EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
MDZ025-260800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
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 45 53 48 57 52
TEMP 48 48 46 46 46 50 52 53 51 50 49 48 50 54 56 57 55 54 53 52 55
DEWPT 41 42 42 43 42 41 41 41 41 42 42 43 44 43 44 44 46 47 47 49 51
MAX/MIN RH 92 63 84 61 91
RH 78 79 87 89 87 70 65 64 68 74 77 81 81 68 63 61 71 77 80 88 87
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 06 05 06 06 07 07 08 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 14 15 17 19 20
WIND SPD 16 13 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 9
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 68 62 62 51 34 22 4 9 14 29 32 39 38 40 52 70 75 69 72 65 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1700 1700 2000 1900 1500 1300 1600 1300 600 600
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 7 9 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 8
STABILITY D D C C D E C D D D
CEILING 4700 4700 4000 30000 30000 4700 5500 4700 5500 2400
PRESSURE 30.31 30.32 30.43 30.45 30.46 30.46 30.5 30.46 30.37 30.28
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 66 57 72 58 70 59 71 58 68
TEMP 65 63 59 60 70 67 61 60 69 66 61 61 70 66 61 60 67 63
DEWPT 53 53 54 56 57 56 55 56 57 56 56 58 57 56 56 55 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 64 93 59 88 62 91 60 89 57
RH 67 71 83 87 63 69 82 87 65 72 85 89 64 71 84 84 61 68
WIND DIR S S W W S S S S S S SW NW S S SW W W W
WIND SPD 11 11 10 9 8 10 10 9 11 12 9 8 8 10 9 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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