EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
MDZ022-200800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
Date 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun 06/21/26 Mon
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 63 84 64 87 71
TEMP 76 70 66 64 68 77 82 83 77 71 68 65 70 82 85 87 82 72 71 72 76
DEWPT 56 55 55 55 58 55 54 54 57 58 58 57 61 57 55 56 60 60 63 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 73 34 77 33 82
RH 49 59 67 73 69 47 38 37 49 62 70 76 72 44 36 35 47 66 76 82 76
WIND DIR W W NW W W W W W W SW NW NW NW W W W SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 27 28 29 29 29 28 27 26 25 22 30 29 30 28 26 25 21 18 17 17 18
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 3 8 10 9 3 3 2 2 2 4 8 6 3 3 3 4 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 0 1 4 8 3 3 9 4 6 26 34 30 14 10 15 11 27 54 50 67 70
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 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 500 1800 6600 7300 500 1300 7800 7500 500 1200
T WIND DIR NW W W W SW E SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 9 11 19 17 4 4 9 11 4 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 4 47 120 120 2 13 120 120 3 26
MAX LVORI 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 4
STABILITY F F B B F F A B F E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 5500 9800 6300 9800 8000 7200 6000
PRESSURE 29.77 29.82 29.86 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.84 29.88 29.84
Date 06/22Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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 89 71 86 66 86 66 86 68 87
TEMP 87 83 74 74 85 79 70 71 84 79 70 71 84 80 71 72 85 80
DEWPT 70 72 70 67 63 64 62 62 59 62 63 66 63 65 66 66 64 67
MIN/MAX RH 57 87 45 82 40 92 47 90 47
RH 57 70 86 78 48 60 77 74 43 56 78 84 49 61 84 82 51 65
WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW N SE S S S S SE S W SW S
WIND SPD 13 10 8 6 6 3 1 2 4 3 2 2 6 4 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 60 20 20 10 20 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S L L S S S S C S S C C C
TSTMS C C S S S C
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MDZ025-200800-
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