EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026
MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026
Date 05/08/26 Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon
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 54 65 56 69 55
TEMP 59 57 56 55 56 61 64 64 61 59 58 57 58 64 67 68 63 59 57 56 56
DEWPT 46 48 51 53 55 55 56 57 58 58 58 57 58 59 58 58 57 58 57 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 97 76 100 70 100
RH 63 74 84 93 96 82 76 80 89 98100100100 82 72 72 81 96100100100
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW N
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 21 22 22 19 17 18 18 18 19 21 34
WIND SPD 14 16 16 13 12 16 16 16 14 10 8 6 4 5 10 11 10 9 6 6 8
CLOUDS CL FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%) 5 17 30 41 25 55 51 51 40 31 24 36 42 24 26 22 29 37 58 69 95
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 30 10 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C D
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 500 500 700 600 400 300 500 500 400 700
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW S S NW
T WIND SPD 17 16 21 18 16 9 9 11 9 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 16 27 25 16 10 11 12 9 21
MAX LVORI 4 6 5 4 8 9 8 4 9 9
STABILITY D D C C D E B C E E
CEILING 14900 14800 18200 6300 7200 26600 23500 17100 9500 8000
PRESSURE 29.95 29.93 29.93 29.84 29.86 29.89 29.96 29.93 29.94 29.94
Date 05/11Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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 62 49 62 52 63 54 64 52 64
TEMP 61 55 52 50 59 57 54 56 60 59 58 57 62 58 55 55 61 58
DEWPT 54 49 47 43 39 42 46 49 49 52 55 54 52 52 51 51 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 71 86 46 78 66 94 70 90 64
RH 77 80 83 76 48 59 73 77 67 78 90 90 72 78 88 86 66 74
WIND DIR N N N N N SW SW S S S S SW SW N N N N N
WIND SPD 13 12 11 12 10 4 4 8 16 16 11 8 9 9 8 9 10 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 20 0 0 40 70 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS D D S C L L C 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
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