EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
MDZ022-130800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
Date 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun
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 29 51 42 58 39
TEMP 37 35 32 30 31 43 49 50 48 50 49 46 43 52 56 57 47 44 41 40 42
DEWPT 30 28 25 23 25 26 28 29 34 36 37 33 31 29 25 24 28 30 30 31 32
MAX/MIN RH 78 44 65 27 70
RH 76 75 74 75 78 51 44 44 59 58 62 61 63 41 30 28 47 57 65 70 67
WIND DIR W NW NW W S S S S SW SW SW W W NW W NW N E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 29 30 30 27 18 19 19 19 21 22 24 26 28 30 29 29 35 08 10 10 10
WIND SPD 6 6 3 3 3 10 14 16 12 12 9 9 9 9 10 5 2 2 3 4 6
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 35 8 8 11 21 30 27 49 40 15 21 39 47 54 52 48 61 67 63 42 38
VSBY 7 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
SNOW
MIX HGT 700 200 4000 3600 2400 1000 4200 4300 300 1000
T WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW W NW E E
T WIND SPD 6 2 18 29 14 10 23 14 3 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 4 78 95 22 11 102 111 2 11
MAX LVORI 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3
STABILITY E F C D D E C C F E
CEILING 30000 23500 10800 14800 20800 18200 18200 18700 10800 12700
PRESSURE 30.03 30.13 30.17 29.96 29.88 29.88 30.11 30.13 30.25 30.27
Date 03/15Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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 59 52 66 34 43 24 42 28 49
TEMP 57 53 56 57 64 60 45 36 42 37 30 27 40 36 31 31 48 43
DEWPT 40 46 53 56 59 53 35 23 16 17 13 12 11 18 21 24 27 31
MIN/MAX RH 53 100 73 80 32 55 29 78 41
RH 53 76 92 96 83 78 67 58 35 44 49 53 30 47 66 75 43 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S W NW W NW NW NW W S SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 12 9 10 13 16 12 9 8 10 4 3 3 4 2 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 80 90 70 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L D L D L S
TSTMS S S S
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MDZ025-130800-
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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