EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
MDZ025-280800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
Date 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu
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 73 81 72 83 72
TEMP 76 74 74 74 75 78 79 79 76 75 74 73 73 78 81 82 79 75 74 72 73
DEWPT 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 72 72 70 70 70 71 70 69 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 98 83 99 67 89
RH 82 89 91 93 94 87 83 85 92 94 97 96 95 79 71 67 77 84 85 86 85
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S W W NW NW W NW W W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 19 20 26 29 31 30 28 30 29 29 30 30 30
WIND SPD 9 9 10 9 11 13 16 16 16 14 10 10 9 10 9 11 9 8 9 10 10
CLOUDS SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 26 14 34 24 50 56 65 71 90 80 50 33 32 24 23 23 18 24 24 33 27
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 70 90 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0.33 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D C S S
TSTMS C C C S
MIX HGT 1200 1100 1500 1400 1400 1400 2300 2100 1300 1900
T WIND DIR S S S S E NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 16 18 18 11 11 16 13 9 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 28 30 32 20 24 45 42 10 39
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 5 8 9 4 4 5 5
STABILITY E E D D D E C C E E
CEILING 7200 30000 8900 2700 700 300 30000 12700 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.75 29.72 29.63 29.59 29.52 29.56 29.59 29.67 29.70
Date 07/30Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26
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 71 80 72 80 74 82 74 81
TEMP 80 78 73 72 78 76 74 75 78 77 76 76 80 78 76 76 79 78
DEWPT 68 70 69 68 69 70 71 72 73 73 73 75 75 75 75 75 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 67 88 71 91 81 97 82 97 86
RH 69 77 85 87 73 83 90 90 83 88 92 97 87 89 97 97 89 90
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W S SW NW SE S S S SE S S SW S S
WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 5 4 5 3 8 10 9 6 10 10 10 8 8 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 5 5 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C
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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