EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
MDZ025-030800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
Date 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed
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 75 82 72 81 73
TEMP 77 76 77 76 77 79 80 80 77 76 75 74 74 77 78 80 78 76 75 74 75
DEWPT 75 75 75 74 75 74 76 76 76 75 75 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 98 87 100 78 100
RH 94 97 96 94 93 87 90 91 95 99100 98 96 84 81 78 85 93 97 98 99
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW E E E E SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 23 23 07 08 09 10 11 15 17 17 17
WIND SPD 17 18 18 17 17 14 14 13 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 81 83 81 93 85 67 59 59 64 68 68 74 62 72 66 71 75 73 65 69 58
VSBY 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 50 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.11 0.03 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C C C C C C S S S S S C C S
TSTMS S C C S S C C C C S S S S
MIX HGT 1000 1000 1400 1200 700 700 1300 1300 900 800
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S SE E S S
T WIND SPD 25 25 21 23 13 6 6 9 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 24 31 34 31 17 6 15 16 9 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 8 9 6 5 8 9
STABILITY D D D D D F C C E E
CEILING 4700 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 800 1700 1000 4000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.80 29.87 29.92 29.97 30.0 30.02 30.06
Date 08/05Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26
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 82 75 83 76 83 76 83 75 82
TEMP 80 79 77 77 80 79 77 77 81 80 77 77 81 79 77 76 80 79
DEWPT 75 75 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 85 99 86 100 84 98 82 99 83
RH 87 88 99 99 90 91 99 99 89 90 97 97 87 87 96 97 86 90
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 10 11 9 12 14 12 10 12 14 12 10 11 14 11 10 11 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 20 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S
TSTMS S S 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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