EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026
MDZ022-240800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026
Date 03/23/26 Tue 03/24/26 Wed 03/25/26 Thu
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 32 50 33 56 44
TEMP 46 43 39 34 34 43 48 49 41 36 35 35 37 51 56 54 47 48 48 49 51
DEWPT 32 28 24 22 22 22 21 22 25 27 28 29 31 31 29 32 37 42 45 45 46
MAX/MIN RH 64 33 83 35 89
RH 58 55 55 61 61 43 34 34 53 69 75 78 79 46 35 42 68 80 88 86 82
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 34 34 34 35 35 01 02 13 16 17 18 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 20 20 21
WIND SPD 10 10 9 8 6 6 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 9 9 5 5 6 9 8
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 34 14 7 5 4 8 11 10 15 45 59 63 47 44 44 41 64 65 65 63 69
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 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1500 1500 4800 4600 500 400 4100 3800 1000 1200
T WIND DIR N N N W S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 10 11 3 4 4 6 14 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 19 26 75 21 2 3 43 54 8 26
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 4 5 3 3 5 5
STABILITY E E B B F F B C E D
CEILING 26600 23500 20800 26600 11700 10800 10800 9800 9800 8000
PRESSURE 30.07 30.21 30.34 30.30 30.34 30.34 30.35 30.26 30.22 30.13
Date 03/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
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 70 56 67 31 47 30 55 38 63
TEMP 68 62 62 59 63 53 39 33 45 40 34 33 53 46 41 41 60 55
DEWPT 49 50 52 53 45 36 27 18 16 20 21 24 23 27 31 33 34 38
MIN/MAX RH 48 80 41 64 29 72 30 75 35
RH 52 65 68 80 53 52 62 53 31 43 58 69 31 47 66 73 37 54
WIND DIR SW S SW SW NW N N N NW NW NW W W S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 6 9 9 10 5 5 8 8 3 2 3 6 3 3 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 40 40 5 0 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
SNOWSHWRS C
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MDZ025-240800-
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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