EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
MDZ025-082000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
Date Wed 07/08/26 Thu 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26
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 77 73 82 75 87
TEMP 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 76 78 79 80 78 77 77 76 77 82 84 84 80
DEWPT 71 67 68 67 68 70 71 72 74 72 73 74 74 77 77 76 77 73 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 77 96 82 100 69
RH 92 77 80 78 83 88 90 93 95 82 84 82 88100100100100 74 69 70 84
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW W W W W SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 06 09 13 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 21 26 26 28 25 22 21 20
WIND SPD 11 10 10 9 6 8 6 6 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 9 9 6
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%) 83 67 32 35 33 36 46 57 63 61 58 63 62 62 25 18 15 13 15 16 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 30 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS C C C C C
MIX HGT 1800 1600 800 1100 2600 2300 500 900 2500 2400
T WIND DIR NE E S S S S SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 10 8 9 9 14 13 8 9 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 16 8 13 50 46 9 14 41 43
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 6 4 5 9 9 5 5
STABILITY D B E D D C E F B B
CEILING 3700 9800 26600 20800 6300 8000 8000 8900 8900 6300
PRESSURE 30.02 30.01 29.98 29.95 29.96 29.88 29.84 29.82 29.84 29.82
Date Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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 75 86 73 80 73 80 73 82
TEMP 77 77 82 78 75 75 78 75 74 75 78 76 74 75 80 79
DEWPT 75 75 73 72 71 70 69 68 68 69 68 68 68 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 96 71 87 75 82 69 85 69
RH 95 94 72 82 86 85 75 77 82 82 72 75 82 84 71 74
WIND DIR W NW NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE NE E S
WIND SPD 5 5 6 5 5 8 10 9 5 5 10 9 9 8 9 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 40 20 5 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S S S S
TSTMS C S S C S S S
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VAZ064-082000-
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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