EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
MDZ025-052000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
Date Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26
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 82 76 84 77 85
TEMP 76 78 80 81 79 77 77 77 78 81 82 82 80 78 78 77 78 82 83 83 80
DEWPT 74 75 75 76 76 76 77 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 77 76 77 76 76 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 83 100 80 99 80
RH 96 91 84 85 93 96100 98 97 87 84 82 92 94 96 97 96 82 80 81 91
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 22 20 19 20
WIND SPD 6 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 10 11 13 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%) 60 60 44 37 39 19 14 9 18 9 14 1 4 14 9 12 16 12 12 15 53
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 800 900 1000 900 1100 1000 800 500
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 11 12 11 13 14 13 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 11 13 15 21 21 13 12 0
MAX LVORI 9 5 6 8 5 5 5 6 7
STABILITY C C D E C C D E C
CEILING 1900 10300 11700 8900 5900 30000 30000 4000 20800
PRESSURE 30.13 30.12 30.11 30.14 30.18 30.14 30.13 30.13 30.17
Date Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26
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 76 85 77 87
TEMP 78 79 83 81 77 77 82 80 77 78 83 81 78 78 84 82
DEWPT 76 76 75 76 75 76 76 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 74
MAX/MIN RH 97 77 99 76 94 75 93 72
RH 94 94 77 86 94 97 82 85 94 92 80 83 91 91 75 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 10 12 14 10 8 9 9 9 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 30 10 5 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
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VAZ064-052000-
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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