EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026
MDZ022-112000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26
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 71 65 69 55 76
TEMP 70 68 70 70 69 70 69 66 66 66 68 69 64 61 60 58 58 71 76 74 66
DEWPT 65 66 69 70 69 70 68 65 65 65 64 63 63 61 60 58 58 64 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 82 100 66
RH 85 93 97100100100 97 96 96 97 87 82 96100100100100 80 66 71 94
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 10 12 13 15 17 18 21 24 27 33 33 33 32 32 33 32 30 23 20 19 18
WIND SPD 11 14 13 9 5 6 5 6 6 10 10 9 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 5 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 99 98 95 92 92 73 47 58 76 83 78 56 18 15 13 23 28 10 9 7 7
VSBY 2 2 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 50 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.80 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D L C C C C C
MIX HGT 1500 1300 500 1100 2800 3200 500 400 2700 2300
T WIND DIR E S S SW NW NW NW W SW S
T WIND SPD 25 14 13 9 17 16 3 2 5 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 44 32 14 13 45 54 2 2 35 32
MAX LVORI 4 8 8 6 5 8 10 10 8 7
STABILITY D D E E D C F F B B
CEILING 1000 300 300 300 1000 5500 26600 20800 20800 26600
PRESSURE 30.09 29.88 29.76 29.67 29.73 29.82 29.89 29.94 30.01 29.96
Date Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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 63 80 59 68 53 70 52 61
TEMP 66 65 79 72 64 59 67 61 57 58 69 64 60 55 59 52
DEWPT 64 64 67 64 60 56 55 53 54 56 59 57 55 51 47 42
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 90 60 93 66 91 57
RH 93 97 67 76 87 90 65 74 90 92 70 78 85 88 64 69
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N N NE NE E SE S SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 4 6 3 3 5 6 3 3 4 9 10 10 11 12 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S
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MDZ025-112000-
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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