EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026
MDZ022-250800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026
Date 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun
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 55 68 55 69 55
TEMP 62 61 59 57 57 61 66 66 62 60 58 57 57 63 67 66 62 60 59 57 57
DEWPT 54 52 51 49 48 50 51 51 50 50 50 50 51 54 54 55 54 54 54 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 75 57 83 63 93
RH 74 72 74 73 72 67 59 59 65 68 74 77 80 72 63 67 74 81 84 90 95
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 02 02 01 00 01 01 01 00 00 00 35 35 34 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 31
WIND SPD 14 10 11 11 13 16 16 16 13 11 13 11 13 11 13 11 10 10 9 10 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 91 87 75 79 69 69 77 71 73 54 66 59 54 54 55 55 66 67 68 69 62
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 30 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.13 0.09 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C C C C C C C C
MIX HGT 1100 1400 3400 3300 800 1900 4300 4200 1200 1600
T WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 18 23 21 17 18 23 20 18 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 18 31 58 60 16 37 66 63 18 25
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 5
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 2400 2400 7500 4000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 30.15 30.0 29.93 29.86 29.76 29.63 29.61 29.61 29.64 29.62
Date 09/27Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26
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 67 56 71 57 75 57 77 61 79
TEMP 65 66 60 58 69 66 60 59 72 67 59 60 75 68 64 64 77 71
DEWPT 59 58 57 58 61 61 59 59 62 61 59 60 64 64 63 64 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 80 97 73 100 68 100 66 100 67
RH 80 75 90100 77 83 96100 71 81100100 69 87 97100 70 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W S S S S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 10 6 3 4 8 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
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MDZ025-250800-
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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