EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
MDZ022-080800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu
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 59 83 63 87 70
TEMP 69 65 62 60 62 77 81 81 72 67 66 65 67 81 85 84 76 74 74 72 73
DEWPT 61 59 59 58 60 61 60 61 61 61 61 61 63 64 65 63 67 66 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 99 47 96 49 84
RH 76 82 90 93 92 58 50 51 68 80 84 89 87 56 52 49 72 76 76 81 84
WIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 16 23 27 30 31 28 20 19 20 20 20 21 22 21 20 18 19 21 22 22
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 10
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 14 11 5 5 11 11 23 25 22 21 18 23 21 20 20 12 14 5 7 8 3
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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 5700 5200 400 400 5000 4600 500 1600
T WIND DIR S SW W SW SW S SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 3 2 5 5 4 4 9 13 11 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 2 2 38 37 2 4 52 66 8 38
MAX LVORI 7 10 4 3 5 8 4 3 4 4
STABILITY F F A A F F B C E D
CEILING 3200 26600 4000 4000 23500 23500 26600 27200 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.14 30.17 30.23 30.20 30.22 30.20 30.21 30.11 30.03 29.96
Date 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 90 68 83 64 82 67 84 67 83
TEMP 88 80 73 69 80 74 67 68 80 74 70 70 82 77 70 69 81 75
DEWPT 69 71 70 67 63 63 63 65 67 67 68 69 71 70 68 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 54 98 54 94 64 98 67 100 61
RH 54 75 90 93 57 69 89 92 65 78 93 97 69 80 94 96 63 74
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N E E E SE SE SE SE S SE S NW S S
WIND SPD 10 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 30 10 10 20 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C S S
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
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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