EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
MDZ025-051530-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
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 34 47 44 51 31
TEMP 33 34 35 36 39 41 43 44 46 46 48 47 47 45 47 48 46 40 37 34 33 33
DEWPT 27 29 31 35 37 40 42 42 43 44 47 47 46 40 35 28 26 26 25 23 22 22
MAX/MIN RH 97 89 99 46 65
RH 78 83 87 94 93 97 96 95 89 94 97 98 95 83 63 46 46 57 61 61 62 64
WIND DIR NE E E E E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 09 09 10 12 21 22 22 22 23 24 26 31 31 31 32 35 00 00 01 02
WIND SPD 8 9 10 13 14 13 11 16 16 13 11 10 11 10 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 99 99 99 99 99 98 97 94 82 57 64 69 73 52 19 17 27 27 33 40 39 56
VSBY 7 7 5 4 3 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 90 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.16 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L D D D D S
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
SLEET C C
SNOW S
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 1900 1700 1200 500 500 700 800 1100 1200 1400 1300
T WIND DIR NE E E S SW SW W NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 13 16 13 12 18 16 11 16 13 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 26 20 15 22 22 16 12 29 28 18 8
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 7 5 7 8 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D C D E D
CEILING 4000 1700 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 26600 30000 30000 23500
PRESSURE 30.36 30.34 30.21 30.04 29.87 29.84 29.89 30.06 30.10 30.23 30.27
Date 02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
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 39 37 54 32 40 34 42 35 42
TEMP 32 37 43 48 52 43 36 32 39 37 35 35 40 38 36 35 40 36
DEWPT 26 34 43 48 43 32 28 26 25 26 28 29 31 32 33 32 32 31
MIN/MAX RH 63 100 65 73 58 79 68 89
RH 78 86100 98 70 66 71 76 59 66 73 79 70 81 MM MM 74 81
WIND DIR E E S SW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 9 12 13 16 16 14 13 11 9 9 10 13 16 14 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 70 20 30 30 30 70 70 50
RAIN S C L C S S S S C C L L L C C
SNOW S S C C C S C C L S S S S
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
WEATHER...
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