NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER POWELLVILLE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

MDZ022-092000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date             Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN                      57          36          68          49          69
TEMP                50 56 54 46 41 38 37 41 56 67 64 55 51 51 50 55 63 67 66 57
DEWPT               37 36 37 38 39 38 37 40 42 42 42 44 43 45 47 47 47 43 40 41
MIN/MAX RH                   48         100          39          89          38
RH                  61 48 52 74 91 96100 94 58 41 44 68 73 80 89 76 56 41 38 55
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E SE SE SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW NW  N  N  N NE
WIND DIR DEG        10 11 10 11 12 14 23 16 19 18 18 17 19 21 24 31 35 35 00 03
WIND SPD             5  5  5  4  3  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  6  5  6  6  8  4  2
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           52 47 34 31 34 58 60 64 26  7  3  9 21 32 49 60 20  5  3  0
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
Obvis                                 PF                                       
MIX HGT                    2600   500   600  3000  2700   500  1000  4400  4400
T WIND DIR                    E    SE     S     S     S     S     W     N     N
T WIND SPD                    8     6     2     4    11     9    10    16    11
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR
ADI                          22     4     4    22    29     8    16    78    76
MAX LVORI                     4     8    10     4     3     4     5     3     2
STABILITY                     B     F     F     A     B     F     E     B     A
CEILING                    1700 20800 30000 30000 30000 23500 23500 20800 30000
PRESSURE                  30.47 30.42 30.37 30.37 30.26 30.20 30.14 30.25 30.26


Date          Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX          43    65    53    78    63    84    65    86
TEMP          47 48 64 56 56 58 75 71 66 64 83 75 70 68 84 77
DEWPT         40 41 41 45 49 55 56 54 54 55 56 58 58 58 59 59
MAX/MIN RH       83    44    90    47    73    39    70    39
RH            76 77 44 68 78 90 52 55 66 73 41 55 66 70 43 55
WIND DIR       E  E SE SE  S SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       2  2  6  4  5  9 11  9  6  6  9  5  5  4  8  6
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     0     5     0     0     5

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MDZ025-092000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026
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