EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
MDZ022-140800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
Date 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 Mon
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 41 58 38 58 51
TEMP 45 47 48 45 44 53 56 55 47 44 40 39 40 52 56 57 54 54 52 57 57
DEWPT 34 37 36 35 33 24 19 21 26 27 28 29 31 34 38 43 47 51 52 55 57
MAX/MIN RH 72 23 67 50 100
RH 65 68 63 68 65 32 23 26 43 51 62 67 70 50 51 59 78 90100 92100
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W NW NW NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 21 23 25 26 29 29 30 31 05 07 08 09 11 12 12 12 13 14 16 17
WIND SPD 12 12 10 9 6 12 12 9 2 2 2 3 5 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 28 34 23 16 28 37 65 62 55 62 62 41 54 54 68 81 85 89 93 94 95
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.19
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D L
MIX HGT 1500 900 4400 4400 300 700 3000 2700 900 1200
T WIND DIR SW W W W N E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 10 26 20 2 6 23 21 14 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 19 12 93 107 3 9 85 82 15 25
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 4 5 5
STABILITY D E C C F E C C D D
CEILING 18200 18200 26600 14800 11700 12700 15900 30000 1700 1000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.88 30.03 30.13 30.26 30.28 30.29 30.19 30.02 29.79
Date 03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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 69 34 43 24 43 29 52 35 56
TEMP 67 63 47 36 41 36 29 26 41 37 33 34 50 45 39 38 54 48
DEWPT 61 56 38 22 17 16 14 13 13 20 25 28 31 33 34 34 35 35
MIN/MAX RH 78 83 33 60 31 81 46 89 43
RH 81 79 71 56 37 43 53 57 31 50 71 78 48 64 82 85 48 60
WIND DIR S S W W W NW NW NW SW SE SE SE S S SW NW NW W
WIND SPD 18 16 10 9 11 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 80 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L D D S
TSTMS S C
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MDZ025-140800-
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
WEATHER...
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