EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025
MDZ025-272000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25
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 76 65 77 69 79
TEMP 71 74 75 71 70 68 66 67 73 75 75 73 73 71 71 71 75 77 77 74
DEWPT 52 51 50 52 54 55 56 57 55 56 58 58 61 63 63 64 63 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 41 74 50 80 57
RH 52 44 42 51 57 61 69 70 53 52 55 59 66 75 77 79 66 60 59 69
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW S
WIND DIR DEG 33 30 31 31 27 26 25 24 19 19 19 18 19 20 21 23 23 20 21 18
WIND SPD 10 10 10 6 4 4 3 3 4 10 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 4 2 3 4 8 35 38 33 34 20 23 29 32 25 16 15 26 26 31
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 6300 2100 2200 5500 4200 1900 1700 3900 3800
T WIND DIR NW W W SW S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 8 4 9 17 19 12 11 14
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 96 4 10 67 71 23 22 68 64
MAX LVORI 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 3
STABILITY B F F A C D E B C
CEILING 30000 30000 5500 4700 4500 7500 1000 8500 17400
PRESSURE 30.09 30.14 30.17 30.17 30.11 30.06 30.02 30.02 29.97
Date Sat 08/30/25Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25
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 66 75 65 75 66 74 65 74
TEMP 71 67 73 70 68 68 74 71 69 68 73 70 67 67 72 69
DEWPT 62 60 59 58 58 59 59 59 59 61 62 61 61 62 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 82 60 76 59 79 66 86 65
RH 75 79 62 66 69 75 60 67 72 78 69 73 81 84 67 75
WIND DIR W N NE NE N NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND SPD 9 9 10 5 4 10 12 11 9 11 14 13 12 13 12 10
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S 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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