EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
MDZ025-250800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
Date 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26 Sat
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 69 79 72 83 73
TEMP 75 72 71 70 72 76 76 76 73 73 74 74 75 79 80 80 76 75 75 75 75
DEWPT 65 64 65 66 67 66 66 66 65 66 68 70 71 71 71 70 72 72 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 89 68 89 73 95
RH 71 77 82 88 85 73 72 71 76 80 82 86 86 78 76 73 86 89 91 93 95
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 22 22 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 19 18 18 19 19 20 22
WIND SPD 5 3 5 5 3 6 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 9 8
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 14 2 11 6 41 46 33 27 25 35 35 46 52 52 46 33 76 76 73 73 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.26
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 500 500 500 600 700 900 800 600 600 700
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 8 11 13 14 14 16 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 7 10 10 14 16 16 13 13 9
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 6
STABILITY F F B C D D C C D D
CEILING 20800 17100 14800 22600 26600 8000 8000 8000 4700 4100
PRESSURE 30.02 30.02 30.06 30.05 30.02 30.01 30.03 30.0 30.01 29.95
Date 06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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 85 72 79 70 79 71 82 73 84
TEMP 80 77 74 73 77 74 72 72 77 75 73 74 78 77 75 76 81 79
DEWPT 72 72 71 72 70 69 68 69 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 76 97 73 93 71 88 71 87 68
RH 77 87 91 95 80 84 89 88 73 79 84 85 75 77 83 86 72 77
WIND DIR SW S NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S SW SW SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 4 5 9 6 4 4 8 6 4 3 9 10 10 8 10 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 50 40 10 0 0 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS S C C
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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