EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
MDZ022-300800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
Date 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 Fri 05/01/26 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 55 68 45 65 47
TEMP 57 56 57 57 56 63 67 67 60 55 49 46 49 58 63 63 56 51 49 48 51
DEWPT 45 51 55 55 52 50 46 44 43 42 39 38 38 36 35 36 39 42 43 44 46
MAX/MIN RH 93 43 74 34 89
RH 64 82 93 93 86 63 47 43 52 62 67 74 66 44 35 36 53 70 79 86 84
WIND DIR SE S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S S SW NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 14 16 18 29 31 31 31 30 31 32 32 31 33 31 28 26 19 19 20 04 03
WIND SPD 9 9 5 6 9 10 10 10 5 5 4 3 3 6 6 6 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 87 89 88 70 66 59 13 9 15 13 8 12 16 18 17 20 54 63 70 86 86
VSBY 10 8 7 7 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D C C C C C C
TSTMS C S
MIX HGT 700 1500 5400 5500 600 1300 6300 6100 400 900
T WIND DIR S W NW NW NW N NW SW SW NE
T WIND SPD 16 13 18 16 13 13 11 8 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 17 34 79 81 7 26 71 67 2 9
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 2 3 4 1 2 4 6
STABILITY D E D C F F B B F F
CEILING 4600 2400 1700 12700 5000 30000 20800 12700 11700 4700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.67 29.73 29.72 29.79 29.86 29.94 29.89 29.93 29.92
Date 05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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 59 42 62 43 69 54 75 51 74
TEMP 56 54 47 46 60 56 47 51 67 62 58 58 72 64 55 57 72 65
DEWPT 47 45 42 39 31 36 39 44 40 44 48 51 48 50 50 51 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 69 85 33 83 36 81 41 85 48
RH 72 73 85 76 34 48 74 77 37 52 69 77 42 61 82 80 49 63
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 10 3 3 4 10 6 5 5 9 4 4 4 10 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 30 0 0 5 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C L C S
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MDZ025-300800-
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
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