EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
MDZ022-050800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed
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 58 73 46 64 46
TEMP 66 64 62 60 59 67 72 70 59 55 52 48 49 58 62 62 53 49 48 47 49
DEWPT 64 62 61 60 59 59 56 51 47 44 42 39 39 40 39 40 41 40 40 40 42
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 74 43 80
RH 94 93 97100 98 75 57 52 62 66 69 70 69 50 43 45 64 70 75 76 78
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW W N N N S
WIND DIR DEG 00 35 34 33 33 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 34 00 35 33 28 00 00 00 19
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 8 8 9 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 98 97 94 91 85 59 28 8 5 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 4 4 5 8 5
VSBY 2 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1200 1100 4000 4000 400 600 4400 4200 400 400
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N NW S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 13 14 10 10 10 6 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 14 64 65 5 11 49 44 2 6
MAX LVORI 7 9 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 5
STABILITY F F B C F F B B F F
CEILING 300 300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.98 29.94 29.96 29.93 30.04 30.09 30.13 30.06 30.06 30.03
Date 10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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 67 53 75 55 72 55 68 54 66
TEMP 67 60 57 56 74 65 59 56 71 64 58 55 68 62 57 56 66 63
DEWPT 48 51 54 56 57 56 54 53 54 53 52 52 52 51 51 53 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 50 100 54 91 53 86 57 91 70
RH 50 72 89100 55 73 83 91 55 67 80 89 57 68 80 91 72 81
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW NW N N S SW N NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 5 2 2 3 8 4
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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MDZ025-050800-
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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