EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
MDZ022-270800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
Date 04/26/26 Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed
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 41 64 41 67 46
TEMP 49 45 44 42 47 58 62 61 52 46 43 42 49 62 66 63 55 52 49 47 53
DEWPT 42 41 40 39 41 40 39 40 40 40 40 39 42 42 42 42 43 44 44 45 48
MAX/MIN RH 93 42 92 42 93
RH 77 86 88 89 80 52 43 46 63 79 89 88 77 48 42 46 64 75 83 93 83
WIND DIR NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 02 01 03 04 05 05 06 06 03 00 01 06 10 13 13 13 14 14 14
WIND SPD 9 6 5 5 8 10 10 10 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 4
CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 77 40 26 19 10 5 4 5 9 7 9 14 23 30 46 79 82 67 54 50 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 1500 1600 4400 4100 600 700 4300 3600 700 1100
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE NE NW N SW SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 8 20 14 4 4 5 4 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 19 89 79 2 5 30 17 3 12
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 7 7 3 3 5 6
STABILITY D F C B F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 20800 12700 8900 3200 1000
PRESSURE 30.10 30.11 30.19 30.21 30.23 30.18 30.17 30.09 30.01 29.94
Date 04/29Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26
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 67 51 64 43 65 44 62 43 65
TEMP 65 58 56 53 62 58 49 47 62 58 49 48 59 56 47 48 62 57
DEWPT 48 51 55 50 46 41 36 37 36 41 40 41 39 40 39 39 38 42
MIN/MAX RH 52 96 46 71 35 79 42 81 38
RH 54 77 95 89 55 54 61 67 37 53 73 77 47 56 75 72 40 56
WIND DIR SE SE SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW
WIND SPD 10 6 5 8 10 5 4 6 10 4 3 5 9 3 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 90 30 10 20 20 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS L D L C S S S S C C
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
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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