EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
MDZ022-030800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
Date 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26 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 72 92 75 90 70
TEMP 79 76 74 73 76 85 90 90 84 80 78 76 78 85 88 88 81 76 74 72 72
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 74 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 74 73 72 71 72 73 72 69 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 90 56 94
RH 83 91 97100 94 74 63 61 73 82 88 90 88 67 59 57 74 90 93 91 87
WIND DIR E E SE S S SW W W SW W W W W W W NW W NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 11 11 15 17 18 23 25 27 23 24 25 28 29 28 28 30 28 30 32 34 35
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 53 43 40 60 46 28 6 27 30 19 17 35 28 16 70 70 66 66 56 44 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 10 20 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.05 0.19
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S L L C C
TSTMS S S C S
MIX HGT 400 400 3800 3800 300 500 4100 3900 400 600
T WIND DIR SE S W W SW W NW NW NW N
T WIND SPD 8 9 12 10 3 6 13 9 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 10 64 67 2 10 79 61 5 9
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 6
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F E
CEILING 9800 7200 30000 26600 12700 8900 9100 8000 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.97 29.96 29.95 29.87 29.90 29.88 29.87 29.80 29.80 29.81
Date 09/05Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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 83 63 79 62 80 63 82 66 83
TEMP 82 74 65 65 76 71 63 64 77 72 66 66 80 75 68 68 81 77
DEWPT 64 64 62 63 63 62 61 61 61 61 62 63 64 65 65 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 54 99 62 97 55 91 56 96 58
RH 56 71 90 92 64 73 93 90 57 68 87 90 58 71 91 93 60 69
WIND DIR N N N N NE E E NE E SE S SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 2 2 3 6 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 5
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MDZ025-030800-
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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