Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
MDZ025-050800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Date 07/04/25 Sat 07/05/25 Sun 07/06/25 Mon
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 72 81 73 83 76
TEMP 75 74 74 73 75 78 79 79 76 74 74 74 76 80 80 80 78 78 78 77 78
DEWPT 65 67 67 66 67 65 65 64 66 67 69 70 72 73 73 74 75 75 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 80 61 88 79 95
RH 71 79 79 79 75 65 61 62 73 80 84 87 86 81 80 81 89 93 95 94 93
WIND DIR SE SE S S E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 17 19 07 12 13 14 15 15 15 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 19 19 19
WIND SPD 5 4 3 2 3 4 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 6 9 10 9 9 9 8 8
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 5 5 3 8 10 16 23 17 44 40 19 20 21 17 16 29 52 56 47 56
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 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 700 700 2300 2100 1100 800 1700 1600 1500 1000
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 6 5 13 11 9 8 11 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 7 25 30 11 8 21 24 10 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7
STABILITY F F A B E F B C D D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800 500 3800 7200 30000 300
PRESSURE 30.10 30.13 30.17 30.17 30.12 30.09 30.09 30.05 30.05 30.03
Date 07/07Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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 83 76 84 76 84 75 83 75 84
TEMP 81 79 78 78 81 79 78 77 81 78 77 78 80 78 77 78 81 78
DEWPT 75 76 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 82 97 82 95 80 96 82 95 80
RH 82 92 94 95 83 90 91 91 80 90 94 92 82 93 94 92 80 91
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW W S S SW S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 11 10 9 6 9 8 5 4 6 6 4 4 9 9 8 8 9 9
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 40 40 50 40
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S S S S S C C S C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S S S S S S S C S S 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS