EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
Date 06/16/26 Wed 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri
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 67 78 71 85 72
TEMP 70 69 69 69 70 73 75 77 73 72 73 72 74 79 81 82 78 78 77 74 73
DEWPT 62 64 66 67 68 68 69 68 69 70 71 71 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 69
MAX/MIN RH 97 76 96 67 88
RH 76 85 90 94 93 83 81 76 88 93 95 96 89 77 69 67 78 81 83 86 87
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND DIR DEG 15 14 13 15 08 09 15 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 25 24
WIND SPD 10 10 10 6 3 6 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 18 16 13 12 10 8 5
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 46 62 76 89 80 38 37 24 34 54 57 45 52 37 47 47 47 65 75 73 83
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 40 20 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C L
TSTMS S S S S S S
MIX HGT 900 700 1200 1100 600 1100 1700 1600 800 900
T WIND DIR SE N SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 2 4 11 12 14 20 17 12 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 3 16 18 13 23 44 41 13 17
MAX LVORI 8 9 7 5 6 6 4 4 5 5
STABILITY D D B C D D C C D D
CEILING 8600 9800 30000 30000 300 300 30000 30000 5500 9800
PRESSURE 29.85 29.79 29.84 29.82 29.82 29.77 29.75 29.67 29.70 29.73
Date 06/19Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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 80 69 82 69 82 70 83 70 79
TEMP 76 73 71 70 79 77 71 71 79 77 73 73 79 76 74 72 78 73
DEWPT 69 68 66 62 59 61 61 61 61 64 66 66 67 68 69 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 73 89 48 75 52 81 64 88 68
RH 77 84 86 74 52 58 72 70 54 64 78 80 68 76 85 86 68 80
WIND DIR SW W W NW W W W W SW S S SW SW SW W N E SE
WIND SPD 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 5 10 10 9 9 14 16 12 10 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 20 0 0 5 20 50 50 30
RAIN SHWRS L L S S C C C C C S
TSTMS 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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