EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
MDZ025-220900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
Date 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 18 26 19 34 24
TEMP 22 21 20 20 19 22 25 25 23 21 20 20 20 27 32 33 30 28 26 25 25
DEWPT 5 12 15 9 9 9 8 7 8 11 13 16 18 19 19 16 16 16 17 18 18
MAX/MIN RH 80 43 92 49 75
RH 46 70 80 64 66 57 47 45 53 62 74 84 91 72 57 50 56 63 69 74 74
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 35 35 35 35 35 34 34 35 00 02 01 35 34 31 30 30 31 31 32 32 33
WIND SPD 10 11 12 14 16 13 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 9 10 11
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 100100 98 88 69 36 13 4 8 18 30 45 57 71 78 78 62 37 31 26 24
VSBY 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 0 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
SNOW L D C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 2400 2700 4100 3700 2500 1800 1400 1700 1100 1700
T WIND DIR N N N N NE N N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 25 19 11 9 8 9 8 11 14
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 31 58 59 45 7 14 19 19 11 38
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 4 7 5 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D C F E D D D E
CEILING 5500 11700 23500 30000 23500 30000 1800 12700 26600 26600
PRESSURE 30.47 30.44 30.43 30.44 30.46 30.38 30.32 30.21 30.17 30.17
Date 01/24Sat 01/25/25Sun 01/26/25Mon 01/27/25Tue 01/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 35 22 37 31 44 32 42 30 42
TEMP 34 29 24 23 35 34 32 32 42 38 35 33 41 37 33 31 40 36
DEWPT 17 18 16 15 13 19 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 29 26 21 23
MIN/MAX RH 45 75 38 80 51 81 58 89 43
RH 48 64 71 73 39 53 71 76 52 65 77 79 60 74 85 80 45 57
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W NW W W
WIND SPD 10 11 10 9 9 11 13 11 12 10 9 9 11 10 11 11 12 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 10
RAIN C 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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