EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
MDZ022-012000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 83 66 84 62 66
TEMP 64 75 81 80 71 68 68 67 68 77 82 82 74 72 69 65 62 62 65 64 62
DEWPT 64 67 64 64 65 63 63 63 64 66 66 67 66 66 65 62 59 59 59 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 55 87 56 90 78
RH 100 77 56 58 81 83 84 87 87 69 58 61 76 81 87 90 89 90 81 80 84
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S W N N N N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 21 18 19 21 22 22 23 23 21 20 27 34 00 01 01 03 04 05
WIND SPD 3 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 9 9 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 6 4
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 61 44 42 33 34 20 23 26 32 24 28 19 30 64 75 84 81 80 85 85 83
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 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S
MIX HGT 4400 4300 300 400 2600 2400 800 1300 2600 2700
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW NW N N NE
T WIND SPD 13 13 9 9 17 13 9 12 12 12
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 90 87 5 11 50 43 7 25 26 29
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
STABILITY B B F F C B F D D D
CEILING 17100 13800 18200 18200 23500 30000 7200 6300 4700 1000
PRESSURE 30.05 30.0 30.0 29.97 29.97 29.92 29.95 30.02 30.13 30.17
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 59 64 59 68 49 59 45 61
TEMP 61 61 63 63 63 60 67 62 55 50 58 53 48 47 60 56
DEWPT 59 60 63 63 63 60 59 54 46 43 42 42 41 43 48 48
MAX/MIN RH 97 98 100 71 77 54 86 62
RH 93 99100100100100 76 75 72 77 56 66 77 86 64 74
WIND DIR NE NE E E NW N NW NW N N N N N NE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 5 6 3 2 3 6 4 6 6 5 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 50 10 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C
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MDZ025-012000-
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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