EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
MDZ025-112000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026
Date Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 85 73 83 74 84
TEMP 76 81 84 84 80 77 76 75 75 79 82 82 78 76 75 75 76 80 83 84 80
DEWPT 73 74 74 74 74 73 74 73 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 70 97 69 93 69
RH 91 79 73 72 81 88 94 93 92 76 71 70 83 87 90 89 91 78 72 70 83
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 25 21 22 23 23 24 27 27 32 02 09 14 18 20 22 21 24 22 23 22
WIND SPD 8 6 6 9 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 8 9 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 61 54 53 38 39 51 59 51 50 46 52 49 30 36 44 51 40 43 40 42 33
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 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.05 0.09 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S S C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
MIX HGT 2800 800 500 700 1400 1200 400 500 3200 2600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW N SE S SW W SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 12 10 10 14 10 7 10 40 34
MAX LVORI 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5
STABILITY C B D D B A F D B B
CEILING 4800 9900 20800 12700 26600 4000 30000 30000 30000 28900
PRESSURE 29.95 29.89 29.87 29.72 29.62 29.68 29.81 29.85 29.95 29.96
Date Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 75 84 71 78 71 80 74 82
TEMP 78 77 82 79 74 72 76 75 74 73 78 77 76 76 81 78
DEWPT 75 75 72 71 67 64 63 63 64 65 66 68 71 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 94 67 82 62 80 65 90 77
RH 92 91 71 78 78 78 63 67 72 77 67 74 85 90 79 86
WIND DIR W NW N N N N NE SE S SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 8 8 4 10 11 9 5 4 3 10 12 14 12 11 10
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 30 40 10 0 5 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C
TSTMS S 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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