NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER POWELLVILLE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

MDZ022-060900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      45          51          40          70          58
TEMP             53 51 52 53 46 49 50 47 42 41 42 42 44 53 64 69 63 62 63 61 60
DEWPT            50 48 50 51 46 43 43 41 39 39 40 41 42 50 56 58 55 56 57 57 58
MAX/MIN RH                  100          74          96          68          92
RH               91 92 94 93100 82 77 79 90 92 93 96 95 89 75 68 77 80 81 86 92
WIND DIR          E SE SW NW NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     08 11 24 31 03 05 06 06 07 07 08 09 11 18 20 19 19 21 22 22 24
WIND SPD          3  3  3  3  3  4  6  6  4  3  3  2  2  4  8 10  9 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        74 79 81 85 85 86 76 82 84 77 87 94 93 81 58 44 51 51 59 61 83
VSBY              2  1  1  1  0  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     30          10          20          20          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              C  C              S  S  S  S        S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Obvis            PF  F  F PF  F                                                
MIX HGT               500   800  1100  1100  1000   700  2000  1900   700   600
T WIND DIR             SE     N    NE    NE     E     E     S     S    SW    SW
T WIND SPD              4     6     9    12     9     4     5     9    13    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     6    12    16    18    15     5    44    43    16    18
MAX LVORI               6     6     5     5     7     9     8     4     5     5
STABILITY               F     F     D     D     E     F     D     C     D     D
CEILING              2700  2800  1000  1000  2400  1000   300   300   300   300
PRESSURE            30.11 30.07 30.23 30.29 30.34 30.26 30.21 30.10 30.02 29.93


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          71    49    68    51    73    53    73    50    61
TEMP          69 60 53 50 65 61 55 53 72 59 58 57 72 67 62 53 54 46
DEWPT         57 52 49 48 51 53 52 51 54 52 54 55 58 56 55 51 40 31
MIN/MAX RH       61    95    55    92    52    93    59    95    56
RH            66 77 88 95 59 76 87 91 54 77 86 92 62 68 78 95 59 56
WIND DIR       W  E SE SE SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW NW  N
WIND SPD       6  2  2  2  4  3  3  2  5  4  4  8 10 10 10 11 11  8
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         40    30    20    10    20    20    20    50    50
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  S  S  S  S        S  S        S  C  C  C  C

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MDZ025-060900-
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...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS