EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
MDZ022-060800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
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 64 80 61 79 59
TEMP 74 70 66 65 67 74 78 78 71 67 65 62 64 73 77 77 70 65 63 61 63
DEWPT 66 65 64 63 65 64 63 64 64 64 62 61 62 61 59 59 59 59 58 57 60
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 98 50 92
RH 81 90 93100100 71 60 62 77 90 90 98 93 66 54 54 68 80 83 87 89
WIND DIR E E N N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 08 07 01 00 02 03 05 07 07 07 05 03 03 04 05 08 14 17 21 27 30
WIND SPD 2 1 2 2 3 8 9 10 6 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 53 20 9 13 15 28 46 36 15 7 10 9 24 3 11 12 17 15 7 6 9
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 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 400 400 4100 3800 500 500 4700 4400 400 400
T WIND DIR E N NE NE NE NE NE E S W
T WIND SPD 3 3 9 11 6 6 10 6 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 4 56 54 4 8 55 45 3 3
MAX LVORI 7 10 5 4 6 9 4 3 5 7
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F
CEILING 4000 12700 30000 3200 30000 6200 6300 3200 12100 26600
PRESSURE 29.81 29.82 29.87 29.88 29.96 30.01 30.09 30.09 30.14 30.14
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 82 63 84 70 88 66 80 61 80
TEMP 80 73 66 66 82 77 73 72 86 80 72 67 77 72 63 64 78 72
DEWPT 59 60 60 63 64 65 66 67 69 68 64 62 60 60 59 60 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 47 93 53 86 55 86 52 90 54
RH 49 64 82 90 55 67 79 84 57 67 77 85 56 66 86 87 56 70
WIND DIR W S S SW SW S SW SW W NW NW N NW N NE NE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 5 4 5 5 2 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-060800-
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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