EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
MDZ022-070900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
Date 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 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
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 48 58 43 61 43
TEMP 63 58 55 52 49 54 57 56 49 46 45 44 44 55 60 59 52 49 47 45 45
DEWPT 61 57 54 50 42 43 41 42 42 40 39 39 39 46 44 44 45 44 40 37 37
MAX/MIN RH 96 56 82 55 82
RH 94 96 96 92 76 67 57 58 75 78 79 81 83 72 55 56 75 82 77 73 73
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW W W SW SW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 34 01 32 32 32 31 30 29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 26 23 24 27 28 28
WIND SPD 3 2 4 6 9 10 10 9 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 3 4 3 5 8
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 86 60 37 29 47 18 4 5 10 11 7 11 6 3 4 1 2 0 1 3 2
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C
TSTMS
MIX HGT 700 700 3400 3300 600 800 3300 2900 400 1000
T WIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW W NW W SW W
T WIND SPD 4 11 23 21 11 11 19 12 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 11 90 92 8 12 70 61 3 9
MAX LVORI 8 8 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
STABILITY F E C C E E C B F F
CEILING 6600 30000 5500 30000 30000 3200 28300 26600 26600 26600
PRESSURE 29.82 29.80 29.87 29.86 29.93 29.93 29.98 29.93 29.93 29.90
Date 11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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 61 39 65 42 64 38 59 36 54
TEMP 59 52 44 41 64 55 47 43 63 49 43 39 57 49 41 37 52 43
DEWPT 43 41 39 39 45 46 43 41 44 43 39 37 42 42 37 35 38 36
MIN/MAX RH 51 97 48 94 50 95 53 95 53
RH 54 66 84 93 50 72 85 93 51 80 86 92 57 76 85 92 60 76
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW N NW N N N N N
WIND SPD 11 3 2 3 9 3 3 2 5 1 1 3 5 3 3 4 9 4
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
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MDZ025-070900-
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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