EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026
MDZ025-280800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026
Date 06/27/26 Sun 06/28/26 Mon 06/29/26 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 69 79 70 79 70
TEMP 73 71 71 71 71 75 76 76 74 73 72 72 73 77 78 78 74 72 71 71 72
DEWPT 72 71 71 71 71 73 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 70 69 68 69 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 84 100 73 97
RH 96100100100100 95 93 88 92 98 99 98 96 81 77 73 82 90 91 95 92
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 24 23 23 10 08 07 06 06 05 04 05 05 06 07 08 09 10 08 09
WIND SPD 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 6 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 75 89 76 81 83 71 82 68 81 76 74 76 82 53 20 10 12 20 16 17 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.08 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S C C
TSTMS C S S S S S
MIX HGT 500 400 1900 1800 500 800 2200 2100 600 700
T WIND DIR SW S N NE NE NE NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 9 4 4 10 11 13 14 11 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 5 17 19 11 15 39 37 6 5
MAX LVORI 10 10 9 8 8 8 5 4 8 8
STABILITY E F C C E D C C F F
CEILING 4700 3200 2400 3200 3600 4700 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.92 29.94 29.93 29.95 29.96 30.04 30.07 30.10 30.10
Date 06/30Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
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 80 72 86 76 90 78 90 78 87
TEMP 78 77 74 76 84 82 78 79 89 86 80 81 89 86 80 80 86 83
DEWPT 70 69 71 73 73 71 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 73 96 74 90 61 86 59 88 60
RH 76 84 92 93 80 74 87 85 64 70 82 82 62 73 84 85 66 72
WIND DIR SE S S SW S S SW SW S SW W W S S W W S S
WIND SPD 6 8 9 6 11 12 10 8 9 10 9 5 8 9 8 5 6 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS 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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