EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
MDZ022-060900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
Date 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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
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 65 69 51 60 44
TEMP 69 68 68 67 65 67 69 67 60 56 55 53 52 57 59 58 52 49 47 46 45
DEWPT 65 65 65 66 65 66 65 63 60 56 55 53 50 47 43 42 41 41 41 41 42
MAX/MIN RH 97 84 100 51 88
RH 89 89 91 97100 97 87 87100100100 99 91 70 55 55 67 76 81 85 91
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 19 20 21 29 34 35 00 32 32 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 29 29
WIND SPD 8 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 6 11 12 10 8 8 10 9 9
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 42 77 74 85 94 98 96 87 81 70 38 35 36 42 20 10 3 1 3 9 11
VSBY 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 100 60 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.16 1.32 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C L D D D D L L
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 600 1300 1200 600 800 3100 3200 600 900
T WIND DIR S S SW N N NW NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 13 12 17 8 4 9 23 17 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 13 16 33 12 3 17 61 70 8 9
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 9 10 9 4 3 4 6
STABILITY D E D D F F C C E E
CEILING 4700 5500 1000 1000 3200 30000 5500 30000 30000 23500
PRESSURE 29.86 29.84 29.79 29.76 29.80 29.79 29.87 29.87 29.94 29.92
Date 11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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 60 42 61 40 66 40 62 37 58
TEMP 58 49 45 43 59 51 43 41 64 55 46 41 62 48 41 38 58 48
DEWPT 44 44 40 38 43 42 40 40 46 45 41 38 43 42 38 36 41 40
MIN/MAX RH 54 89 51 100 49 92 48 95 50
RH 59 82 82 82 55 71 90 97 52 69 82 90 50 80 89 92 53 74
WIND DIR W W W W NW W W SW SW SW W NW W W NW N NW NW
WIND SPD 9 3 3 5 10 3 2 3 8 3 3 2 5 1 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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MDZ025-060900-
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
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