EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
MDZ022-140800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
Date 10/13/26 Wed 10/14/26 Thu 10/15/26 Fri
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 64 89 63 65 60
TEMP 68 66 66 65 66 79 86 84 73 71 70 67 64 64 64 63 61 61 62 64 66
DEWPT 62 62 62 62 63 66 65 65 66 66 66 63 59 57 58 57 59 60 61 62 65
MAX/MIN RH 93 49 87 79 97
RH 82 87 88 90 90 64 50 53 79 84 87 87 84 79 81 82 93 96 97 94 97
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W SW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E SE S SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 25 22 31 00 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 14 18 21
WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 1 4 6 9 9 8 6 4 3 3 4 9
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 8 9 14 9 10 9 9 11 15 33 46 48 80 76 84 85 85 87 84 78 63
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S
MIX HGT 400 500 3200 2700 500 1700 2200 2200 1100 900
T WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NE NE E E S
T WIND SPD 8 6 13 9 4 16 14 12 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 7 58 48 6 31 31 30 4 12
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 8 8
STABILITY F F B B F E D D F E
CEILING 11700 10800 8900 11700 4700 3200 2200 1700 300 300
PRESSURE 29.92 29.88 29.90 29.88 29.92 30.01 30.12 30.12 30.09 29.92
Date 10/16Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
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 48 56 39 59 43 65 50 69
TEMP 80 65 54 48 54 48 43 41 57 51 46 46 64 58 53 51 68 60
DEWPT 67 58 46 38 33 32 31 32 36 40 43 44 48 51 52 51 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 62 78 41 70 44 95 55 100 57
RH 66 78 74 69 45 54 62 70 45 65 89 94 57 77 96100 60 80
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW NW NW N N SW S S S S S S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 12 17 12 16 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 3 1 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L C S
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MDZ025-140800-
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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