EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026
MDZ025-230800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026
Date 06/22/26 Tue 06/23/26 Wed 06/24/26 Thu
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 73 78 68 80 70
TEMP 75 74 74 74 74 76 77 76 73 73 71 69 70 76 77 78 75 72 72 70 73
DEWPT 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 69 66 65 62 62 62 63 63 65 65 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 96 82 86 60 88
RH 89 92 94 95 95 86 84 83 86 79 81 79 77 63 62 61 71 80 82 88 84
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW N N N N N N N E SE S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 20 21 22 21 00 00 35 34 34 34 00 08 14 16 18 19 21 21
WIND SPD 18 14 11 10 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 8 4 5 5 6 6 4 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 65 82 83 60 65 49 60 80 76 43 39 13 2 1 7 5 8 8 4 12 25
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.78 0.73 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L C S S S C L C
TSTMS C C S S S C S
MIX HGT 700 700 800 1200 1000 1300 2400 1500 600 900
T WIND DIR S SW SW S NW NW N S S SW
T WIND SPD 19 13 10 13 18 16 9 6 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 15 13 22 18 24 30 15 6 7
MAX LVORI 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 6
STABILITY D D C C D E B A E F
CEILING 8000 4700 9800 5500 1000 2400 30000 4700 23500 4700
PRESSURE 29.90 29.84 29.81 29.70 29.67 29.86 29.98 30.0 30.02 30.06
Date 06/25Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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 80 72 82 74 82 74 82 72 82
TEMP 78 74 73 74 80 78 76 75 79 78 76 75 79 77 74 74 78 77
DEWPT 68 67 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 69 92 73 90 75 91 70 90 73
RH 71 78 88 90 79 82 88 89 80 82 88 87 74 79 88 87 76 80
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW S SW W NW E SE S N SE S
WIND SPD 10 12 13 8 11 10 6 4 8 5 4 4 6 5 3 3 8 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 10 20 40 40 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C S
TSTMS S C S S C 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS