EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
MDZ025-050800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
Date 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26 Mon 07/06/26 Tue
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 80 76 82 74
TEMP 80 79 77 76 77 78 79 79 78 79 78 77 77 80 81 81 78 78 76 75 75
DEWPT 74 73 72 72 73 75 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 78 77 76 76 75 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 90 86 99 87 99
RH 82 84 85 88 89 90 91 88 94 94 95 96 99 90 90 87 95 95 96 97 98
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S W NW
WIND DIR DEG 21 24 19 16 17 16 17 17 17 16 17 14 15 17 16 16 16 17 20 26 29
WIND SPD 11 9 6 5 5 6 10 12 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 6 5 5
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 17 38 61 56 21 21 27 27 34 67 67 75 52 58 71 71 92 92 91 91 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 5 20 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.29
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L L D D D D C
TSTMS S C C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 500 400 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1100
T WIND DIR SW E SE SE SE S S SE SE SW
T WIND SPD 12 6 8 6 11 10 12 10 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 10 11 7 11 11 15 15 9 6
MAX LVORI 5 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 7 9
STABILITY E E B C D D C D D E
CEILING 14600 15900 20800 23500 26600 20800 14800 6900 6300 8900
PRESSURE 29.95 29.90 29.94 29.90 29.87 29.88 29.89 29.85 29.87 29.85
Date 07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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 83 72 81 73 83 76 86 76 86
TEMP 81 78 75 74 79 78 75 75 79 79 78 78 82 82 78 78 82 81
DEWPT 74 73 71 70 70 70 70 72 73 73 73 75 75 75 73 73 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 75 91 69 90 79 91 75 88 69
RH 80 84 88 89 75 77 85 89 81 83 86 91 80 80 86 86 76 78
WIND DIR NE NE N N NE E S SW S S S SW S SW SW NW S S
WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 8 5 3 3 10 12 10 8 10 10 8 6 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 20 10 5 5 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S C C
TSTMS S C S S S S S C 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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