EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
Date 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon
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 71 79 72 82 75
TEMP 75 74 73 72 73 76 77 77 75 74 74 73 74 78 80 80 78 76 76 75 77
DEWPT 73 73 73 72 71 70 69 69 69 70 71 70 71 70 71 71 72 73 74 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 73 94 73 97
RH 96 98 99 99 93 80 76 75 82 87 88 90 89 76 75 74 83 90 93 96 94
WIND DIR E N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 01 00 01 04 05 05 06 09 10 12 12 11 14 16 17 18 19 21 23 23
WIND SPD 3 3 4 8 11 11 10 9 8 5 5 4 3 5 8 10 9 10 10 9 6
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 85 68 76 54 69 56 48 57 63 40 38 31 44 21 19 12 24 22 23 26 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 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT 600 1300 2100 1900 1100 1200 1900 1800 900 800
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW
T WIND SPD 5 11 13 12 9 5 8 11 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 24 31 30 10 9 25 24 12 11
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 4 6 8 5 4 6 6
STABILITY F D D B E E A B E E
CEILING 7500 6300 3200 26600 30000 8000 8000 9800 20800 12700
PRESSURE 30.02 30.05 30.18 30.20 30.19 30.19 30.20 30.12 30.07 30.02
Date 08/31Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 87 76 85 77 86 77 87 75 84
TEMP 84 79 77 78 82 80 78 78 84 81 78 78 85 82 77 76 82 80
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 69 94 75 94 71 94 69 91 70
RH 73 87 94 93 80 85 91 92 76 83 91 92 71 78 90 90 73 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW NE E
WIND SPD 6 6 5 3 8 9 9 8 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 5 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS 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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