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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025
MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025
Date 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue
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 73 83 76 83 77
TEMP 75 75 74 75 77 80 80 80 78 78 78 78 78 81 81 80 78 78 78 77 79
DEWPT 66 68 70 72 73 74 74 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
MAX/MIN RH 94 80 95 83 97
RH 74 80 88 90 89 82 81 82 92 91 94 94 93 86 84 87 94 94 94 96 92
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 22
WIND SPD 8 6 6 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 12 12 10 9 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 25 17 44 35 42 35 29 26 30 35 53 53 56 57 60 62 71 68 62 61 48
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.05 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C S S C C C C S
MIX HGT 600 800 1900 1700 1200 1000 1600 1500 1000 800
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 9 8 12 13 12 20 20 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 9 27 27 13 22 42 41 14 13
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6
STABILITY F F B C E D D D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 8900 9800 4700 4700 3100 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 30.12 30.09 30.09 30.06 30.04 30.02 30.04 30.02 30.01 30.01
Date 07/08Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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 76 84 74 84 74 83 75 83
TEMP 82 80 78 78 81 79 77 77 80 78 77 77 80 78 77 77 80 77
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 76 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 81 96 79 95 82 95 82 93 81
RH 82 89 95 95 85 87 95 91 83 90 95 94 84 88 91 91 84 87
WIND DIR S S SW W S S SW SW S S S SW S S SW S SE SE
WIND SPD 10 10 9 5 6 6 5 5 9 9 8 6 8 9 8 6 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 50 40 50 50 60 50 50 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C L C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S C C C S S S C C C 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