NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER POWELLVILLE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

MDZ022-020900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date           03/01/26      Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      27          37          31          52          45
TEMP             40 37 34 31 28 35 36 34 32 33 34 36 38 43 49 52 48 48 48 47 50
DEWPT            29 27 25 22 20 20 20 22 25 28 30 34 36 41 45 48 45 47 47 47 48
MAX/MIN RH                   72          52          93          86          99
RH               64 67 69 71 70 55 52 61 75 82 85 92 93 94 86 86 89 96 96 99 94
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     04 03 03 04 03 05 06 07 09 09 08 09 10 12 18 21 20 21 22 22 22
WIND SPD          4  3  5  6  6  9  9  6  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  4  3  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)        26 50 39 35 63 85 90 94 91 96100100100 98 96 90 86 90 92 94 87
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  2  6  6  6  7  7  6  6  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0          20          60          80          60
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.09        0.15        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                                         C  L  L  D  D  C  C  L  L  C  C   
SNOW                                S  S  S  C  L                              
MIX HGT              1200  1600  2500  2500  1100   600  1800  1800  1600  1600
T WIND DIR             NE    NE    NE     E     E     E    SE    SW    SW    SW
T WIND SPD             11    14    13    10    10    10    13     9    12    14
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     8    37    38    24     9    13    22    19     9    23
MAX LVORI               3     3     3     3     5     6     5     5     6     8
STABILITY               E     E     C     D     E     D     D     D     E     E
CEILING              5500  4700 11700  6300  3200  1000  1000  2200 10800  1000
PRESSURE            30.34 30.40 30.55 30.57 30.56 30.48 30.43 30.34 30.32 30.28


Date           03/04Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          63    50    70    53    66    49    70    53    65
TEMP          62 55 54 54 67 60 57 55 64 55 53 53 68 61 60 54 62 55
DEWPT         53 48 51 51 54 53 53 52 54 50 50 51 56 53 55 51 51 47
MIN/MAX RH       65    92    61    93    70    95    61    91    61
RH            72 77 89 91 64 78 86 90 71 84 89 94 65 78 83 90 66 75
WIND DIR      SW  S  S SW SW  S SW SW SW SE  S SW SW  S SW  W NW  S
WIND SPD       5  3  3  4  8  4  4  5  8  3  4  5 10  6  6  5  8  4
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR         10    20    10    30    20    20    20    30    30
RAIN SHWRS           S  S        C  S     S  S        S  C  C  C  C

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MDZ025-020900-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS