EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
Date 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26 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 76 83 77 84 76
TEMP 80 78 77 76 77 81 83 83 81 79 78 77 78 82 84 84 81 79 77 76 77
DEWPT 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 79 98 75 96
RH 89 92 96 98 96 86 81 80 87 92 94 95 94 83 78 77 85 90 93 95 94
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 20 21 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 19 22 22 22 23
WIND SPD 11 12 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 10 12 13 14 13 11 11 10
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 38 22 18 20 16 19 7 3 7 9 12 4 6 13 13 15 44 46 44 33 26
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 700 800 1000 900 700 700 1000 1000 1000 1000
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 12 16 16 12 11 14 16 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 15 18 17 13 13 21 20 13 16
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 5 6 8 5 4 6 6
STABILITY D E C C D E C C D D
CEILING 5500 8000 11700 30000 15900 11700 30000 20800 4000 4600
PRESSURE 30.09 30.11 30.15 30.13 30.11 30.12 30.15 30.10 30.06 30.06
Date 08/08Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26
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 85 76 85 75 85 77 87 75 84
TEMP 84 80 78 78 83 81 77 78 83 81 78 79 85 82 78 77 83 79
DEWPT 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 73 97 76 95 76 91 71 91 74
RH 75 85 91 94 81 84 92 93 81 85 91 91 75 77 88 91 79 82
WIND DIR SW S SW W SW S SW W S S SW W SW SW W NW S S
WIND SPD 12 16 11 8 8 8 6 4 9 10 10 9 10 11 9 6 5 5
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 5 5 10 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S C
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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