EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
MDZ025-022000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
Date Thu 07/02/26 Fri 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26
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 83 74 86 77 88
TEMP 76 79 79 79 82 78 77 75 78 84 85 85 85 81 79 78 80 84 87 87 84
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 75 94 70 88 63
RH 87 82 82 82 72 84 85 94 87 73 71 70 71 80 85 87 84 72 66 64 72
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 19 19 20 20 21 23 24 23 19 20 21 21 23 25 25 23 20 20 20
WIND SPD 10 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 8 8 11 13 13 10 9 6 4 4 10 11 11
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 12 11 5 3 5 2 8 2 8 12 10 22 10 14 17 16 13 15 12 51
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 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 900 700 500 500 700 600 500 500 800 800
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW W SW S
T WIND SPD 14 18 18 13 9 16 13 11 8 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 17 18 16 10 15 15 11 11 15
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 6 4 3 4 6 4 3
STABILITY C C D E B C D E B C
CEILING 4000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 14800 30000 26600
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 30.0 30.0 30.01 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.93 29.90
Date Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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 76 86 75 84 74 81 72 80
TEMP 78 78 84 82 77 77 83 80 76 76 80 78 74 74 79 77
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 75 74 75 74 74 72 72 71 71 70 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 88 71 97 74 97 74 96 69
RH 87 88 73 79 94 92 77 82 95 88 77 79 90 86 71 76
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S SE SE N NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 5 3 9 9 8 6 10 10 8 9 10 10 8 8 9 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 30 30 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C S S
TSTMS S C S S C 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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