EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
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Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
Date Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26
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 73 80 74 82
TEMP 77 79 80 80 78 75 74 73 74 78 79 80 78 76 75 74 75 79 81 82 79
DEWPT 75 76 76 75 75 75 74 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 86 100 78 100 81
RH 94 92 88 88 93 99100100 94 83 80 79 85 92 97 99100 88 84 83 91
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW NE NE NE E E E SE S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 19 19 20 23 22 03 05 06 07 08 10 15 19 19 20 20 19 18 19
WIND SPD 17 14 14 13 10 5 3 5 9 10 9 9 6 6 5 5 5 8 10 11 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 78 71 55 71 65 78 71 82 69 66 68 82 70 83 73 68 63 54 37 35 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 30 30 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.06 0.03 0.04 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C S C S S S S C C C C S S
TSTMS S S C C S C S S S S S S S S S
MIX HGT 1100 900 700 900 1300 1300 800 900 1300 1200
T WIND DIR S S SW N NE E SE E SE S
T WIND SPD 27 21 10 17 13 6 6 5 9 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 38 29 15 19 20 13 6 6 21 21
MAX LVORI 4 5 9 8 5 5 8 9 6 6
STABILITY D D D E C B E E C C
CEILING 1000 2400 2400 2400 28900 26600 6300 4000 1500 6300
PRESSURE 29.81 29.84 29.88 29.92 30.01 30.05 30.09 30.10 30.13 30.13
Date Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26
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 76 84 77 84 76 84 75 84
TEMP 77 78 82 79 78 78 82 80 77 77 82 79 77 77 82 79
DEWPT 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 84 99 81 97 81 96 80
RH 98 97 88 90 99 97 87 85 94 96 87 87 96 94 85 86
WIND DIR S SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 11 9 12 16 12 10 12 14 11 10 11 13 10 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S
TSTMS S 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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