EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026
MDZ022-310800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun
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 84 67 86 70
TEMP 78 72 68 66 69 80 84 83 77 71 69 68 73 83 86 84 77 74 73 72 74
DEWPT 67 67 66 65 68 68 67 68 69 69 67 67 70 69 68 69 69 70 69 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 99 54 95
RH 69 84 93 97 97 66 58 60 76 92 93 96 91 63 55 60 76 87 87 92 91
WIND DIR NW E SW W NW NW NW SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 10 24 29 32 31 29 12 15 17 19 19 18 19 17 17 16 17 18 18 17
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 4 9 10 6 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 69 28 18 12 10 28 46 35 16 31 40 45 33 43 52 48 48 54 59 60 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 600 4900 4300 500 600 5000 4200 700 1600
T WIND DIR E NE NE W SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 1 2 3 5 5 3 10 16 12 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 1 4 26 25 3 3 66 57 14 38
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 4 6 10 5 4 5 6
STABILITY F F A A F F A B E E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 3500 30000 0 0 0 0 0
PRESSURE 29.85 29.87 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.92 29.94 29.89 29.89 29.89
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 85 71 83 68 83 69 86 70 88
TEMP 84 79 74 74 81 78 72 72 82 78 71 72 84 79 72 74 86 81
DEWPT 71 73 73 74 74 73 71 71 71 71 70 71 72 72 71 73 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 63 100 77 100 70 100 64 100 66
RH 63 81 95100 79 85 95 98 70 79 97 97 66 79 97 97 69 77
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S SW NW S S S W S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 10 6 4 4 5 3 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 3 2 2 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 60 70 50 40 30 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C C C C C S S C C S S C
TSTMS C C C C C S S S
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MDZ025-310800-
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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