EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026
MDZ022-272100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026
Date Fri 02/27/26 Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 51 31 60 35 53
TEMP 43 50 49 39 35 34 33 33 47 57 58 46 40 37 37 38 50 53 48 40
DEWPT 34 34 34 33 32 31 31 32 40 41 41 40 38 36 35 36 41 39 31 27
MIN/MAX RH 53 95 50 98 52
RH 70 54 56 79 88 89 92 94 75 54 54 80 90 95 92 93 70 59 52 58
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E NE N W SW SE S S S S W NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 08 09 08 09 08 02 35 29 20 14 17 18 18 19 25 33 35 01
WIND SPD 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 6 10 10 8
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 63 41 20 17 26 41 49 52 17 12 13 18 26 31 42 52 54 59 54 61
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2400 400 300 2500 2300 200 300 2400 2400
T WIND DIR NE E NE N NW SW SE S N
T WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 4 1 3 6 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 2 2 18 15 1 6 21 34
MAX LVORI 4 8 9 7 5 10 9 6 2
STABILITY B F F B B F F D D
CEILING 25600 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 9600 4700 4700
PRESSURE 30.09 30.13 30.11 30.12 30.05 30.07 30.05 30.07 30.07
Date Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 26 36 26 47 38 54 40 62
TEMP 31 27 34 30 28 30 44 41 42 44 52 47 43 44 61 56
DEWPT 18 15 17 21 23 24 32 36 40 40 43 41 41 42 48 48
MAX/MIN RH 63 47 81 62 94 66 99 61
RH 57 60 49 70 81 78 62 84 94 88 71 81 92 92 64 73
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SW W NW E SE S SW S
WIND SPD 4 5 9 4 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 3 3 3 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 40 30 30 60 30 20 20
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN S S C C L C S S S S
SNOW C C
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MDZ025-272100-
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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