EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026
MDZ022-290800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026
Date 03/28/26 Sun 03/29/26 Mon 03/30/26 Tue
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 28 57 44 69 56
TEMP 41 33 31 29 32 50 55 55 47 46 46 49 52 61 67 69 63 61 60 58 58
DEWPT 17 19 19 20 23 26 27 28 32 38 42 43 44 48 48 49 49 48 50 50 52
MAX/MIN RH 69 33 86 47 78
RH 37 56 61 69 69 38 34 35 57 73 86 79 74 62 50 49 59 63 70 75 80
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 32 32 25 23 21 21 21 21 18 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 3 1 1 2 2 9 12 12 5 6 6 9 9 12 12 11 6 8 9 9 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 4 1 3 4 14 17 8 26 47 61 66 54 25 22 20 28 39 44 40 34 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 400 4300 4000 1000 1600 3800 4000 900 1200
T WIND DIR W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 3 13 20 14 17 27 23 16 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 4 56 63 13 45 77 79 15 29
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 3 4
STABILITY F F B C D D C C D E
CEILING 30000 13800 11700 18200 12700 10800 2400 2400 7200 5100
PRESSURE 30.48 30.5 30.54 30.45 30.39 30.31 30.28 30.21 30.18 30.17
Date 03/31Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26
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 76 60 78 47 57 46 57 51 63
TEMP 74 67 63 62 76 68 58 50 55 51 50 49 56 52 51 52 60 56
DEWPT 55 53 54 56 58 55 53 47 45 45 46 47 50 50 50 50 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 49 82 50 89 70 89 80 96 71
RH 51 61 73 81 55 65 85 88 70 80 86 92 81 93 95 91 74 85
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S NE NE NE NE E E SE E E E S SE
WIND SPD 12 10 11 10 10 6 6 8 10 10 8 9 10 6 4 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 50 70 50 60 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C L L C C C C C C
TSTMS C
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MDZ025-290800-
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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