EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
MDZ022-040800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
Date 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26 Tue 05/05/26 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 45 73 57 80 61
TEMP 55 48 46 47 56 67 71 73 65 60 60 58 63 73 78 77 68 66 64 63 65
DEWPT 31 32 37 40 44 41 41 41 48 51 51 51 52 53 52 52 54 55 55 55 57
MAX/MIN RH 77 31 76 39 79
RH 39 54 70 76 64 39 34 31 54 71 72 76 68 49 40 42 61 69 73 76 76
WIND DIR W SW S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 26 21 20 20 20 23 23 22 17 19 21 21 22 22 21 19 18 19 20 20 20
WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 8 11 11 10 6 6 10 9 10 12 13 14 13 13 12 11 13
CLOUDS CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 5 32 34 23 9 17 16 11 12 18 31 15 14 13 26 54 58 55 67 68
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 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
MIX HGT 600 1200 6100 6000 600 1300 4800 4500 800 1700
T WIND DIR SW S SW SW S SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 8 13 23 18 12 18 25 29 19 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 5 28 104 101 11 37 120 120 19 42
MAX LVORI 3 4 1 3 3 4 1 2 3 3
STABILITY F F C C E E C C D D
CEILING 26600 12700 10300 30000 30000 18200 20800 20800 30000 16900
PRESSURE 29.98 30.0 29.98 29.89 29.87 29.89 29.95 29.90 29.90 29.88
Date 05/06Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
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 55 66 43 65 49 67 49 71
TEMP 72 72 64 58 60 56 49 52 63 58 52 56 66 60 54 56 69 62
DEWPT 59 60 58 54 53 47 43 43 38 41 45 48 49 51 50 49 45 47
MIN/MAX RH 61 89 71 83 38 81 52 88 41
RH 64 67 81 87 79 72 80 72 39 53 78 75 54 72 86 76 42 58
WIND DIR S SW W N W NW NW NW W S S S SW SW W NW W SW
WIND SPD 13 6 4 5 9 4 3 4 8 3 3 3 8 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 60 70 80 30 5 10 30 30 10
RAIN SHWRS C L L L D D C S C C S
TSTMS C S S C
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MDZ025-040800-
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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