EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026
MDZ022-260800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 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 57 64 55 63 57
TEMP 65 61 60 59 58 60 63 62 59 57 57 57 57 60 61 62 61 61 61 59 60
DEWPT 47 50 51 51 52 57 58 59 57 57 57 57 57 60 61 62 61 61 61 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 77 80 100 97 100
RH 53 66 72 75 80 90 84 90 94 99100100100100100100100100100100100
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 35 35 35 35 35 34 33 33 32 31 30 30 29 29 30 29 29 28 28
WIND SPD 12 14 16 16 16 16 17 16 13 10 10 11 11 11 16 12 10 8 5 5 5
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 84 90 88 91 90 91 94 92 94 93 89 89 86 84 92 92 93 90 90 85 77
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 70 70 70 20
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.23 0.31 0.19 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C L L L L L L L L L L L L L
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 2100 1800 2800 2800 1000 1500 2300 2200 900 1300
T WIND DIR N N N N NW NW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 37 34 27 25 24 26 29 18 13 13
SMOKE DISP GD FR GD GD PR FR FR FR PR PR
ADI 54 51 64 63 23 60 64 47 14 21
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 5 8 8
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D E
CEILING 5200 3200 1700 1000 1000 1700 1600 1700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.82 29.76 29.75 29.71 29.68 29.62 29.60 29.60 29.67 29.72
Date 09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 69 58 74 58 77 61 78 64 79
TEMP 68 65 61 60 73 67 60 61 76 68 63 63 77 70 66 65 77 71
DEWPT 64 63 61 60 65 64 60 61 65 65 63 63 67 66 65 65 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 71 100 67 100 67 100 67
RH 87 93100100 75 90100100 69 90100100 71 87 97100 71 84
WIND DIR W W W W W SW N SW S S S S SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 8 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 6 3 3 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
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MDZ025-260800-
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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