EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
MDZ025-082000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26
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 80 72 82 74 86
TEMP 72 77 79 79 75 74 74 74 75 79 80 80 77 77 76 75 76 81 83 83 80
DEWPT 63 63 63 64 64 64 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 69 71 70 71 70 71 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 59 79 61 88 68
RH 75 62 59 61 68 71 77 78 74 66 64 62 72 78 82 87 85 71 68 71 81
WIND DIR W W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 27 17 18 20 21 21 23 23 21 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 21 21
WIND SPD 3 3 6 10 9 10 9 8 6 9 12 14 14 17 18 18 16 14 13 14 14
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW B1
CLOUDS(%) 25 10 23 39 42 33 29 29 30 24 29 15 12 9 9 5 2 0 3 9 63
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 2700 2000 1500 1400 2400 2300 1700 1700 2300 2200
T WIND DIR NW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 6 2 9 12 13 21 26 25 23 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 28 10 7 23 38 42 31 44 45 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4
STABILITY B C E E C D D D D D
CEILING 2400 4000 23500 4700 20800 18200 30000 30000 12700 4000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.25 30.26 30.25 30.26 30.18 30.11 30.02 29.96 29.89
Date Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 72 79 71 79 73 81 73 81
TEMP 76 73 78 75 73 73 78 76 76 75 79 78 76 75 79 77
DEWPT 73 71 66 65 66 67 66 69 72 73 72 73 73 72 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 96 66 82 66 96 79 95 71
RH 90 92 66 73 80 81 68 77 88 94 79 85 92 91 74 79
WIND DIR W N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S SW NW S S
WIND SPD 9 10 10 4 3 6 10 10 8 5 9 8 6 8 10 11
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 5 5 10 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S S
TSTMS C S 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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