EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
MDZ025-070800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
Date 07/06/26 Tue 07/07/26 Wed 07/08/26 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 75 80 73 77 73
TEMP 78 77 77 76 76 78 79 78 77 76 75 74 74 75 76 76 75 74 74 74 75
DEWPT 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 98 87 93 77 87
RH 92 97 98 97 96 90 87 89 90 92 91 90 88 81 78 77 82 84 85 86 86
WIND DIR SE SE S NW N E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 17 33 36 06 09 09 07 06 05 05 05 05 06 07 09 12 14 15 15
WIND SPD 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 58 70 84 69 64 52 64 58 76 78 82 77 74 64 51 51 50 44 41 48 46
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 40 40 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.19 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S C C C C C C S S
TSTMS C C S S C C C C
MIX HGT 400 800 900 800 1300 1600 2200 1900 1600 1500
T WIND DIR S SW S SE NE NE NE NE SE S
T WIND SPD 8 5 4 5 13 20 13 6 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 8 6 5 17 43 45 19 5 10
MAX LVORI 8 9 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 6
STABILITY E F C C D D D C E E
CEILING 5500 6300 2900 2400 3200 500 1000 4000 4000 2400
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.95 29.92 29.92 29.96 30.03 30.03 30.02 30.01
Date 07/09Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26
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 81 75 87 76 83 73 81 73 81
TEMP 79 78 77 78 84 82 79 77 81 80 76 75 78 77 75 75 79 77
DEWPT 72 75 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 79 99 73 92 74 88 72 87 69
RH 80 91 97 96 77 78 88 91 78 79 85 87 76 78 84 85 74 75
WIND DIR S S SW W SW SW W NW NW N NE NE E E SE NE NE E
WIND SPD 9 10 9 5 9 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 10 9 8 6 9 9
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 50 10 20 40 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS C C 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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