EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026
MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026
Date 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 43 53 45 57 44
TEMP 48 45 45 44 44 48 51 50 45 45 46 45 46 50 53 52 54 53 51 50 53
DEWPT 45 45 45 44 44 45 45 45 43 43 44 45 45 47 49 49 50 50 51 50 49
MAX/MIN RH 100 77 100 86 100
RH 89 99 98 99 99 90 80 83 92 94 95100 97 92 87 92 87 90 97100 87
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 22 23 21 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 21 22
WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 9 9 9 6 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 18
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 72 73 71 68 67 53 37 37 51 31 21 37 59 71 68 61 73 83 84 92 94
VSBY 1 1 0 0 0 6 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C D
TSTMS S
Obvis F F+ F+ F+ F+ PF
MIX HGT 400 300 500 500 300 300 600 600 800 1200
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 8 10 10 12 13 16 19 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 7 9 11 10 16 16 19 18 21
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 6 7 9 7 5 5 5
STABILITY E E B C E E C D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 11700 8000 17100 8600 17100 18200
PRESSURE 30.05 30.06 30.09 30.05 30.06 30.02 30.01 29.90 29.82 29.72
Date 03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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 56 34 48 42 51 43 55 45 52
TEMP 47 39 37 35 44 45 46 43 49 45 44 45 53 52 50 47 48 44
DEWPT 37 30 25 23 27 35 37 34 31 34 36 39 45 47 48 44 36 30
MIN/MAX RH 64 70 52 74 49 78 75 95 54
RH 69 70 62 62 52 69 70 70 50 66 72 80 75 83 93 88 63 58
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE S S SW W NW SE SE SE S S S SW NW NW
WIND SPD 18 12 8 4 13 18 12 10 6 5 10 12 16 19 19 20 17 14
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 80 20 0 5 0 0 10 50 60
RAIN S C C L C
RAIN SHWRS D D
SNOW 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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