EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
MDZ022-160800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
Date 03/15/26 Mon 03/16/26 Tue 03/17/26 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
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 54 66 33 44 25
TEMP 55 56 55 59 61 64 64 64 62 54 43 36 33 39 42 43 38 33 30 27 27
DEWPT 48 52 55 57 58 60 60 59 58 51 37 27 21 18 17 17 17 15 14 14 13
MAX/MIN RH 100 83 92 34 60
RH 77 86100 94 93 87 86 84 87 89 79 69 60 43 36 35 42 47 51 57 55
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 25 29 29 29 28 27 28 30 31 31 33 00
WIND SPD 10 11 12 12 12 16 17 19 20 16 12 10 10 13 13 11 6 5 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 88 88 92 91 92 90 87 89 98 98 78 40 26 18 24 51 48 9 4 11 19
VSBY 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 80 100 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.28 0.38 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D C C L D L D D S S
TSTMS C C C S S S
MIX HGT 1700 1500 2800 3100 3200 4300 7700 7900 3500 1700
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W NW N
T WIND SPD 16 16 23 25 28 25 24 18 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD VG VG VG PR PR
ADI 20 25 54 63 48 115 117 89 8 3
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D C F F
CEILING 1700 300 300 1000 300 18200 20800 23500 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 29.84 29.75 29.57 29.40 29.75 29.96 30.04 30.21 30.34
Date 03/18Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26
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 41 27 51 33 58 39 60 40 61
TEMP 39 36 31 32 49 44 39 38 55 48 43 43 58 53 45 41 56 51
DEWPT 13 19 23 25 28 31 33 33 35 35 36 38 40 38 33 31 32 33
MIN/MAX RH 33 79 42 85 43 82 49 69 37
RH 34 50 71 76 43 61 79 82 47 60 76 81 51 57 62 66 40 50
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE E NE E SE S SW W NW NW W W W
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 6 3 5 8 10 8 6 9 10 5
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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MDZ025-160800-
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...
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