EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026
MDZ025-252000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026
Date Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26
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 80 69 80 74 81
TEMP 70 74 78 78 76 73 72 71 71 76 79 79 77 76 76 75 77 78 79 79 77
DEWPT 63 60 60 62 63 63 64 64 65 67 68 68 68 68 70 71 72 72 72 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 54 84 67 87 80
RH 77 61 54 58 66 71 76 81 81 73 69 68 74 77 82 87 86 83 80 83 87
WIND DIR N N E S SW W W NW N SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 10 19 23 26 28 31 35 15 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 18
WIND SPD 10 6 4 6 6 4 4 3 2 4 9 11 11 13 13 11 11 12 12 11 12
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 10 4 10 9 6 7 12 15 14 11 19 18 30 35 43 59 68 68 62 62 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 0 0 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C
TSTMS S S C C C S
MIX HGT 3600 3400 900 800 3100 3100 1100 1300 2000 2000
T WIND DIR N W W SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 9 6 5 9 14 16 14 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 30 30 6 5 50 48 15 25 30 22
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
STABILITY B A F F A C D D D D
CEILING 30000 5900 5500 6300 18200 23500 26100 23500 10800 10800
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.04 30.05 30.11 30.07 30.06 30.03 30.05 29.98
Date Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26
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 73 82 72 79 72 80 74 82
TEMP 76 75 80 78 74 73 78 76 75 74 78 77 76 76 80 78
DEWPT 73 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 72 72 71 72 73 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 98 80 98 77 96 75 99 79
RH 93 97 80 85 95 97 83 85 90 94 79 84 90 96 81 88
WIND DIR SW SW SW S NW N NE E E NE E SE S SW S S
WIND SPD 12 6 9 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 8 8 8 5 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 50 50 30 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S C
TSTMS S S C C S
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VAZ064-252000-
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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