EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
MDZ022-010800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
Date 03/31/26 Wed 04/01/26 Thu 04/02/26 Fri
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 62 82 57 75 54
TEMP 71 68 65 63 64 74 80 80 72 65 62 59 59 68 73 74 67 61 58 56 57
DEWPT 55 55 54 54 55 57 58 59 59 59 59 55 54 55 55 54 51 52 54 56 57
MAX/MIN RH 74 47 90 48 100
RH 58 63 68 72 74 55 47 49 63 80 89 88 83 63 53 49 57 71 85 97 99
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S S S S SE SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 22 18 20 21 17 16 20 17 15 14 16 18 19 20
WIND SPD 10 11 12 11 10 10 10 9 5 5 4 5 5 8 9 9 8 5 4 5 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 21 6 13 21 23 33 33 38 69 69 60 50 46 49 45 31 30 24 19 20 28
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 20 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 800 1000 4000 4100 500 700 3100 2800 600 1100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SE S SE SE S
T WIND SPD 14 16 18 13 6 4 8 8 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 22 60 65 5 5 34 32 3 11
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 6 6 4 3 6 9
STABILITY D D C C E E B C F F
CEILING 17300 20000 20800 20800 4200 4800 2400 3200 30000 300
PRESSURE 30.01 30.02 30.07 30.05 30.09 30.17 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28
Date 04/03Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26
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 77 60 79 61 75 43 57 38 60
TEMP 74 66 63 62 77 69 63 62 72 63 51 44 54 49 43 43 57 51
DEWPT 58 55 56 58 59 56 56 58 57 52 44 36 32 34 34 36 36 38
MIN/MAX RH 49 89 51 87 54 76 41 77 43
RH 57 68 78 87 55 65 78 86 60 67 76 73 43 55 70 76 44 62
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW N NE E E
WIND SPD 10 8 5 5 9 8 9 9 11 6 8 8 8 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 60 50 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C L C C
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MDZ025-010800-
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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