EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
MDZ022-032000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
Date Wed 06/03/26 Thu 06/04/26 Fri 06/05/26
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 77 53 84 62 90
TEMP 64 69 75 76 68 61 58 54 60 74 81 83 76 69 66 63 68 81 87 89 83
DEWPT 52 49 46 45 49 49 49 49 53 50 51 50 50 49 49 54 57 57 55 55 58
MIN/MAX RH 32 87 32 75 31
RH 65 49 35 33 50 65 73 84 78 43 35 32 40 49 54 71 68 44 34 32 43
WIND DIR N N N E SE S W W NW N SE S S S SW SW W W SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 34 00 02 08 14 18 25 28 31 01 13 16 17 20 22 24 24 25 23 22 19
WIND SPD 3 6 8 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 5
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 13 4 10 6 2 3 2 3 2 9 4 26 10 10 5 6 7 14 21 20 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 7100 6500 400 600 6300 5600 500 1000 6100 6100
T WIND DIR N NE S SE NE S S SW W SW
T WIND SPD 10 6 2 1 4 5 5 8 10 12
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 89 75 2 1 36 33 3 18 70 100
MAX LVORI 3 2 4 7 3 2 2 4 2 2
STABILITY A B F F A B F F A B
CEILING 13800 18200 30000 30000 30000 5500 26600 5500 23500 30000
PRESSURE 30.17 30.15 30.17 30.17 30.17 30.11 30.07 30.06 30.06 29.98
Date Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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 70 93 73 90 65 75 59 74
TEMP 74 75 91 85 75 75 88 79 68 67 73 66 61 63 72 68
DEWPT 59 61 59 61 62 64 61 64 63 60 56 55 55 57 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 68 32 69 40 84 55 86 51
RH 59 62 34 45 62 67 42 56 80 78 58 63 81 81 53 63
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 4 6 8 6 4 8 3 4 9 10 9 4 6 9 5
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 40 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S S
TSTMS C C S
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MDZ025-032000-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS