 29.94 29.92
Date Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 75 85 75 83 74 83 74 84
TEMP 77 77 82 80 76 76 81 79 75 75 80 79 76 75 81 80
DEWPT 75 76 77 76 75 75 75 73 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 83 98 76 92 72 89 71
RH 96 99 87 89 95 96 83 83 90 90 78 78 86 88 77 78
WIND DIR SE S S SE S SW S SE NW N E E S N SE S
WIND SPD 8 6 10 10 8 5 10 10 8 8 9 8 4 3 8 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 50 40 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C S C C S S S
TSTMS C S C 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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