EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026
MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026
Date 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 Sat 05/09/26 Sun
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 50 60 55 64 57
TEMP 52 52 53 53 54 58 58 59 57 57 57 57 59 62 62 61 60 59 59 59 60
DEWPT 47 49 49 48 45 41 44 47 48 49 52 53 54 55 55 57 57 58 58 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 90 52 87 79 97
RH 84 88 88 84 69 52 60 65 71 75 83 86 85 79 80 85 92 95 96 94 92
WIND DIR SE SW W NW N NW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 15 24 28 30 34 33 18 20 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 3 3 6 9 10 3 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 16 17 16 13 10 6 5 4
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 62 41 40 18 3 1 2 4 4 24 29 50 58 73 67 67 31 20 30 38 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 20 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 800 1200 2500 900 800 800 1200 1200 700 500
T WIND DIR SW NW NW SW S S S S SW S
T WIND SPD 6 16 12 16 16 19 23 20 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 27 38 16 16 24 34 35 12 7
MAX LVORI 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F E A C D D D D E F
CEILING 8200 5500 30000 30000 7500 13800 14800 4000 26600 20800
PRESSURE 29.84 29.86 29.97 29.93 29.95 29.92 29.92 29.81 29.86 29.90
Date 05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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 67 55 63 50 61 52 64 54 65
TEMP 63 61 58 59 59 56 53 51 59 56 55 56 61 59 58 57 62 59
DEWPT 56 57 58 56 52 49 46 44 40 44 47 49 49 51 53 53 52 51
MIN/MAX RH 78 98 70 80 49 80 64 89 67
RH 78 86 97 92 77 75 78 75 50 62 74 77 64 75 84 86 69 MM
WIND DIR S S S N N N NW NW NW S S S S S SW NW NW MM
WIND SPD 8 6 4 9 11 10 10 10 6 4 4 4 11 10 10 6 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 60 80 20 0 5 40 50 20
RAIN SHWRS S L D L S S C C C 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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