EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
MDZ022-152000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
Date Thu 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26
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 65 61 82 51 57
TEMP 64 65 64 63 62 62 63 65 66 74 80 81 75 70 63 57 52 53 56 54 49
DEWPT 58 57 58 58 60 61 61 64 66 68 68 67 65 64 60 56 51 47 40 38 36
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 61 100 53
RH 82 78 79 84 92 96 93 97100 82 66 63 71 81 90 96 96 79 55 53 61
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E SE S SW SW SW S W NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 15 20 22 22 21 20 28 30 33 35 35 35 35 00
WIND SPD 9 10 9 6 3 3 3 3 4 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 16 13 11
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 69 81 79 85 89 83 93 94 88 48 36 7 71 71 83 87 78 66 47 35 31
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 30 5 70 40
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0.05 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C S S C L L L L C C S S
MIX HGT 2400 2200 800 500 2600 2500 1600 1800 4100 4300
T WIND DIR NE NE E SE SW SW SW N N N
T WIND SPD 18 11 9 6 18 17 11 19 32 34
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR FR FR PR FR VG VG
ADI 41 30 5 7 65 64 17 53 87 99
MAX LVORI 3 6 8 9 5 3 5 5 4 2
STABILITY D D F F D C D D D D
CEILING 4000 1000 1000 300 1000 1000 23500 4000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.10 30.11 30.09 29.96 29.88 29.76 29.72 29.76 29.92 30.04
Date Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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 41 59 45 64 48 66 49 66
TEMP 45 42 57 53 49 47 62 57 52 50 64 59 53 49 64 59
DEWPT 34 35 39 43 45 46 51 52 51 50 52 53 52 49 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 75 49 96 65 100 64 100 65
RH 64 75 51 69 86 96 67 83 96100 66 80 96100 67 81
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 10 9 9 2 1 3 4 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
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MDZ025-152000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
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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