EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026
MDZ022-230800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026
Date 03/22/26 Mon 03/23/26 Tue 03/24/26 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 53 60 32 49 32
TEMP 67 65 64 59 55 57 55 54 47 43 39 35 33 43 47 48 42 37 34 34 38
DEWPT 56 56 55 54 51 48 43 35 30 27 24 23 22 21 20 21 25 27 28 29 31
MAX/MIN RH 87 46 63 32 82
RH 68 74 73 82 86 74 63 48 51 53 54 60 62 41 34 34 50 67 78 81 77
WIND DIR S SW SW NW N N N NW N N N N N N NE SE S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 21 23 32 00 35 34 33 34 34 34 35 35 01 04 12 16 17 18 19 19
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 8 10 11 11 9 9 8 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 13 42 48 60 87 80 58 30 16 5 14 14 26 12 13 19 38 41 46 54 61
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
MIX HGT 600 1100 3400 4500 1900 1700 4400 4100 500 600
T WIND DIR S NW N NW N N N W S S
T WIND SPD 9 6 16 24 16 10 11 3 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 7 22 43 92 17 26 65 17 3 4
MAX LVORI 4 6 4 2 2 3 2 2 4 5
STABILITY F E D C E E B B F F
CEILING 20800 20800 1700 2100 30000 30000 18200 26600 26600 20800
PRESSURE 29.67 29.55 29.73 29.90 30.13 30.26 30.37 30.36 30.37 30.34
Date 03/25Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26
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 59 43 66 53 66 32 47 29 54
TEMP 57 52 49 49 64 61 60 58 61 52 39 33 45 41 33 33 52 47
DEWPT 32 38 41 44 47 48 51 51 44 36 29 22 21 23 23 26 27 32
MIN/MAX RH 37 85 52 79 41 69 35 76 36
RH 38 58 74 83 54 64 72 79 53 54 67 63 37 47 67 75 38 54
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW NW N N N N NW SW W SW S
WIND SPD 9 3 4 4 9 5 9 9 10 5 5 6 6 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 30 40 40 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S
SNOWSHWRS S
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MDZ025-230800-
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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