EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
MDZ022-262000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
Date Thu 03/26/26 Fri 03/27/26 Sat 03/28/26
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 75 62 67 35 47
TEMP 65 70 74 68 67 67 65 64 65 57 50 47 46 42 39 35 42 46 46 40
DEWPT 51 51 53 53 53 54 54 54 54 49 45 42 41 39 34 23 18 18 17 18
MIN/MAX RH 46 70 67 89 30
RH 61 51 49 59 61 62 68 70 68 76 84 85 83 88 83 62 37 32 31 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 23 22 21 20 21 22 23 23 33 02 04 04 02 35 34 34 34 33 32 33
WIND SPD 12 13 13 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 6 4 4 6 10 10 10 8 3
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 10 15 40 37 41 65 68 73 86 90 91 91 85 77 49 13 5 6 4 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 80 60 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.26 0.10 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C D D L L
MIX HGT 3300 800 700 2400 1600 1500 2200 6400 6800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N NE NE N NW NW
T WIND SPD 20 20 16 24 19 14 16 28 23
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR PR PR PR EX EX
ADI 61 21 19 58 33 12 52 120 120
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 1 2
STABILITY D D D D D E D C C
CEILING 20800 8000 11700 1700 4000 8000 23500 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.89 29.79 29.75 29.87 30.01 30.11 30.20 30.37 30.42
Date Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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 30 54 40 66 52 70 52 73
TEMP 32 34 52 45 43 48 64 60 56 54 69 59 55 54 71 63
DEWPT 20 23 24 29 34 39 45 48 49 48 50 48 48 49 54 53
MAX/MIN RH 69 32 76 51 80 51 82 55
RH 62 64 33 53 71 72 51 64 76 80 51 67 76 84 56 70
WIND DIR NW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 9 4 5 8 11 6 6 6 9 5 5 6 10 6
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S
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MDZ025-262000-
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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