EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
MDZ022-152000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
Date Sun 03/15/26 Mon 03/16/26 Tue 03/17/26
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 58 53 67 32 43
TEMP 53 57 57 54 55 58 59 61 65 65 64 62 53 42 36 33 38 41 41 36
DEWPT 38 40 44 47 52 55 57 59 61 61 60 58 50 37 28 20 17 16 15 15
MIN/MAX RH 51 96 83 89 33
RH 57 53 62 77 89 91 93 93 88 86 86 87 89 82 71 58 41 35 34 42
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S W W W W W W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 12 12 13 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 25 29 29 29 28 27 28 30
WIND SPD 12 13 12 10 11 12 12 12 16 17 19 20 16 12 10 10 13 13 11 6
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 57 59 68 86 93 93 90 92 97 93 93 98 98 78 53 26 30 35 55 36
VSBY 7 7 7 7 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 80 90 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.30 0.37 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D L D D D D D D C C
TSTMS S S S C C
MIX HGT 2700 1700 1500 2800 3100 3200 4300 7700 7900
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W W W
T WIND SPD 20 16 16 23 25 28 25 24 18
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR GD GD VG VG VG
ADI 63 20 25 54 63 48 115 117 89
MAX LVORI 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D C
CEILING 4000 1700 300 300 1000 300 18200 20800 23500
PRESSURE 30.22 30.09 29.84 29.75 29.57 29.40 29.75 29.96 30.04
Date Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26
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 24 42 29 53 34 57 39 59
TEMP 29 26 40 36 33 33 51 45 39 38 55 49 44 44 56 50
DEWPT 15 14 14 20 24 28 30 33 34 35 37 37 38 38 39 34
MAX/MIN RH 62 33 82 43 92 48 82 46
RH 55 60 34 52 70 82 44 62 83 89 50 64 78 79 54 54
WIND DIR NW N SE SE SE E SE SE E NE E SE S SW W NW
WIND SPD 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 6 3 5 8 10 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
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MDZ025-152000-
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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