EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026
MDZ022-010800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026
Date 04/30/26 Fri 05/01/26 Sat 05/02/26 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 45 66 48 58 44
TEMP 59 54 50 46 49 59 64 65 57 51 50 49 53 56 57 54 52 48 46 44 47
DEWPT 42 43 41 40 40 38 36 38 40 43 44 45 47 48 47 48 47 46 44 41 42
MAX/MIN RH 80 35 86 69 93
RH 53 65 72 80 70 45 35 38 54 74 80 86 80 74 69 80 84 91 92 88 83
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S SW N N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 30 32 32 31 33 32 26 19 17 17 17 23 34 35 02 00 00 34 32 31 32
WIND SPD 5 6 4 4 4 4 3 8 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 8
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 22 11 4 16 18 20 18 15 29 54 69 84 89 90 91 89 84 82 70 51 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.23 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L C C C C
MIX HGT 700 1200 5400 5000 400 900 2300 1900 800 1900
T WIND DIR NW NW NW SW S SW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 16 12 8 9 11 6 6 9 14 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 19 44 49 8 9 21 21 11 46
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 2 4 6 4 5 6 6
STABILITY E F A A E F C C E E
CEILING 6300 26600 17100 14800 12700 4700 3700 1000 1000 4500
PRESSURE 29.80 29.87 29.95 29.89 29.92 29.88 29.87 29.81 29.79 29.81
Date 05/03Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
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 61 42 70 56 76 59 73 58 74
TEMP 59 56 46 50 68 64 59 60 74 67 62 62 71 67 62 60 71 63
DEWPT 33 34 37 43 41 46 48 50 51 52 53 56 57 57 57 58 54 50
MIN/MAX RH 33 86 37 75 43 84 59 96 49
RH 37 43 70 77 38 53 68 69 44 58 72 81 61 70 83 93 55 62
WIND DIR NW W SW S SW S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 12 3 2 4 10 8 9 8 10 10 9 9 11 10 9 9 10 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5 10 30 50 60
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-010800-
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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