EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026
MDZ022-272000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 62 60 69 58 73
TEMP 57 59 60 60 61 61 61 61 61 65 68 67 65 62 61 60 60 68 72 72 66
DEWPT 56 57 58 58 59 59 59 59 60 61 62 62 61 60 59 59 59 60 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 90 94 80 100 65
RH 96 93 93 93 94 93 93 93 96 88 81 83 86 92 94 96 96 76 67 70 87
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND DIR DEG 30 29 28 28 28 28 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 28 29 30 32 32 31 31 29
WIND SPD 10 13 12 11 10 8 5 6 5 6 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 85 88 89 92 90 86 79 68 73 78 69 76 58 55 54 45 43 55 47 32
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C C S S
MIX HGT 1800 1700 1000 1000 3000 3000 400 600 3800 3400
T WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 16 16 10 10 12 13 9 6 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
ADI 30 29 10 14 33 36 5 11 47 49
MAX LVORI 5 6 6 6 5 5 8 9 4 6
STABILITY D D D E D D F F B B
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700 4000 4000 2400
PRESSURE 29.53 29.53 29.63 29.67 29.77 29.80 29.88 29.90 29.95 29.94
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 59 77 62 80 66 79 62 71
TEMP 61 61 76 68 63 64 79 72 68 67 77 70 65 62 69 65
DEWPT 60 61 63 64 63 63 66 65 63 64 66 64 60 59 60 59
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 62 93 64 91 69
RH 97100 65 87 99 99 64 79 84 91 68 80 84 90 72 81
WIND DIR W W SW S S SW SW S SW W W W N NE E E
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 3 3 6 4 4 4 6 3 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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MDZ025-272000-
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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