EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026
MDZ022-262000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026
Date Tue 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu 05/28/26
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 73 65 82 64 79
TEMP 68 69 71 72 68 65 67 66 69 75 79 80 73 70 67 65 67 74 78 78 72
DEWPT 68 67 66 65 64 64 65 66 68 69 69 69 68 66 65 62 61 62 58 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 79 99 68 93 48
RH 100 92 84 79 87 97 94 99 95 81 73 68 82 86 93 93 82 65 51 48 57
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW W W W SW W W NW NW N NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 03 07 10 12 12 15 20 21 23 25 26 27 24 26 28 30 32 34 33 34 35
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 4 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 9 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 96 94 80 76 89 95 92 89 85 81 78 78 82 73 59 32 17 11 17 7
VSBY 2 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 7 7 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 50 80 70 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.04 0.24 0.10 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C S C D L L C C
TSTMS S C C S
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1300 1300 500 400 2600 2500 400 800 5000 5000
T WIND DIR E SE SE S SW W W NW NE NW
T WIND SPD 12 6 2 2 12 12 8 6 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 17 2 5 37 38 5 6 43 44
MAX LVORI 5 6 10 10 5 5 6 8 4 3
STABILITY C B F F C C F E B B
CEILING 3200 7200 7200 300 800 6600 4700 300 8000 5500
PRESSURE 30.05 30.02 30.0 29.92 29.92 29.84 29.80 29.76 29.81 29.80
Date Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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 57 76 57 73 53 70 55 74
TEMP 60 61 74 69 60 61 71 66 56 58 68 65 57 60 72 67
DEWPT 52 53 51 54 53 53 51 54 52 52 50 52 52 54 51 54
MAX/MIN RH 79 43 83 48 87 49 86 46
RH 75 75 44 59 78 78 49 65 85 81 52 63 83 81 48 63
WIND DIR N N W S W N N NE NE N NE S SW W NW S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 4 8 3 2 4 6 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 10
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MDZ025-262000-
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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