EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
Date 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu
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 78 73 82 76
TEMP 78 76 75 75 75 76 77 77 76 75 75 75 76 78 80 80 78 77 77 76 78
DEWPT 75 75 74 73 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77
MAX/MIN RH 99 86 100 83 100
RH 93 98 98 95 91 88 86 88 90 96 98 98 98 89 86 85 92 97 99100 97
WIND DIR S SW N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 33 03 05 05 05 06 08 10 14 16 18 19 19 18 18 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 10 5 4 6 10 10 10 9 6 5 4 5 5 8 10 10 10 11 10 9 9
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 78 84 85 81 70 73 62 79 78 76 64 73 66 50 40 34 36 32 19 25 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 10 30 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0.03 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 400 900 1400 1300 700 800 1000 1200 1100 1000
T WIND DIR SW SE NE E S SE S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 6 16 6 8 12 25 16 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 23 26 16 9 14 36 31 12 22
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 6 9 9 5 6 8 8
STABILITY D E D C E E C C E E
CEILING 3200 1000 1000 5500 300 4700 1700 10300 10800 11700
PRESSURE 29.89 29.93 30.01 30.05 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.09 30.13
Date 08/06Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26
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 83 77 83 76 83 75 82 76 83
TEMP 81 80 78 78 81 80 77 78 80 79 76 77 80 79 77 77 80 79
DEWPT 76 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 83 99 81 98 82 97 80
RH 85 89 98 97 86 89 98 94 88 89 97 95 86 90 96 94 85 87
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 12 14 12 10 12 14 11 10 11 12 10 8 10 11 10 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 20 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S S
TSTMS S S C S 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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