EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026
MDZ022-090800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026
Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun
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 51 74 54 72 61
TEMP 64 59 56 53 53 67 72 71 62 58 57 54 55 68 71 69 63 62 63 63 64
DEWPT 49 48 46 46 47 49 44 47 49 49 48 49 53 58 57 58 59 59 60 61 63
MAX/MIN RH 84 37 93 62 94
RH 58 67 69 76 80 52 37 42 61 70 71 82 94 70 62 68 88 91 90 92 96
WIND DIR W NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE E SE SE E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 29 33 33 31 32 31 30 30 30 00 04 05 06 10 12 12 10 11 11 11 11
WIND SPD 3 2 3 2 3 3 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 6 6 6 4 4 5 6 8
CLOUDS CL SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 2 34 61 51 50 58 69 76 82 86 78 63 38 55 70 75 75 82 94 93 94
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L
MIX HGT 300 300 4700 4500 300 300 3200 3100 600 700
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W N E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 10 4 4 11 10 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 3 67 70 2 6 45 50 5 7
MAX LVORI 3 7 4 3 5 6 4 5 6 6
STABILITY F F B B F F C B E D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 18400 20800 17100 13400
PRESSURE 29.97 30.04 30.13 30.14 30.25 30.28 30.36 30.35 30.37 30.34
Date 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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 69 66 74 62 75 58 67 53 65
TEMP 67 67 68 67 71 68 64 63 73 69 63 58 65 61 56 54 63 60
DEWPT 66 67 67 67 69 67 64 63 66 64 61 57 57 55 53 54 57 55
MIN/MAX RH 93 100 84 100 71 97 73 100 76
RH 97100100100 93 96100100 79 84 93 96 76 81 90100 80 85
WIND DIR SE SE S W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NW SW
WIND SPD 11 11 6 6 9 3 3 4 9 8 9 10 10 4 4 5 5 2
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 90 90 30 5 5 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L D D L C S
TSTMS C C
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MDZ025-090800-
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
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