EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
MDZ025-230900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
411 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
Date 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 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
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 34 43 16 24 22
TEMP 44 41 39 37 37 39 42 42 39 29 21 18 17 20 22 23 23 25 27 30 33
DEWPT 33 32 27 24 22 21 22 25 24 16 7 5 5 6 6 7 9 15 22 26 30
MAX/MIN RH 72 44 60 48 89
RH 65 72 62 57 56 49 45 50 56 60 55 57 58 54 48 50 56 64 83 84 88
WIND DIR SW NW N N N NE SW W NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 24 33 00 00 02 02 20 25 31 34 35 35 35 00 01 02 02 03 04 06 07
WIND SPD 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 8 12 19 20 19 19 16 12 12 11 12 13 16 20
CLOUDS B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 51 8 6 41 31 69 71 54 38 51 51 38 41 45 66 82 96 95100100100
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.65
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S D
SNOW D D D D D
MIX HGT 700 1000 1800 2000 3000 3200 3300 3300 3300 2700
T WIND DIR NW N NW W N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 12 6 13 31 28 21 14 14 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR FR GD
ADI 9 15 13 36 46 68 63 43 25 62
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4
STABILITY F F C D D D D D D D
CEILING 13800 26600 17100 8900 17100 16300 15200 10300 7500 4000
PRESSURE 30.13 30.19 30.27 30.23 30.31 30.48 30.64 30.64 30.65 30.51
Date 01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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 41 31 34 17 30 21 31 22 30
TEMP 39 40 38 33 30 27 21 18 28 26 23 22 30 27 24 23 29 23
DEWPT 37 37 37 30 24 17 12 10 11 15 17 15 15 18 18 18 17 17
MIN/MAX RH 87 98 66 73 46 81 53 85 59
RH 93 88 95 89 77 65 68 72 47 63 78 75 53 69 78 81 62 78
WIND DIR NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 19 14 11 17 18 23 21 18 13 12 12 11 10 9 12 16 17 19
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 100 100 40 10 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN D D D L C
SNOW D S 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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