EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
MDZ025-132100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 49 42 50 30 35
TEMP 43 46 46 46 45 44 43 42 45 47 48 46 46 44 37 31 33 33 33 30
DEWPT 31 32 33 36 34 32 32 33 34 34 36 36 37 37 35 25 20 16 14 13
MIN/MAX RH 57 71 61 90 44
RH 61 59 61 68 66 63 66 69 65 62 64 69 71 75 90 77 57 47 44 50
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 25 29 30 30 30 30 31
WIND SPD 8 10 13 17 17 16 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 17 20 20 19 19 19
CLOUDS FW FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 24 7 5 35 23 8 9 17 48 69 89 88 68 78 85 83 63 43 28 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
SNOWSHWRS C S S
MIX HGT 700 800 700 600 500 700 3000 4200 4900
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 20 21 19 13 14 28 27 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD VG
ADI 21 20 25 24 17 16 74 74 80
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 1
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 14800 20800 30000 23500 11700 7200 3200 16100 30000
PRESSURE 30.01 29.92 29.81 29.76 29.64 29.55 29.52 29.71 29.75
Date Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 22 38 33 44 30 39 25 36
TEMP 26 24 33 37 37 36 43 40 37 31 37 35 31 26 33 33
DEWPT 12 12 13 19 22 26 29 31 29 25 21 22 20 18 14 18
MAX/MIN RH 60 44 64 57 75 50 70 44
RH 54 59 44 48 56 66 57 69 72 76 51 57 62 71 46 51
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 19 14 11 16 17 13 13 10 10 11 12 13 16 14 14 13
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 10 20 20 5
RAIN S
SNOW S
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VAZ064-132100-
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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