EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
MDZ022-232000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 83 63 83 61 82
TEMP 71 78 81 83 77 70 67 64 66 78 81 81 73 67 63 61 64 77 80 81 72
DEWPT 71 70 67 63 63 63 62 60 62 60 57 58 61 59 58 56 59 58 57 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 51 93 42 86 44
RH 100 76 63 51 62 79 84 86 87 53 44 46 65 75 83 83 84 52 45 46 64
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW W W W W SW NW N NW NW NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 24 27 28 27 25 25 30 31 28 26 25 26 21 32 34 33 32 30 28 27 22
WIND SPD 3 8 8 8 2 1 2 1 1 3 6 5 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 5 2
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 32 34 25 10 8 23 24 8 14 1 2 2 2 6 5 9 7 3 8 12 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 4500 4700 500 400 6700 7000 400 400 5900 5700
T WIND DIR W W W NW W W NW NW W SW
T WIND SPD 10 9 3 2 11 10 1 3 8 9
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 60 66 2 2 109 116 1 3 78 80
MAX LVORI 5 3 5 8 3 3 6 6 3 3
STABILITY B B F F A B F F A A
CEILING 7200 30000 30000 5500 23500 30000 30000 5500 25900 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.82 29.85 29.89 29.93 29.92 29.96 29.98 30.01 29.98
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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 63 85 69 85 70 86 69 85
TEMP 65 68 83 77 71 73 82 78 72 72 84 79 72 72 83 78
DEWPT 60 64 63 67 69 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 71 72 71 70
MAX/MIN RH 93 51 98 69 100 67 100 65
RH 84 88 51 71 92 98 71 82100100 70 82 97100 67 76
WIND DIR SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S SW NW SE SE
WIND SPD 1 1 4 3 3 3 8 4 3 2 4 2 1 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 60 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S C S S S C
TSTMS S C C S
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MDZ025-232000-
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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