EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
MDZ022-162000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
Date Fri 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26 Sun 10/18/26
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 82 51 55 40 58
TEMP 66 72 79 81 74 66 60 57 52 51 53 52 47 46 44 43 42 53 57 57 52
DEWPT 65 68 68 67 65 61 56 54 49 45 40 34 33 31 32 32 34 39 40 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 63 92 50 72 51
RH 99 87 69 63 76 84 86 90 88 80 62 50 57 56 61 65 72 58 53 53 66
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S N NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 19 22 22 21 20 34 32 32 35 00 35 35 35 00 01 01 01 04 04 04 04
WIND SPD 3 9 10 10 9 6 8 10 11 14 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 9
CLOUDS OV B1 SC FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 67 38 12 52 88 92 96 95 90 71 58 38 16 12 23 20 13 24 29 31
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 40 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C L C S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 2100 2400 1300 1900 4800 4800 500 900 4300 4300
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 19 16 21 20 31 24 14 13 23 17
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD
ADI 52 57 24 49 92 88 13 16 71 67
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 5 4 2 2 3 3 3
STABILITY D C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 5500 5500 6600 8000 17700 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.75 29.75 29.85 30.02 30.15 30.31 30.39 30.51 30.51
Date Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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 45 61 48 65 50 65 51 64
TEMP 47 47 61 55 51 50 64 58 53 52 64 58 54 52 63 58
DEWPT 43 46 52 51 51 50 54 53 52 51 55 53 52 52 55 53
MAX/MIN RH 97 72 100 68 100 69 97 71
RH 87 96 72 86 99 99 70 82 96 97 73 83 94 99 75 83
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 9 12 13 11 9 10 10 8 6 10 11 12 8 10 10 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S S S S
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MDZ025-162000-
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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