EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
MDZ022-040800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
Date 04/03/26 Sat 04/04/26 Sun 04/05/26 Mon
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 62 82 62 74 43
TEMP 66 64 65 64 64 74 80 80 68 66 66 64 64 70 72 66 61 56 51 46 44
DEWPT 56 56 57 58 59 61 61 60 57 56 57 56 58 59 58 59 55 49 41 36 35
MAX/MIN RH 87 49 78 61 80
RH 71 75 75 81 84 64 52 51 69 71 73 75 81 68 61 77 80 77 68 69 70
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 22 22 23 23 22 20 17 18 19 20 21 21 23 24 27 32 32 32 32
WIND SPD 9 8 8 6 6 9 10 10 8 9 10 12 13 16 13 9 5 5 8 5 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 11 13 34 39 31 16 17 16 11 14 33 37 71 71 98 98 88 76 55 16 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 100 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.55 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D D C C
MIX HGT 600 700 2900 2900 800 1700 2800 2300 800 2200
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 17 14 16 18 24 29 12 13 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR FR GD FR PR PR
ADI 13 18 42 50 14 53 72 44 15 51
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
STABILITY E E C C E D D D E F
CEILING 30000 9800 6300 7200 30000 6300 1000 1700 4000 26600
PRESSURE 30.14 30.13 30.15 30.09 30.06 29.97 29.93 29.84 29.88 29.96
Date 04/06Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26
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 60 42 56 33 53 38 64 48 69
TEMP 58 53 47 46 54 49 38 36 51 44 41 45 63 56 51 52 67 60
DEWPT 33 37 39 37 26 24 23 24 28 31 36 40 44 46 48 49 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 37 78 30 62 40 89 49 96 51
RH 39 54 74 71 33 37 54 61 42 60 82 82 51 70 89 89 54 69
WIND DIR W SW SW NW NW N N NE E E E E SE SE SE NE E E
WIND SPD 10 2 3 4 10 4 4 4 6 3 2 3 8 4 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 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
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