EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026
MDZ022-280900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026
Date 02/27/26 Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 32 59 37 54 26
TEMP 40 34 34 34 33 48 58 58 46 42 40 39 39 48 53 49 41 36 32 29 27
DEWPT 33 30 30 31 31 40 42 42 41 39 38 37 37 42 42 38 31 24 19 16 13
MAX/MIN RH 91 53 96 63 67
RH 76 87 87 89 92 75 56 55 82 89 93 92 93 79 66 66 67 60 57 58 56
WIND DIR E E E E NE SW W SW SE S S S S SW NW N N N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 09 07 08 08 02 20 25 23 15 16 16 19 17 24 33 35 01 01 02 02 03
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 9 10 8 6 4 5 5
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 21 37 41 43 43 40 14 6 19 37 56 62 63 52 45 49 65 62 35 65 76
VSBY 7 7 4 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 300 300 2400 2300 300 400 2200 2500 2100 1600
T WIND DIR E E SW SW S SE SW NW N N
T WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 5 8 18 21 21 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
ADI 3 3 19 17 3 10 51 59 34 42
MAX LVORI 6 7 6 5 8 8 6 3 3 2
STABILITY F F A B F F B C D E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 300 16900 8900 23500 20800
PRESSURE 30.10 30.09 30.10 30.03 30.06 30.06 30.09 29.97 30.18 30.40
Date 03/02Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 36 26 49 41 56 43 63 46 61
TEMP 34 30 28 32 47 45 45 47 54 48 45 47 59 56 52 47 59 54
DEWPT 13 18 23 28 37 41 43 44 46 43 41 44 49 48 48 47 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 39 89 69 96 68 96 65 98 67
RH 41 60 81 86 69 85 93 90 74 81 86 90 68 76 85100 73 77
WIND DIR NE NE NE E S S SW SW NW E SE S SW S S S SW E
WIND SPD 9 4 3 3 8 5 6 6 8 4 3 3 8 4 4 5 9 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 40 40 50 30 20 20 30 20
RAIN S C C C C C S S S S S C C S S
SNOW S C C
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MDZ025-280900-
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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