EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
MDZ022-170800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Date 03/16/26 Tue 03/17/26 Wed 03/18/26 Thu
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 33 45 25 42 28
TEMP 62 57 42 37 33 39 43 43 38 34 31 27 27 35 40 41 35 31 30 31 32
DEWPT 59 53 36 26 20 18 17 18 21 19 17 15 14 11 13 15 19 21 23 24 26
MAX/MIN RH 91 35 61 33 78
RH 90 85 79 65 58 42 35 36 50 54 57 60 57 36 34 35 52 65 73 75 77
WIND DIR S SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N SE S S SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 17 21 29 29 29 29 27 27 30 31 32 32 35 02 14 18 16 14 14 13 14
WIND SPD 25 23 13 10 10 11 10 10 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 90 90 77 29 12 18 20 45 74 55 8 21 60 74 72 68 43 40 36 33 26
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 2700 3000 6400 8100 3500 1900 5000 4700 600 200
T WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 33 26 23 17 8 8 8 9 3 3
SMOKE DISP GD GD VG VG PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 46 93 99 94 7 29 35 48 2 2
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 4
STABILITY D D C C E F B C F F
CEILING 1000 30000 17100 26600 6300 23500 11700 7200 8000 7200
PRESSURE 29.38 29.72 29.93 29.97 30.09 30.22 30.34 30.31 30.30 30.26
Date 03/19Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26
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 52 35 59 41 60 41 64 39 55
TEMP 50 45 39 38 57 51 45 43 57 51 47 45 61 55 45 40 51 47
DEWPT 28 32 34 34 37 37 39 38 38 38 39 40 37 37 34 30 27 26
MIN/MAX RH 41 89 44 84 44 82 38 70 35
RH 42 60 81 85 47 60 80 82 49 61 74 82 41 51 65 67 39 44
WIND DIR S SE S W W S SW SW W S W NW W NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 5 3 3 5 10 4 5 6 10 5 6 8 10 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 40 20 20 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S
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MDZ025-170800-
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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