EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
MDZ025-252000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Date Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26
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 80 72 84 73 83
TEMP 72 76 79 79 77 75 74 73 75 80 83 84 80 77 76 74 76 80 82 82 77
DEWPT 68 68 68 67 66 66 67 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 65 90 66 92 72
RH 87 75 71 65 69 74 80 88 87 73 68 67 75 83 87 92 91 80 76 73 81
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 22 18 17 17 17 17 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 21 22 21 20 17
WIND SPD 3 5 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 11 11 9 6 6 6 6 6 4
CLOUDS SC B1 SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 45 61 39 5 19 28 32 50 47 39 37 15 63 65 74 74 76 76 86 86 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C L L C
TSTMS S C C S L L S
MIX HGT 2200 2100 700 700 2300 2200 600 700 1800 1800
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 13 12 13 14 16 13 12 18 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 38 12 12 39 42 17 17 41 23
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 6
STABILITY B C D D C C D D C C
CEILING 15900 26600 30000 30000 20800 30000 11700 4400 4900 6300
PRESSURE 30.09 30.07 30.07 30.05 30.07 30.03 30.01 29.94 29.88 29.86
Date Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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 71 80 70 80 71 83 74 87
TEMP 74 73 78 74 72 72 77 75 73 73 80 78 76 77 84 81
DEWPT 72 72 70 69 69 69 68 68 69 70 70 70 71 72 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 99 73 92 72 90 74 87 68
RH 94 96 78 84 91 89 77 81 88 88 79 78 87 85 74 76
WIND DIR NW NE NE E E NE E SE SE S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 4 6 8 5 3 4 8 5 4 3 8 10 10 6 10 11
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C 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
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS