EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
MDZ022-070800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026
Date 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri
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 43 68 54 77 56
TEMP 54 49 46 44 46 62 67 66 58 56 56 55 58 70 76 75 65 62 60 57 57
DEWPT 40 40 39 38 40 45 47 49 50 52 54 55 56 59 58 55 56 53 53 51 51
MAX/MIN RH 80 47 99 50 84
RH 60 70 76 78 78 54 50 54 75 84 92 99 96 68 54 50 73 72 79 80 81
WIND DIR N N N N S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW W NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 00 00 16 19 19 18 17 19 20 21 21 24 26 27 23 25 31 32 34
WIND SPD 1 0 0 0 2 5 8 9 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 2 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 2 3 1 7 6 3 2 3 3 4 10 3 6 6 19 30 38 44 38
VSBY 7 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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 300 3800 3700 400 500 4000 3900 400 400
T WIND DIR NW S S S S S W W NW NW
T WIND SPD 3 1 8 10 6 6 9 6 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 2 43 42 3 8 41 40 3 8
MAX LVORI 4 6 3 3 6 9 5 3 5 5
STABILITY F F B C F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 30000 26600 6300 10900
PRESSURE 30.09 30.05 30.03 29.93 29.92 29.89 29.90 29.88 29.94 30.01
Date 10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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 71 54 70 57 69 63 71 61 71
TEMP 70 63 56 55 68 63 59 60 68 66 65 64 69 67 64 62 70 65
DEWPT 51 51 50 52 53 55 56 59 63 64 65 64 66 65 63 62 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 50 87 59 96 81 100 87 100 76
RH 51 65 80 87 59 76 90 96 84 93100100 90 93 97100 78 90
WIND DIR NW NE NE NE SE SE SE E SE SE SE S SW N N N N NE
WIND SPD 6 1 1 2 5 3 2 3 8 6 5 6 9 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40 60 50 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C S
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-070800-
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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