EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
MDZ022-250800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon
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 65 80 62 82 63
TEMP 73 68 67 66 69 75 78 79 72 68 65 63 68 77 80 80 73 67 65 64 70
DEWPT 62 63 63 63 65 65 64 65 66 64 64 63 66 63 61 62 63 63 62 62 66
MAX/MIN RH 93 61 100 51 97
RH 68 84 88 90 87 73 63 61 81 89 97100 93 62 52 54 71 87 90 93 87
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 07 06 04 03 03 06 06 06 06 04 01 00 01 02 04 06 11 15 19 19 20
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 55 73 81 88 88 70 61 49 45 36 26 17 18 7 17 15 27 15 9 7 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 700 1100 3800 3600 700 1100 4300 3900 500 500
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E S
T WIND SPD 4 3 8 8 5 10 14 11 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 6 36 30 4 19 75 68 2 3
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 4 8 9 3 3 7 8
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F
CEILING 23500 11700 7200 9800 26600 26600 11700 9800 26600 7700
PRESSURE 30.09 30.04 30.03 29.98 29.94 29.88 29.88 29.84 29.81 29.81
Date 07/27Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 86 70 87 69 86 68 86 68 87
TEMP 84 80 73 74 85 80 73 73 84 80 72 72 84 80 71 72 85 81
DEWPT 66 68 68 71 74 74 72 72 72 72 68 68 68 69 67 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 55 93 68 100 63 91 57 94 57
RH 55 68 84 90 70 81 96 98 69 76 87 87 59 69 87 91 58 70
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W W NW W NW NW E SW NW S S
WIND SPD 4 5 4 5 9 8 3 4 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 10 30 70 70 30 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S C L L C S C S S
TSTMS S C S S C C S
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MDZ025-250800-
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
WEATHER...
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