EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
MDZ022-020800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
Date 05/01/26 Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 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
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 49 59 42 62 45
TEMP 55 51 51 50 52 56 57 57 54 50 46 43 47 55 60 61 56 49 46 47 54
DEWPT 40 43 45 47 47 45 45 42 41 39 36 36 37 30 29 29 33 35 38 42 46
MAX/MIN RH 91 57 76 30 84
RH 57 75 79 91 83 66 63 58 62 65 69 76 68 38 31 30 43 60 73 84 74
WIND DIR S S S S NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 17 18 32 00 35 01 00 34 32 31 32 31 30 30 28 23 20 20 20
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 6 5 8 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 4
CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 12 50 75 92 99 96 99 96 88 49 25 16 12 14 16 13 7 8 24 24 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 50 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 1100 2800 2800 800 2500 6800 7200 400 1300
T WIND DIR S S N N N NW NW W SW S
T WIND SPD 8 4 9 12 5 16 23 17 4 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR VG VG PR PR
ADI 6 4 38 39 6 83 117 113 3 4
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 4 6 5 1 2 3 5
STABILITY E F C C E F C B F F
CEILING 30000 9800 3200 1000 10800 7900 30000 30000 30000 20800
PRESSURE 29.88 29.85 29.87 29.81 29.79 29.82 29.94 29.93 29.98 29.94
Date 05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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 73 56 79 60 76 58 69 46 66
TEMP 70 66 59 61 76 69 63 63 73 69 62 61 67 62 51 51 64 59
DEWPT 43 48 50 52 52 53 54 56 56 56 56 56 56 51 43 43 39 41
MIN/MAX RH 37 78 41 78 53 86 63 80 38
RH 37 52 72 72 43 57 72 78 55 63 81 85 68 67 73 74 41 51
WIND DIR SW S S SW S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 12 10 9 9 11 9 6 8 10 6 4 6 10 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 60 60 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C L L L L C S S
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-020800-
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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