EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025
MDZ025-010900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
411 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025
Date 12/31/25 Thu 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 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
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 32 41 24 41 31
TEMP 36 34 34 33 33 37 40 39 33 30 28 26 27 33 38 40 37 35 34 33 33
DEWPT 26 29 29 29 28 23 14 12 11 11 11 12 14 17 20 23 24 25 25 24 23
MAX/MIN RH 86 31 61 48 71
RH 67 81 85 85 85 57 34 32 41 46 50 55 56 52 48 50 60 66 67 69 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 24 25 27 31 31 30 31 33 32 33 33 29 25 26 29 31 33 35 00
WIND SPD 12 18 19 18 17 20 18 16 11 9 8 8 5 5 5 6 3 3 5 6 8
CLOUDS FW SC B1 OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 18 30 65 90 74 47 11 22 18 28 40 57 46 26 23 23 30 38 57 45 68
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 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
SNOWSHWRS S
MIX HGT 2100 2400 4400 4400 3000 1900 2100 2000 900 1200
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 23 21 28 20 16 10 9 10 8 10
SMOKE DISP FR FR VG GD FR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 34 51 85 75 24 17 31 30 7 16
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D E D C C F E
CEILING 11700 8900 12700 30000 18200 8000 7200 18200 17100 14800
PRESSURE 29.84 29.71 29.76 29.88 30.0 29.97 29.97 29.88 29.92 29.93
Date 01/03Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26
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 39 33 42 29 42 35 47 40 50
TEMP 37 37 37 35 40 36 33 29 39 40 40 38 47 43 43 40 48 45
DEWPT 23 27 30 30 24 24 24 22 23 31 34 32 37 38 39 37 38 39
MIN/MAX RH 57 80 50 75 52 84 68 89 68
RH 57 69 76 83 53 61 70 74 52 72 78 81 69 80 86 89 69 78
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N NW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 5 6 10 10 9 6 8 10 10 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B1 SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 20 40 5 0 0 10 10 10 20
RAIN S C S S S
SNOW 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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