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