EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
MDZ022-120800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon
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 68 82 71 83 69
TEMP 72 69 69 69 70 78 80 80 75 74 73 72 73 78 80 82 77 72 71 70 69
DEWPT 68 68 68 67 69 68 69 71 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 71 71 70 69
MAX/MIN RH 99 68 100 76 100
RH 86 96 97 93 96 71 70 74 92 97100100100 88 82 76 87 96 99100100
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W SW W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 09 08 09 12 13 13 12 14 15 18 21 25 28 27 25 24 25 28 33
WIND SPD 3 2 3 3 4 9 9 9 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 5
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 47 18 37 45 44 52 48 58 72 72 84 88 81 81 55 53 18 16 16 26 27
VSBY 9 9 8 7 9 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 80 70 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.21 0.32 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D L L L C C
TSTMS S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 800 3000 2800 600 800 2600 2500 500 1100
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S W W SW W
T WIND SPD 5 9 17 16 11 8 12 9 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 16 56 54 9 7 33 30 2 5
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 6 9 9 5 6 10 10
STABILITY F F C D E F D D F F
CEILING 2400 2500 3200 1700 1000 300 5500 3200 6300 30000
PRESSURE 29.95 30.0 30.03 30.01 29.97 29.92 29.92 29.86 29.89 29.87
Date 09/14Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 82 61 79 61 81 63 83 66 82
TEMP 80 70 63 63 78 67 63 63 79 70 65 65 81 73 68 68 81 72
DEWPT 63 58 58 61 62 63 61 63 65 65 64 65 68 68 68 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 55 96 62 100 64 100 65 99 68
RH 56 67 84 94 64 85 98100 67 84100100 67 82 99 97 69 87
WIND DIR N N N N E E E E SE SE S S S SE SW N E E
WIND SPD 9 4 3 3 6 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
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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