EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026
MDZ022-122000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date Sun 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26
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 64 51 79 62 84
TEMP 59 63 61 53 53 54 56 61 70 77 79 72 68 66 63 64 76 82 83 75
DEWPT 39 38 40 43 46 49 52 55 57 56 54 53 55 54 53 54 57 55 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 40 94 42 72 38
RH 47 40 45 66 76 81 84 81 63 48 42 52 63 65 70 70 52 40 40 53
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 11 14 15 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 22 23 23 24 22 21 19
WIND SPD 4 6 6 4 8 9 10 11 14 14 13 9 6 5 4 5 8 10 10 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 7 9 12 19 18 47 51 46 63 58 59 64 53 33 31 36 25 28 29 36
VSBY 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 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2800 600 1300 3400 3300 700 400 4800 4600
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 12 11 16 21 18 8 4 9 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 49 12 33 61 59 8 5 56 58
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 2
STABILITY B E D D D D F B B
CEILING 18200 20800 8000 300 13800 4700 4000 4000 23500
PRESSURE 30.42 30.34 30.26 30.20 30.09 30.06 30.06 30.09 30.01
Date Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26
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 88 66 87 66 84 60 82
TEMP 67 67 87 77 69 68 85 77 71 68 81 73 64 63 80 72
DEWPT 55 56 60 58 56 57 58 57 56 57 57 59 57 57 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 72 39 70 37 71 43 83 46
RH 64 69 40 53 63 68 41 51 60 69 45 62 80 80 47 62
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW W W S E E S SE
WIND SPD 3 3 6 4 4 4 8 5 4 3 5 3 2 2 6 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 10 5 10
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MDZ025-122000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026
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...
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