EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026
MDZ022-022000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026
Date Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26
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 60 42 62 45 73
TEMP 53 57 59 59 54 50 46 43 47 55 60 61 56 48 47 47 56 66 71 72 66
DEWPT 46 43 42 40 40 36 35 36 36 30 29 29 33 34 38 42 46 44 42 45 49
MIN/MAX RH 50 76 29 83 35
RH 78 59 53 50 60 57 66 76 66 38 31 29 42 58 72 83 69 45 35 38 54
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 32 33 33 35 33 32 32 31 32 31 30 29 25 19 19 19 20 23 22 22 18
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 6 10 10 11 10 3 2 3 3 4 9 10 9 5
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 88 87 90 92 90 63 20 21 8 19 12 9 6 10 18 28 15 11 17 13 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C S
MIX HGT 4600 4600 600 2100 6600 6600 400 1300 6100 6100
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 8 9 16 20 16 5 11 19 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR VG VG PR PR VG VG
ADI 50 50 8 61 96 120 4 28 120 120
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 1 2 3 5 1 3
STABILITY B B E E C B F F B B
CEILING 15900 12700 13800 30000 4700 30000 18200 11700 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.87 29.82 29.79 29.84 29.92 29.92 29.95 29.95 29.92 29.84
Date Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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 57 79 60 77 61 75 48 65
TEMP 59 62 78 70 64 64 74 71 66 64 72 66 54 51 63 59
DEWPT 50 53 52 54 54 56 56 57 58 60 59 55 46 42 39 40
MAX/MIN RH 76 39 77 53 88 58 80 39
RH 72 72 40 58 70 75 53 62 76 87 65 68 75 71 40 49
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S S SW W NW NW W W
WIND SPD 8 8 11 10 10 10 11 10 9 10 11 9 6 9 10 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 50 70 40 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C S S S
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-022000-
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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