EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
Date 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26 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 77 84 76 84 75
TEMP 82 80 79 79 79 82 82 82 81 80 79 77 78 81 83 82 79 78 77 76 76
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 91 78 92 77 100
RH 81 88 89 88 88 81 80 79 81 85 87 88 90 83 78 79 87 94 96 98 98
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE S SE S SE
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 23 27 28 16 17 18 22 21 22 22 20 18 16 15 15 16 14 15 13
WIND SPD 10 10 8 5 3 3 6 10 10 9 5 3 3 4 9 10 11 10 9 8 8
CLOUDS CL FW SC SC CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 14 38 29 5 16 14 17 51 56 53 50 39 40 27 23 53 53 56 58 59
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 20 30 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S
TSTMS S S C C S S
MIX HGT 400 400 400 600 500 500 800 600 700 800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SE SE E SE S
T WIND SPD 10 6 5 11 12 6 9 9 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 7 9 12 12 8 10 9 10 8
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 8
STABILITY E F A B D E A C D D
CEILING 30000 4700 30000 25700 30000 13800 21700 23500 300 300
PRESSURE 29.94 29.92 29.95 29.90 29.86 29.89 29.96 29.94 29.95 29.96
Date 07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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 82 74 79 75 81 76 85
TEMP 81 80 77 76 79 78 76 75 76 76 76 76 79 77 77 78 81 80
DEWPT 76 76 75 76 73 72 74 73 70 69 73 74 71 71 74 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 85 99 78 96 75 94 74 96 75
RH 86 89 95 99 81 83 93 94 81 80 91 93 76 83 92 93 79 81
WIND DIR SE SE S SW S SE NE NE E SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 10 9 6 9 8 6 5 8 6 4 3 8 10 8 5 10 9
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 40 30 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S S S
TSTMS S C C S C 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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