EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
MDZ022-142000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Date Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 89 72 99 77 97
TEMP 71 81 87 87 83 74 72 74 78 91 96 97 90 84 81 77 82 92 95 96 90
DEWPT 66 63 63 64 64 64 66 66 69 69 69 68 69 69 69 68 71 69 69 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 44 84 39 73 38
RH 85 54 44 46 54 71 81 77 74 49 42 39 50 61 67 73 68 47 42 38 51
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W N S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 20 22 21 21 23 24 25 27 26 25 23 24 26 28 00 16 22 23 21
WIND SPD 1 2 3 8 4 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 6 4
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 11 7 2 1 2 1 7 10 11 9 16 5 30 30 19 27 26 21 20 24 38
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5200 5200 400 900 4400 4900 400 900 6100 6500
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W N NW W
T WIND SPD 3 9 9 10 16 16 6 6 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR GD
ADI 32 58 6 20 96 113 4 11 78 104
MAX LVORI 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 3 2 2
STABILITY A B F E B B F F A B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 24500 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 30000
PRESSURE 30.11 30.02 30.0 29.95 29.94 29.86 29.86 29.88 29.90 29.85
Date Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
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 77 92 74 92 74 90 73 89
TEMP 80 80 91 88 77 79 88 84 77 78 88 85 76 76 87 84
DEWPT 70 70 64 68 70 73 71 72 74 75 74 74 72 72 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 75 41 87 55 95 61 91 55
RH 72 71 41 53 79 83 56 67 90 92 63 71 87 87 58 65
WIND DIR W N NE S S S S SE SW SW W SW SW NE E S
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 4 5 8 5 3 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 5 10 40 60 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C C S C
TSTMS S C C C S C C S
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MDZ025-142000-
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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