EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026
MDZ022-030800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026
Date 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26 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 41 61 46 72 57
TEMP 53 47 44 42 46 55 59 60 55 51 49 47 51 63 69 71 66 62 60 58 61
DEWPT 37 34 34 35 35 30 27 27 32 33 37 40 44 42 41 42 48 50 50 51 53
MAX/MIN RH 78 27 82 34 79
RH 53 59 66 75 66 38 29 28 41 50 63 77 78 46 36 35 52 65 69 77 74
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 33 32 32 31 32 31 30 29 24 20 19 20 21 23 23 22 18 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 10 10 10 9 2 3 3 4 6 10 10 10 6 6 8 8 9
CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 91 85 38 11 12 13 4 4 4 8 16 33 20 11 14 10 8 9 19 25 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 2400 6500 6600 500 1300 5500 5200 500 1100
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW SW S SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 12 16 23 19 9 16 23 14 12 18
SMOKE DISP PR FR VG VG PR PR VG GD PR PR
ADI 10 60 117 120 6 35 101 87 11 32
MAX LVORI 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
STABILITY E E C B F F B B E E
CEILING 13300 30000 4700 30000 30000 12500 9800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.84 29.93 29.94 29.97 29.97 29.96 29.88 29.90 29.92
Date 05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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 80 61 75 61 73 47 66 48 68
TEMP 77 70 64 64 72 70 65 63 67 64 52 51 63 60 51 54 66 62
DEWPT 52 54 55 57 57 58 59 59 58 54 44 42 37 42 42 47 46 49
MIN/MAX RH 39 78 59 87 62 78 35 80 48
RH 42 57 73 78 59 67 81 87 74 70 74 72 38 51 71 77 48 61
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW W NW W W SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 11 10 10 10 12 9 8 10 11 8 6 6 9 3 2 3 8 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 50 80 40 10 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L D C S S
TSTMS S S
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MDZ025-030800-
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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