EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
MDZ022-302000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 62 82 66 85
TEMP 60 74 76 75 69 66 65 63 65 75 80 80 74 70 69 67 69 78 83 82 75
DEWPT 60 64 63 63 64 63 63 63 64 67 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 66 66 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 55 88 56
RH 100 72 64 66 84 90 93100 97 76 60 60 74 81 84 88 84 67 58 63 77
WIND DIR W W SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 28 28 24 16 17 18 19 20 20 22 22 20 19 19 21 22 22 23 22 21 19
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 5
CLOUDS B1 FW SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 64 17 29 25 23 48 77 80 78 62 37 20 21 16 31 32 35 26 31 40 48
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 4500 3900 400 500 3900 3500 400 500 3800 3600
T WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 6 5 5 10 12 6 6 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR
ADI 27 25 3 6 69 67 3 8 42
MAX LVORI 6 6 9 9 6 5 6 6 4
STABILITY B C F F B B F F B
CEILING 30000 2400 26600 20800 11700 11700 18000 20800 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.02 30.05 30.03 30.05 30.01 30.01 29.97 30.0
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 67 58 65 57 64 46 58
TEMP 70 64 66 63 61 60 64 63 61 58 63 58 50 47 57 52
DEWPT 66 60 59 57 58 60 63 62 60 57 53 46 41 40 41 41
MAX/MIN RH 90 79 99 92 100 62 77 53
RH 87 87 79 81 91100 97 96 97 96 70 64 70 76 55 66
WIND DIR W N NE NE NE NE SE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 4 6 6 3 3 5 6 3 3 5 8 3 4 6 6 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 40 60 40 10 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C L L C C
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MDZ025-302000-
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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