EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
MDZ022-040800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue
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 61 69 61 70 50
TEMP 62 64 64 64 65 66 68 68 67 66 65 64 62 65 69 68 61 57 54 50 50
DEWPT 62 62 63 63 64 66 68 68 66 64 64 61 60 60 56 53 48 42 42 38 40
MAX/MIN RH 100 97 97 58 67
RH 100 94 96 97 97100100100 97 93 95 91 93 84 63 58 62 57 63 64 68
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 06 06 06 05 04 01 00 34 33 32 32 32 32 32 34 34 35 35 00
WIND SPD 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 6 9 8 4 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 100100100100100100 98 96 97 93 94 94 89 76 47 21 9 5 5 6 3
VSBY 5 5 4 4 2 3 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.20 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L C C
MIX HGT 800 700 1100 1100 800 1200 4000 4500 500 500
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 16 20 17 9 10 11 14 13 5 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 17 25 25 15 5 14 65 73 4 9
MAX LVORI 6 5 5 9 7 7 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D F F B C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 300 300 300 23500 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.14 30.09 30.05 29.96 29.95 29.93 29.96 29.95 30.04 30.09
Date 10/06Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 62 47 66 52 72 54 72 56 69
TEMP 61 54 48 49 65 59 55 54 71 63 57 55 71 64 59 56 68 62
DEWPT 38 44 42 44 49 51 52 54 56 55 54 54 54 55 53 53 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 42 86 56 99 57 99 55 87 59
RH 42 67 79 85 56 75 91 99 59 75 90 96 55 73 81 90 60 75
WIND DIR N NE N SE S S S SW W SW W N NW S SW NW S SE
WIND SPD 3 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 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
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