EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
MDZ022-080800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
Date 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 78 55 72 56
TEMP 57 57 57 56 59 72 77 76 64 60 57 55 55 67 72 70 61 59 58 56 58
DEWPT 49 51 53 54 55 58 55 51 50 47 47 46 46 49 48 48 49 46 48 47 51
MAX/MIN RH 91 42 72 42 76
RH 75 80 85 91 86 60 47 42 60 63 69 72 72 52 42 44 64 62 71 72 77
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 19 20 22 26 28 30 32 33 33 32 32 31 30 30 31 31 03 05 06
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 4 6 8 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 2 3 1 7 2 3 7 14 35 50 48 22 35 36 49 49 56 51 58
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 400 400 4000 3900 400 400 4600 4000 400 400
T WIND DIR S SW W NW NW N NW NW N NE
T WIND SPD 12 12 13 10 8 6 9 8 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 6 13 56 59 4 6 61 53 3 10
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.85 29.88 29.86 29.97 30.06 30.17 30.17 30.25 30.32
Date 10/10Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
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 72 60 69 65 73 61 72 51 61
TEMP 72 64 63 63 67 67 68 67 72 69 64 62 71 65 57 51 58 55
DEWPT 53 58 60 63 67 67 68 67 68 66 63 62 63 58 53 50 49 47
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 96 100 84 100 73 96 67
RH 52 80 90100 99100100100 87 90 97100 77 79 86 96 72 74
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 3 3 5 11 11 8 8 9 4 3 4 9 9 8 10 10 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 80 100 80 10 5 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S D D D D C S S
TSTMS S C
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MDZ025-080800-
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
WEATHER...
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