EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026
MDZ022-102000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Date Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26
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 91 73 85 69 82
TEMP 77 85 90 90 85 78 76 74 76 82 84 82 78 73 72 70 73 79 81 81 78
DEWPT 74 73 70 70 73 73 73 73 74 73 72 72 72 71 70 69 70 66 64 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 52 97 67 97 54
RH 90 66 52 52 67 84 90 97 92 73 67 72 82 93 94 97 91 64 56 54 62
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W W N NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND DIR DEG 28 28 27 25 24 21 27 28 35 32 35 02 04 05 04 03 05 06 08 09 09
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 6 8 8 3
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 21 9 26 23 79 55 60 58 53 61 80 86 68 62 57 52 51 49 46 45 46
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 70 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.75 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C L L S S
TSTMS C S S S S C C S S
MIX HGT 5400 5400 600 1000 3900 3100 700 1500 4100 3700
T WIND DIR NW W SW SW NW NE NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 10 9 6 4 6 8 8 13 17 11
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 64 71 4 8 34 25 5 25 78 66
MAX LVORI 3 3 6 8 4 4 8 7 4 3
STABILITY A B F F B C F F B B
CEILING 15900 4700 5900 5500 11700 4000 6300 300 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.81 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.87 29.94 29.98 30.07 30.12
Date Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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 65 84 65 88 71 94 74 94
TEMP 68 72 83 77 67 71 86 82 73 76 93 89 78 78 92 88
DEWPT 63 66 61 63 62 66 64 66 67 70 69 70 70 71 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 90 47 91 46 87 44 85 45
RH 86 81 47 62 85 85 48 58 82 82 47 54 76 80 47 55
WIND DIR E NE E SE S SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W SW
WIND SPD 1 1 5 3 1 1 4 4 4 4 8 5 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
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MDZ025-102000-
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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