EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026
MDZ022-250800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026
Date 03/24/26 Wed 03/25/26 Thu 03/26/26 Fri
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 31 56 45 71 56
TEMP 40 36 35 34 36 49 55 54 48 47 48 50 53 62 69 70 65 64 63 61 60
DEWPT 24 26 27 28 29 29 28 31 38 42 45 46 48 48 49 51 50 51 52 52 55
MAX/MIN RH 82 35 89 47 82
RH 52 67 73 78 75 46 35 41 68 83 88 86 83 59 49 50 58 63 67 74 84
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 15 16 18 19 18 18 17 17 16 17 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 21 22 23 24
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 9 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 10
CLOUDS FW SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 6 36 77 37 34 64 62 54 70 73 74 77 61 58 46 55 48 41 69 75 84
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L
MIX HGT 400 300 3500 3100 800 1000 2900 2800 1000 1200
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 3 8 12 9 10 20 17 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 4 32 42 8 13 51 47 17 27
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 4
STABILITY F F B C E E C D D D
CEILING 30000 11700 9800 9800 9800 3200 20800 12700 8900 13800
PRESSURE 30.37 30.35 30.35 30.26 30.20 30.10 30.09 29.96 29.88 29.78
Date 03/27Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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 68 33 49 30 55 39 63 46 66
TEMP 61 53 40 35 47 42 35 34 53 47 41 43 61 57 53 49 63 58
DEWPT 48 39 31 20 17 22 24 25 24 29 31 33 36 41 42 39 39 44
MIN/MAX RH 60 73 27 74 30 74 39 71 41
RH 62 59 70 54 29 44 64 68 32 49 67 68 39 55 66 68 41 61
WIND DIR N N N N NW W W W W S S SW SW SW SW W SW S
WIND SPD 10 5 4 8 8 3 2 3 5 3 3 4 10 5 5 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 70 40 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C
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MDZ025-250800-
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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