EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026
MDZ025-112000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026
Date Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 Wed 05/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 57 49 61 53 66
TEMP 56 55 54 53 52 52 51 50 52 58 59 57 55 55 55 55 59 62 64 63 60
DEWPT 53 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 47 42 42 43 45 48 49 51 52 52 53 54 55
MIN/MAX RH 80 89 53 85 68
RH 91 84 81 82 82 85 87 89 83 56 53 58 70 78 81 85 79 71 68 73 83
WIND DIR NE NE N NE NE NW NW NW N N E S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 02 03 04 33 30 32 35 01 07 16 17 18 19 19 20 19 18 18 18
WIND SPD 20 17 14 10 5 4 5 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 11 11 14 17 19 19 20
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%) 83 91 94 94 69 18 21 12 7 6 3 3 18 19 16 29 26 36 61 69 96
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C D C S S D
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 1800 1500 1000 1500 3500 2200 1100 1600 1700 1500
T WIND DIR NE N NW NW N S S S S S
T WIND SPD 27 12 8 10 11 10 14 19 26 23
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 53 29 6 23 52 19 15 49 60 53
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 6 3 3 4 4 3 4
STABILITY D D F E C B E D C C
CEILING 3200 1000 12300 30000 30000 30000 26600 5500 6300 18000
PRESSURE 30.07 30.07 30.11 30.13 30.19 30.18 30.17 30.11 30.05 29.92
Date Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 57 66 54 67 56 71 59 72
TEMP 59 59 63 61 56 55 64 61 59 59 67 63 62 62 68 64
DEWPT 58 57 54 52 50 50 50 52 53 54 53 55 57 57 56 57
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 84 59 86 60 89 63
RH 97 95 73 74 81 82 61 71 82 83 62 76 85 85 65 78
WIND DIR S W W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 16 9 4 4 9 10 8 5 6 5 10 9 8 6 9 8
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 90 30 5 10 0 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS D D C S
TSTMS 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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