EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026
MDZ022-122000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026
Date Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26 Wed 10/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 71 56 78 64 84
TEMP 64 62 69 71 64 62 60 59 59 71 77 76 67 66 67 66 66 77 82 82 72
DEWPT 61 59 60 60 61 59 59 57 58 62 62 63 62 63 64 63 63 67 67 68 66
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 59 93 59
RH 90 90 73 68 90 91 96 95 97 74 60 63 84 90 90 90 91 71 61 62 81
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 31 34 34 33 31 30 29 29 28 24 23 20 19 20 21 23 23 25 26 25 23
WIND SPD 6 10 10 6 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 2
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 90 80 58 36 26 8 8 12 43 7 2 2 5 4 6 5 3 1 4 6 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S
MIX HGT 2600 2600 400 400 3000 2600 400 500 3400 3100
T WIND DIR NW NW NW SW SW SW S SW W SW
T WIND SPD 18 14 4 2 6 10 9 8 12 11
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
ADI 41 64 3 2 34 35 4 7 57 55
MAX LVORI 4 6 8 10 8 5 6 6 5 5
STABILITY D C F F B B F F B B
CEILING 1000 2400 26600 12900 20800 20800 10800 9800 9800 23500
PRESSURE 29.76 29.81 29.87 29.93 29.98 29.93 29.94 29.92 29.94 29.89
Date Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 64 72 60 78 48 56 39 57
TEMP 69 64 70 64 63 63 76 67 56 49 54 48 43 40 56 50
DEWPT 65 61 61 59 60 63 66 59 47 40 36 34 32 33 36 38
MAX/MIN RH 91 71 100 66 76 46 76 46
RH 87 91 73 84 90100 71 75 72 73 50 58 65 76 48 62
WIND DIR NW N NE E SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW S
WIND SPD 3 4 5 3 3 6 11 14 12 13 16 10 5 4 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 40 30 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C
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MDZ025-122000-
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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