EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
MDZ022-062100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 43 26 45 29 37
TEMP 37 41 42 36 32 31 28 28 38 43 44 38 34 33 31 30 35 35 33 28
DEWPT 37 37 37 35 32 30 28 27 31 32 34 35 34 32 30 26 22 18 15 15
MIN/MAX RH 83 100 62 100 47
RH 100 85 83 97100 97100 97 76 65 68 88100 97 95 86 59 49 47 58
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW N N SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 32 30 28 29 28 30 32 35 35 22 21 20 29 32 34 35 00 01 01 00
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 4 8 10 10 9 6
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 83 89 87 46 23 33 44 56 69 83 72 56 43 42 53 59 57 56 57 57
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1400 600 400 2100 1700 400 900 3900 3700
T WIND DIR W W NW NE S W NW N N
T WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 20 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 7 2 3 9 7 1 5 64 59
MAX LVORI 9 10 10 9 6 10 8 3 2
STABILITY D F F B C F E D D
CEILING 3200 12700 27200 17100 13800 8900 21200 5500 8300
PRESSURE 29.88 29.95 30.03 30.09 30.02 30.0 29.94 30.01 30.09
Date Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 19 42 29 50 36 48 30 43
TEMP 22 21 41 31 33 35 48 47 43 37 46 39 34 31 41 37
DEWPT 13 15 23 27 28 30 36 38 36 31 31 30 28 27 31 28
MAX/MIN RH 80 49 87 61 80 53 82 61
RH 67 77 49 84 82 82 63 72 76 80 55 70 78 86 67 71
WIND DIR N N SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 2 4 3 3 4 10 9 6 5 9 4 4 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 30 20 30 30
RAIN S C S S C C S
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MDZ025-062100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Sat Dec 6 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS