EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
MDZ025-062000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
Date Thu 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 84 77 85 78 85
TEMP 77 80 81 81 79 79 78 78 78 82 83 83 80 79 78 78 79 82 83 83 80
DEWPT 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH 85 99 77 97 75
RH 100 88 85 86 93 95 97 96 96 83 81 81 93 94 96 95 94 84 78 77 90
WIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 19 19 19 20 22 22 22 21 20 19 19 21 22 22 23 22 21 19 20
WIND SPD 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 10 11 10 11 12 14 14
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%) 22 19 5 13 14 13 4 7 9 14 2 17 37 44 43 33 28 26 20 23 52
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 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S C
MIX HGT 700 600 600 600 900 800 900 1000 1300 1100
T WIND DIR SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 13 14 13 10 12 16 13 13 13 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 13 14 11 14 14 14 17 24 21
MAX LVORI 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 8 5 5
STABILITY C C D E C C D D C C
CEILING 30000 23500 11700 23500 30000 30000 20800 12700 17100 18200
PRESSURE 30.17 30.14 30.13 30.14 30.17 30.12 30.09 30.06 30.07 30.01
Date Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 77 85 76 85 77 86 76 84
TEMP 78 78 83 81 77 78 82 81 78 79 84 82 78 78 82 80
DEWPT 75 76 75 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 74 94 78 94 73 92 75
RH 93 94 75 85 94 91 82 85 94 91 76 83 91 89 77 83
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW W S S SW W SW S W NW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 6 6 9 6 3 8 10 10 9 11 11 9 6 6 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS C S S
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VAZ064-062000-
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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