EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
MDZ025-052000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
Date Sun 07/05/26 Mon 07/06/26 Tue 07/07/26
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 81 75 81 75 81
TEMP 78 80 79 79 78 77 77 76 77 79 80 79 78 77 76 76 76 79 80 80 78
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 83 98 88 97 82
RH 89 83 85 87 90 94 94 97 95 91 90 90 94 95 97 95 95 88 84 84 86
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S SW NW W SE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 17 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 15 15 18 20 21 29 28 14 05 07
WIND SPD 4 5 10 12 12 13 10 9 8 9 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 8
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 21 21 19 12 44 68 67 75 52 58 71 71 92 92 91 91 77 76 75 75 70
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 5 10 40 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.29 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L D D C C L L C
TSTMS C C C C C S S S C C C
MIX HGT 400 500 600 600 600 700 600 700 900 900
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SE
T WIND SPD 9 14 14 12 8 5 5 3 2 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 13 15 14 12 6 6 4 4 6
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8 6
STABILITY B C D D C C E E C C
CEILING 17100 20800 23500 300 13800 7200 6900 3200 300 10600
PRESSURE 29.93 29.92 29.87 29.90 29.92 29.92 29.93 29.92 29.93 29.90
Date Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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 73 82 73 84 77 88 77 86
TEMP 75 75 81 78 75 76 81 81 79 78 84 83 79 78 83 81
DEWPT 73 71 71 71 71 73 74 74 74 76 76 76 75 74 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 95 67 92 74 95 71 90 68
RH 94 88 71 81 87 90 79 80 88 93 76 78 88 89 74 77
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
WIND SPD 6 9 10 5 3 3 9 11 10 6 10 8 6 5 6 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 50 10 10 10 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C S S C
TSTMS C S S S C S S C
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VAZ064-052000-
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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