National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

	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                        

$$

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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS