EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
MDZ022-202000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
Date Fri 03/20/26 Sat 03/21/26 Sun 03/22/26
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 50 65 43 71
TEMP 55 63 64 56 53 53 52 51 60 63 63 52 47 45 45 47 58 68 70 64
DEWPT 37 38 39 38 44 46 47 46 47 44 40 40 40 40 41 43 48 52 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 40 86 43 89 54
RH 51 40 40 54 71 77 84 84 62 50 43 64 76 82 86 86 68 56 55 70
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 19 19 20 22 25 30 33 34 00 06 12 15 16 17 19 21 20 19
WIND SPD 8 10 11 9 9 8 5 4 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 6 9 8 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 8 12 45 93 90 70 30 26 23 22 23 39 39 39 48 63 63 41 26 36
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L S
MIX HGT 2900 900 800 3700 3400 500 600 2600 2800
T WIND DIR S SW SW NW N S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 25 19 10 14 8 12 16 16 10
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 93 19 14 68 52 7 17 42 41
MAX LVORI 2 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C D E B B F F D C
CEILING 17300 7200 4700 30000 17100 13800 4000 1000 14800
PRESSURE 29.92 29.81 29.71 29.79 29.84 29.89 29.84 29.80 29.67
Date Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26
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 54 65 33 50 36 55 40 61
TEMP 61 54 58 51 39 34 48 43 40 40 53 49 43 42 56 55
DEWPT 54 49 42 33 27 23 22 27 31 33 32 35 35 35 38 43
MAX/MIN RH 83 49 65 34 79 43 76 49
RH 76 81 55 50 62 64 35 53 70 76 44 58 73 76 51 65
WIND DIR SW W N N N N N S S SW W W S S S S
WIND SPD 8 9 11 6 5 4 5 3 3 3 8 3 5 5 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 30 10 5 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S
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MDZ025-202000-
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
WEATHER...
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