EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026
MDZ022-100800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026
Date 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue
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 84 55 64 45
TEMP 67 60 59 58 62 77 82 82 72 64 61 58 58 60 62 60 56 51 48 45 50
DEWPT 58 57 55 55 58 52 49 51 54 55 55 53 53 52 50 48 48 46 43 40 41
MAX/MIN RH 94 32 90 62 83
RH 73 91 87 91 87 42 32 34 53 73 81 83 83 75 65 64 73 83 83 80 71
WIND DIR S S S SW W W SW S S SE N N N NE N N N N NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 20 23 27 27 24 19 17 11 35 01 02 03 02 02 02 34 32 34 35
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 3 2 3 4 8 10 10 8 3 2 3 4 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 38 27 33 36 33 7 9 9 31 38 44 74 89 89 88 83 57 33 32 16 11
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 50 80 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.21 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C D D C C
MIX HGT 400 400 5700 5400 600 1200 2000 2300 900 1300
T WIND DIR S SW W SW NW NE NE NE NW N
T WIND SPD 4 2 8 9 9 13 14 4 4 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 2 59 57 8 28 39 24 3 27
MAX LVORI 7 9 3 2 4 5 4 4 6 5
STABILITY F F A B F E C C F F
CEILING 7200 26600 20800 6300 7200 7200 3200 1000 23500 26600
PRESSURE 29.77 29.80 29.89 29.89 29.96 29.98 30.06 30.02 30.06 30.06
Date 05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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 66 48 70 56 71 52 71 54 78
TEMP 64 58 50 55 68 64 61 59 69 65 55 56 69 65 57 60 76 71
DEWPT 35 40 42 47 46 51 54 56 52 52 49 51 49 51 50 53 50 53
MIN/MAX RH 33 82 45 93 52 85 47 85 39
RH 34 51 73 74 45 62 78 90 55 63 80 82 49 60 77 79 41 53
WIND DIR N S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W S
WIND SPD 8 3 3 5 11 9 5 3 6 3 3 4 9 2 2 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 80 50 10 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S L D C C S S
TSTMS S S S
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MDZ025-100800-
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
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