EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025
MDZ022-100800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun
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 47 65 53 69 60
TEMP 55 51 49 48 50 62 63 63 58 56 56 54 59 67 69 67 65 64 64 62 62
DEWPT 46 43 42 43 45 48 49 50 51 53 54 54 58 62 63 63 63 63 63 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 83 56 100 81 100
RH 71 75 78 83 82 60 59 62 77 90 95100 98 84 81 87 93 96 97 98100
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 04 04 06 09 09 09 08 08 07 06 07 08 08 08 07 07 07 06 05
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 8 9 10 11 11 12 14 17
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 20 8 16 39 50 55 59 46 53 63 73 78 81 84 90 88 91 90 92 96 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 0 0 10 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.89
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L D D D
MIX HGT 400 600 4500 4100 500 700 2900 2700 500 1500
T WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 8 8 12 10 5 5 14 12 11 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 4 11 42 58 3 8 39 34 15 42
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 4 8 9 5 6 6 5
STABILITY F F D B F E D D D D
CEILING 2500 2400 2400 2400 30000 4500 1000 3200 1700 1000
PRESSURE 30.38 30.38 30.39 30.31 30.26 30.17 30.13 30.05 30.03 29.96
Date 10/12Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25Thu 10/16/25
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 66 55 64 54 67 52 68 49 64
TEMP 64 62 59 57 62 59 57 56 66 63 57 54 67 60 54 49 63 56
DEWPT 63 62 59 57 58 58 57 55 58 58 55 53 55 53 48 46 48 47
MIN/MAX RH 94 100 86 100 74 99 65 86 58
RH 98 99 99100 89 96 99 96 76 86 94 98 65 78 80 89 58 72
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW NW
WIND SPD 20 21 14 16 16 13 10 9 11 6 5 6 9 5 5 8 10 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 80 70 60 40 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS D D L L L L C C S S
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MDZ025-100800-
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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