EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
MDZ025-250900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
Date 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 23 44 31 34 17
TEMP 22 24 28 31 33 37 41 43 41 38 37 35 33 32 31 30 27 24 22 20 19
DEWPT 11 15 22 27 30 34 37 40 40 38 36 33 30 28 23 20 18 14 13 11 10
MAX/MIN RH 88 86 100 66 69
RH 61 70 80 84 89 88 87 90 97 98 93 91 90 84 71 66 67 65 68 68 68
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E NE N NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 03 04 04 06 07 07 07 04 35 30 28 30 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30
WIND SPD 11 11 13 17 21 23 23 16 11 11 11 11 13 20 23 23 24 25 24 21 19
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 84 95 96100 98 99100 97100100 95 86 87 67 33 22 21 16 9 9 8
VSBY 7 7 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 100 100 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.34 0.86 0.34 0 0
SNOW 12HR 4 1 00-00
DRIZZLE S S
FRZG DRZL S S
RAIN D D L D D D D
SLEET S D
SNOW C D D D D
MIX HGT 3300 2500 2100 1600 1000 1400 3000 3900 3800 3400
T WIND DIR NE E E N W W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 26 34 18 17 19 29 36 36 29
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD FR PR PR GD VG VG GD
ADI 26 59 71 50 19 34 77 101 51 65
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 6 7 5 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 7700 1400 1000 1000 1000 1000 13100 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.59 30.47 30.25 29.87 29.76 29.68 29.72 29.82 30.0 30.15
Date 01/27Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 30 19 28 20 26 15 24 17 29
TEMP 26 29 24 20 27 25 23 22 25 22 19 16 23 22 19 17 26 26
DEWPT 11 16 16 12 11 13 14 15 14 12 11 10 9 11 11 12 13 16
MIN/MAX RH 50 74 48 76 58 78 52 79 53
RH 51 57 72 73 51 60 68 75 61 66 69 78 54 62 70 78 55 64
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MM MM MM
WIND SPD 13 13 13 12 11 9 10 12 14 19 19 20 19 20 19 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 40 20 10 10 5
SNOW C C C 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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