EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
MDZ022-200800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
Date 03/19/26 Fri 03/20/26 Sat 03/21/26 Sun
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 35 63 48 67 44
TEMP 41 38 36 36 38 55 62 60 57 53 51 49 50 60 65 66 58 52 49 46 47
DEWPT 29 30 31 32 33 38 39 39 38 43 45 46 45 47 46 44 43 43 42 42 42
MAX/MIN RH 86 43 89 44 89
RH 62 73 81 86 83 53 43 46 49 69 80 89 83 63 51 44 57 71 77 86 83
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 20 21 20 20 20 19 19 20 21 23 28 33 33 33 12 16 16 17 18
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 9 12 12 11 10 8 5 4 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 12 19 5 4 6 14 45 86 85 70 52 26 28 26 28 33 34 49 54 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 60 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C
MIX HGT 300 300 3300 3100 900 800 3900 3500 400 500
T WIND DIR S S SW S S W NW W S SE
T WIND SPD 4 4 18 26 16 12 14 4 3 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 7 66 66 18 22 49 38 3 15
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 2 4 6 3 3 4 6
STABILITY F F B D D E B B F E
CEILING 23500 26600 26600 17100 8000 30000 30000 15200 11700 10800
PRESSURE 30.17 30.13 30.10 29.93 29.80 29.70 29.84 29.86 29.92 29.93
Date 03/22Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26
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 70 52 66 31 50 35 57 39 61
TEMP 67 60 58 54 59 52 39 34 47 42 38 39 55 50 43 43 58 55
DEWPT 49 51 51 48 40 30 24 20 21 24 30 32 34 35 35 36 40 44
MIN/MAX RH 48 83 36 59 34 76 43 76 51
RH 52 74 78 80 50 43 54 57 35 48 72 76 45 57 73 76 51 66
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW N N N S S SW W S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 5 8 9 11 8 5 4 5 3 3 3 8 3 4 4 10 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 10 5 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S
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MDZ025-200800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
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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