EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
MDZ021-050900-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 43 68 47 58 39
TEMP 52 49 47 45 47 58 65 65 57 53 51 49 48 53 57 56 48 44 43 41 41
DEWPT 39 40 40 40 42 41 41 43 44 46 41 37 36 35 34 33 34 35 34 35 37
MAX/MIN RH 89 39 76 39 85
RH 60 72 76 81 83 52 41 45 63 76 68 63 63 50 42 42 58 69 71 78 85
WIND DIR W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E SE S
WIND DIR DEG 25 26 24 20 19 21 21 21 22 25 30 31 31 32 32 32 32 02 11 15 17
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 4 11 16 16 12 10 10 10 9 12 11 9 2 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 10 4 17 5 2 4 16 20 14 7 18 20 9 5 8 4 6 5 17 17 19
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 2300 2000 2100 1600 5000 5300 400 400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW SE
T WIND SPD 4 3 25 10 21 20 23 14 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR FR PR VG GD PR PR
ADI 2 6 63 38 41 33 78 90 2 6
MAX LVORI 4 7 3 2 4 3 1 3 4 5
STABILITY F F C D D E C C F F
CEILING 11700 10800 14800 22600 23500 30000 30000 26600 20800 23500
PRESSURE 30.25 30.19 30.12 29.92 29.79 29.96 30.14 30.15 30.20 30.17
Date 11/07Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 63 55 68 49 67 43 52 34 48
TEMP 60 59 57 56 67 58 53 50 65 54 48 44 51 42 38 35 46 42
DEWPT 42 49 55 54 52 50 48 50 56 54 46 40 33 30 28 27 27 28
MIN/MAX RH 48 96 54 99 67 100 44 72 42
RH 50 68 92 93 59 75 81100 73100 94 85 50 61 66 72 47 57
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SE E SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 10 9 8 5 8 3 3 4 9 5 5 6 10 9 6 9 10 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 50 20 10 40 40 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C S
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MDZ022-050900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
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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