EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
MDZ025-040900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
Date 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 41 48 41 54 46
TEMP 42 42 42 43 44 46 47 45 42 42 42 42 43 47 49 52 47 47 49 48 48
DEWPT 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 43 41 41 41 42 42 44 45 46 45 45 47 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 100 89 100 80 99
RH 95 94 99100 97 93 89 93 98 97 97100 97 91 85 80 90 94 92 97 99
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SE E E SE SE S SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 22 22 23 22 15 09 11 13 15 19 21 20 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 5 8 10 9 8 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 8 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 97 95 91 86 81 81 84 84 90 89 85 67 61 54 59 73 70 60 71 75
VSBY 2 4 2 1 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C S S S C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C
Obvis PF PF PF F PF
MIX HGT 400 400 400 400 200 300 600 600 500 700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 11 4 2 3 5 11 12 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 13 10 3 3 9 13 13 11 11
MAX LVORI 7 7 9 10 10 9 7 5 6 9
STABILITY D D D C F E B C D D
CEILING 7200 6100 4700 4000 4000 5900 20800 20800 26600 8800
PRESSURE 30.29 30.25 30.26 30.25 30.26 30.17 30.17 30.12 30.13 30.13
Date 03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 57 45 57 50 58 48 57 47 57
TEMP 55 46 46 47 55 52 53 52 57 49 50 50 55 50 49 47 55 50
DEWPT 48 44 44 46 49 48 50 50 49 47 48 48 47 46 45 45 47 47
MIN/MAX RH 77 97 80 97 75 96 75 94 73
RH 78 90 92 96 82 85 89 94 75 90 93 93 76 88 88 94 74 88
WIND DIR SW E SE S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 8 6 6 9 12 14 16 11 9 6 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 40 40 40 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C C C C 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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