EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026
MDZ022-280800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026
Date 05/27/26 Thu 05/28/26 Fri 05/29/26 Sat
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 66 81 55 76 59
TEMP 75 71 69 68 69 75 79 78 71 64 58 56 59 70 75 75 70 62 62 60 65
DEWPT 69 67 66 64 61 58 54 53 55 52 49 47 50 50 49 47 52 52 54 54 54
MAX/MIN RH 90 39 75 37 82
RH 82 87 90 89 76 54 42 42 58 64 72 72 71 49 40 37 53 69 76 81 68
WIND DIR W W W NW N N NW NW N N N N N NW W W SW SW SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 26 25 26 33 00 35 33 33 35 35 34 34 35 33 28 26 22 21 22 25 30
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 4 5 9 10 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 5
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC FW SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 87 79 82 84 43 13 21 26 21 27 4 4 3 4 5 7 11 17 21 30 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 400 1000 6500 7300 700 1300 5500 5600 400 2200
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N NW W SW W
T WIND SPD 11 10 16 14 6 9 11 10 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 12 14 120 120 4 21 67 81 5 52
MAX LVORI 6 5 3 3 3 3 1 2 4 5
STABILITY E E B C F F A A F F
CEILING 8000 5900 8000 10300 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 23900
PRESSURE 29.80 29.78 29.84 29.84 29.92 29.96 29.98 29.84 29.79 29.77
Date 05/30Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
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 75 53 70 55 73 57 71 56 73
TEMP 74 69 57 57 68 64 58 61 71 67 59 61 69 65 58 60 71 67
DEWPT 49 51 47 48 46 49 50 54 51 54 54 55 51 53 53 55 52 53
MIN/MAX RH 41 78 44 82 49 87 51 89 49
RH 41 53 70 72 45 59 75 79 49 63 84 81 53 65 81 84 50 61
WIND DIR NW NE NE N NE S S SW S E NE NE NE E NW N NE SE
WIND SPD 9 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 3 2 3 8 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 10 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S S
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MDZ025-280800-
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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