EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
MDZ022-040800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Date 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 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 74 90 70 83 62
TEMP 84 79 77 75 77 84 88 88 81 76 74 72 72 78 82 81 74 68 66 64 65
DEWPT 75 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 70 70 68 66 66 65 65 64 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 95 58 97 58 99
RH 74 83 87 94 91 72 62 60 77 88 92 93 93 71 59 61 75 88 92 96 96
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 21 24 26 26 26 30 30 30 25 26 29 33 00 00 35 00 02 02 01 02 01
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 26 39 40 42 18 8 16 25 54 59 78 49 45 43 45 35 41 31 22 22 10
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 20 50 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0.21 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S C S
MIX HGT 400 400 3900 3900 400 600 3800 3900 400 700
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW W N SW SE E NE
T WIND SPD 5 3 11 10 3 6 5 4 9 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 3 59 62 3 13 44 34 5 14
MAX LVORI 6 9 4 4 7 7 4 4 6 8
STABILITY E F A B F E B A F F
CEILING 8300 7900 4300 30000 8900 5800 4700 9800 9500 1000
PRESSURE 29.87 29.85 29.86 29.84 29.82 29.81 29.81 29.78 29.80 29.77
Date 09/06Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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 78 60 79 59 82 63 84 69 87
TEMP 76 68 64 63 78 68 61 63 80 73 65 67 82 77 72 72 87 79
DEWPT 64 62 60 61 58 59 58 59 59 61 62 64 65 66 66 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 62 96 52 90 50 94 56 87 54
RH 66 81 91 91 54 70 87 87 50 66 86 90 57 71 81 87 57 72
WIND DIR NE E NE NE E SE S NW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 10 5 2 3 4 2 0 2 3 3 2 3 8 6 6 6 9 5
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
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MDZ025-040800-
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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