EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
MDZ022-050800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 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 72 82 64 78 61
TEMP 81 76 74 73 74 79 81 81 74 69 67 65 66 73 77 77 70 66 64 62 64
DEWPT 73 73 72 71 71 69 68 67 66 66 66 64 65 66 65 65 64 63 61 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 94 61 99 64 97
RH 76 90 93 94 91 73 65 63 76 90 95 97 97 79 67 67 79 90 90 93 90
WIND DIR W W W NW N N N N NE E NE N NE NE E E E E NE N N
WIND DIR DEG 26 26 27 30 34 01 00 02 05 08 04 02 04 05 07 07 07 07 06 02 02
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 1 2 3 3 9 10 10 5 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 64 75 39 40 49 59 49 51 47 43 49 45 50 50 28 20 10 8 4 4 1
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 5 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 300 500 3100 3100 400 600 3700 3800 500 500
T WIND DIR W W N N N N NE E NE N
T WIND SPD 6 9 10 5 3 6 17 13 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 5 12 33 29 2 14 76 67 3 4
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 4 8 9 4 5 6 8
STABILITY F F C B F F B B F F
CEILING 9800 8000 6300 3300 5500 30000 26600 3600 5500 6300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.78 29.79 29.77 29.79 29.82 29.88 29.92 29.98 30.01
Date 09/07Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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 78 60 82 63 84 70 88 66 80
TEMP 76 69 63 63 79 73 66 67 82 78 73 72 86 81 72 67 78 73
DEWPT 60 60 58 60 61 62 61 64 66 66 67 67 70 68 64 63 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 54 93 52 93 57 85 55 88 52
RH 57 73 85 90 54 68 84 90 57 68 81 85 59 65 77 87 54 64
WIND DIR NE SE SW W SW S S SW SW S SW SW W W NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 8 8 9 9 10 5 4 5 8 3
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
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MDZ025-050800-
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...
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