EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
MDZ022-270800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat
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 71 84 70 84 68
TEMP 75 72 72 72 75 82 83 83 77 73 72 71 73 81 83 82 76 72 71 69 71
DEWPT 65 67 68 69 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 90 67 100 70 100
RH 71 83 86 90 87 70 67 68 85 94 97100 93 75 70 72 87 97 98100 97
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW W W SE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 17 17 18 18 17 16 16 17 21 23 23 30 25 27 13 00 00 35 01
WIND SPD 4 4 4 3 3 6 8 8 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 2 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 53 60 64 65 43 53 45 29 33 45 53 74 56 45 69 69 64 67 77 72 64
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0.10 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S
MIX HGT 400 700 3700 3400 500 600 3900 3600 400 700
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 6 8 14 12 4 5 10 9 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 13 66 64 3 11 49 49 5 7
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 6 8 10 4 6 9 10
STABILITY E E B B F F B B F F
CEILING 23500 13100 11000 15900 21600 7200 4500 3200 3200 6200
PRESSURE 30.01 30.0 30.0 29.95 29.93 29.92 29.95 29.92 29.97 30.01
Date 08/29Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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 82 68 85 71 90 73 91 74 91
TEMP 81 74 69 70 84 77 72 74 88 81 75 76 89 83 76 76 89 83
DEWPT 69 69 69 70 70 70 71 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 73 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 61 100 55 95 54 94 56
RH 67 84100100 63 79 98 97 60 74 92 91 57 70 86 90 57 72
WIND DIR NE E E E S S S SW W S SW SW SW S SW W W S
WIND SPD 4 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5 5 5 10 10
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MDZ025-270800-
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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