EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
MDZ025-180800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
Date 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 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 88 72 81 69
TEMP 71 70 72 71 74 80 85 85 80 78 77 74 74 76 78 78 74 73 72 69 71
DEWPT 68 68 70 70 71 70 70 70 69 71 71 70 70 69 68 66 66 66 63 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 97 56 89 67 79
RH 90 92 93 97 89 71 62 60 71 81 84 87 87 79 72 67 75 78 75 75 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 16 18 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 28 22 25 25 27 30 31 30
WIND SPD 11 14 14 16 16 18 18 16 12 12 10 6 5 4 6 8 6 6 8 8 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 44 35 42 38 49 46 36 33 43 71 88 94 87 81 81 23 15 23 17 15 16
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 60 50 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.06 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L C C S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
MIX HGT 500 500 1500 1300 400 700 1500 1200 500 1700
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W W W SW W NW
T WIND SPD 17 18 23 19 17 14 9 9 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 17 44 34 17 13 19 14 10 25
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 4
STABILITY D D C C D D C B F E
CEILING 300 300 23500 26600 4700 4000 4200 7200 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.79 29.76 29.63 29.63 29.75 29.79 29.77 29.81 29.89
Date 06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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 81 69 80 71 82 70 79 68 78
TEMP 79 75 71 71 77 75 73 74 79 77 73 72 76 74 71 70 75 73
DEWPT 59 62 61 62 63 65 67 68 69 69 68 66 65 65 65 64 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 50 76 60 83 70 88 64 84 66
RH 52 63 72 72 62 70 81 81 72 78 86 80 67 74 82 81 68 77
WIND DIR W SW W W S S S SW S SW W N E SE S N E SE
WIND SPD 10 8 6 3 9 10 13 16 20 14 11 10 9 8 4 4 8 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 60 40 20 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S
TSTMS 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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