EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
MDZ025-280800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
Date 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 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 74 80 72 79 73
TEMP 77 76 76 75 76 78 79 78 76 75 74 73 74 77 78 78 76 75 75 74 75
DEWPT 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 98 83 98 81 94
RH 87 93 95 98 96 89 83 84 88 95 95 97 94 85 82 83 86 90 91 94 90
WIND DIR S S SW W S S S E S SW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 22 27 19 17 16 11 16 23 31 35 01 03 05 06 07 08 10 07 06
WIND SPD 10 10 8 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 4 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 68 70 57 49 70 56 68 81 92 79 79 87 75 68 63 61 70 54 33 25 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 50 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.32 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 700 600 1200 1200 700 1000 1900 1800 1100 1100
T WIND DIR S SW S S SW N NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 13 9 8 10 6 8 10 9 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 10 13 13 4 12 25 24 6 6
MAX LVORI 6 8 6 6 8 9 5 5 6 8
STABILITY D E C C F E C B E F
CEILING 15900 8900 4700 4700 2700 3100 300 23500 23500 300
PRESSURE 29.96 29.94 30.0 29.98 30.01 30.02 30.11 30.13 30.15 30.18
Date 08/30Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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 82 75 85 77 86 77 87 76 85
TEMP 80 78 76 77 83 81 77 78 84 81 78 79 84 81 78 78 83 80
DEWPT 71 73 74 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 74 96 72 94 72 94 72 91 72
RH 76 85 94 94 75 81 93 92 75 82 91 90 75 82 88 90 74 80
WIND DIR SE S SW SW S S SW W S S SW SW S S SW W NW SE
WIND SPD 6 8 8 5 9 8 8 4 8 9 10 6 10 10 9 6 9 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
TSTMS 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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