NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER POWELLVILLE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

MDZ022-082000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date             Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26
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                      50          33          58          37          69
TEMP                45 49 47 40 36 35 35 40 50 57 55 45 41 39 37 41 58 67 66 57
DEWPT               25 25 25 29 32 32 32 35 37 36 37 38 39 38 37 40 42 43 41 44
MIN/MAX RH                   38          96          46         100          38
RH                  46 40 42 64 85 97 93 89 61 46 51 76 90 97 99 95 55 41 40 62
WIND DIR            NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG        05 06 07 07 06 05 06 07 09 10 10 09 11 11 08 12 19 19 18 17
WIND SPD             9  9  8  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  1  1  1  3  4  5  4
CLOUDS              FW CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            7  1  0 11  9 22 56 69 58 44 25 16 10 14 17 24  8  6  6 12
VSBY                 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           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT                    3200   600   800  3100  2900   500   500  3200  3000
T WIND DIR                   NE     E     E     E     E    SE     S    SW     S
T WIND SPD                   12     9     9     6     6     5     2     4    10
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          49     5     9    24    23     3     3    32    37
MAX LVORI                     3     7     7     4     4    10    10     5     3
STABILITY                     B     F     F     C     A     F     F     A     B
CEILING                   30000 30000 30000  1000 26600 20800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE                  30.53 30.54 30.51 30.53 30.45 30.40 30.35 30.34 30.22


Date          Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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          50    71    44    65    52    78    61    83
TEMP          52 54 69 59 47 48 62 56 55 58 76 70 66 65 80 75
DEWPT         46 47 48 44 42 43 41 45 50 54 56 55 55 57 59 59
MAX/MIN RH       86    44    87    44    89    48    79    44
RH            80 77 47 57 82 83 46 68 82 86 51 60 69 76 49 59
WIND DIR      SW  W  N  E  E  E SE SE  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       4  4  5  2  2  3  6  3  4  5 10  9  9  8 10  8
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5     0     0     0     0     0     5

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MDZ025-082000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS