EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
MDZ022-110800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Date 10/10/26 Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue
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 64 72 65 69 58
TEMP 65 65 66 65 65 67 69 71 71 71 70 67 66 66 67 68 64 62 61 59 59
DEWPT 60 60 61 63 65 67 69 71 71 70 69 67 66 64 63 63 64 62 61 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 97 97 100 83 100
RH 84 84 84 93100 99100100 99 98 97100100 93 87 83100100100100100
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 10 10 10 12 13 15 18 18 21 24 27 33 33 33 33 32 31 31 30
WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 12 14 13 9 6 6 5 6 6 10 10 9 4 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 90 87 91 93 93 98 93 92 89 84 68 76 74 88 80 66 40 29 16 16 26
VSBY 7 7 7 6 2 2 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 100 40 40 0
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.86 0.04 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D D L C C C S C C
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 500 1000 1800 1300 500 1400 3000 3200 500 400
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 18 23 16 13 12 19 13 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 14 28 45 30 13 21 47 45 4 6
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 9 9 9
STABILITY D D D D E E D D F F
CEILING 9800 2400 300 300 300 3700 1100 2400 26600 8000
PRESSURE 30.30 30.23 30.05 29.86 29.72 29.62 29.67 29.77 29.85 29.88
Date 10/13Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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 75 63 79 58 69 57 69 56 62
TEMP 74 68 66 65 77 70 63 59 67 62 58 58 67 63 59 56 60 56
DEWPT 64 64 64 64 67 64 60 56 57 56 55 55 58 57 55 51 48 45
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 64 91 65 90 69 89 58
RH 71 88 93 97 71 81 90 90 69 79 90 90 73 81 86 83 64 66
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW N N N NE E SE S S W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 3 4 5 8 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 9 8 9 11 12 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S
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MDZ025-110800-
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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