EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
MDZ022-300800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
Date 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat
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 65 83 64 84 67
TEMP 78 72 69 67 68 77 82 83 78 72 69 66 68 80 84 82 76 71 69 67 72
DEWPT 66 66 64 63 64 64 64 65 67 66 65 64 66 67 66 67 69 68 67 67 70
MAX/MIN RH 90 55 97 54 100
RH 67 81 84 87 86 64 55 55 69 81 86 93 93 65 54 60 79 90 93100 93
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW SW SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 30 30 29 29 30 30 31 31 30 30 30 32 33 34 32 21 15 17 19 20 18
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 8 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 16 14 15 25 20 6 40 36 16 18 2 1 12 2 16 16 7 14 24 33 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 800 1400 4700 4400 600 800 5100 4700 400 400
T WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 18 13 5 6 5 6 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 33 98 93 3 8 29 39 3 6
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 3 6 8 4 4 6 9
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F
CEILING 4700 6300 23500 4000 4700 6300 30000 2900 30000 300
PRESSURE 29.64 29.68 29.73 29.76 29.82 29.86 29.92 29.90 29.93 29.94
Date 08/01Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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 85 70 84 70 82 69 83 68 84
TEMP 84 78 72 73 82 78 73 72 82 77 72 72 82 77 70 71 82 78
DEWPT 69 70 69 72 71 73 72 72 75 74 71 72 72 71 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 67 100 77 100 70 100 68
RH 61 76 91 97 69 85 97100 80 89 97100 73 83 99100 68 80
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW S W N E SE S E SE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 3 3 8 4 3 3 4 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 20 50 60 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L C C C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S C C S S S
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MDZ025-300800-
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
WEATHER...
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