EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026
MDZ022-150800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026
Date 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26 Sat 05/16/26 Sun
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 49 70 53 80 64
TEMP 58 54 52 50 53 60 66 69 64 58 55 53 61 73 78 78 71 67 66 65 68
DEWPT 42 44 44 44 44 44 43 45 47 48 48 49 51 50 49 51 53 54 55 55 57
MAX/MIN RH 83 42 85 36 72
RH 55 69 75 81 71 55 43 42 55 70 77 85 70 44 36 38 54 63 66 70 68
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 30 29 29 29 30 31 31 31 28 24 23 22 22 22 21 20 18 19 21 22 23
WIND SPD 6 5 4 4 9 11 10 10 2 2 2 2 3 9 10 10 9 6 6 4 4
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 36 14 13 32 48 53 47 30 27 22 15 6 6 3 5 5 19 28 28 35 27
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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 700 2800 6100 6400 400 800 6300 5800 400 1300
T WIND DIR NW W NW NW SW SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 13 11 18 12 5 4 13 16 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 14 67 93 77 3 7 107 81 7 25
MAX LVORI 4 5 1 3 4 6 2 2 3 3
STABILITY F F C B F F B C E F
CEILING 5000 3200 3200 30000 30000 15900 30000 30000 23500 5900
PRESSURE 29.82 29.84 29.92 29.93 30.01 30.09 30.12 30.09 30.05 30.03
Date 05/17Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26
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 87 66 88 66 88 69 90 68 83
TEMP 85 78 69 70 87 78 69 70 86 79 72 72 88 81 73 70 80 74
DEWPT 60 62 61 62 62 61 61 62 62 61 62 63 63 63 62 62 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 42 80 42 81 42 76 41 77 47
RH 43 58 76 76 43 56 76 76 45 54 71 74 44 54 69 74 48 59
WIND DIR W S S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW W S S
WIND SPD 5 2 1 1 4 3 3 3 8 6 3 5 8 5 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 10 0 10 0 5 20 30 40
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C
TSTMS S S
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MDZ025-150800-
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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