EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 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
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 81 75 87 72
TEMP 75 74 74 74 75 79 79 79 77 77 77 75 77 81 84 84 81 78 76 73 73
DEWPT 66 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 70 71 71 71 70 71 72 72 73 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 83 67 87 65 96
RH 74 80 82 82 81 68 69 69 75 81 81 85 84 69 65 67 76 85 90 96 95
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW N
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 22 23 21 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 20 20 23 27 32 00
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 12 14 14 16 17 18 16 14 13 14 13 11 8 8 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 32 31 27 25 20 19 17 13 12 3 6 5 7 2 2 8 62 62 56 69 56
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 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 1300 1200 2100 1900 1700 1600 1700 1600 1200 1400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N
T WIND SPD 14 13 14 21 25 25 19 10 3 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 21 38 39 31 43 39 28 5 33
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 6 6
STABILITY E E C D D D D D D E
CEILING 23500 4000 4000 20800 26800 26600 5500 5500 4000 4100
PRESSURE 30.23 30.23 30.26 30.18 30.10 30.02 29.97 29.88 29.87 29.92
Date 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 79 72 79 74 82 74 81 72 80
TEMP 78 75 73 74 78 76 76 76 79 79 76 75 79 77 75 74 78 77
DEWPT 65 66 68 68 67 69 73 74 74 75 75 74 71 70 70 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 65 85 70 98 83 99 74 91 75
RH 65 74 84 82 70 80 92 96 86 89 97 96 76 81 86 89 77 82
WIND DIR NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SW NW S S NE NE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 4 3 8 10 10 9 6 10 8 6 5 10 10 8 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
TSTMS 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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