EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
MDZ022-130900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
Date 11/12/26 Fri 11/13/26 Sat 11/14/26 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 43 50 33 49 34
TEMP 54 51 48 45 44 47 49 48 42 39 37 34 34 44 48 49 42 38 39 34 36
DEWPT 52 49 46 43 41 42 40 39 40 37 34 32 31 33 31 31 34 34 34 34 35
MAX/MIN RH 94 71 96 50 100
RH 93 93 92 92 91 83 71 71 91 91 89 92 89 64 52 50 73 84 83 99 94
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 28 27 29 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 32 32 32 31 31 31 30 30 30 30
WIND SPD 4 3 5 8 9 10 10 9 4 4 4 5 5 10 11 10 4 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 28 33 80 87 80 87 86 73 75 52 39 32 40 51 52 43 33 23 25 16
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S
MIX HGT 500 1700 3500 4000 2900 1100 6100 5800 400 600
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 16 20 17 11 11 18 13 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR VG GD PR PR
ADI 7 31 55 53 9 19 88 85 5 12
MAX LVORI 6 5 3 4 6 8 3 3 4 9
STABILITY E E D D E E C C F F
CEILING 5500 2400 2400 4000 4700 6000 4400 4700 4000 3200
PRESSURE 29.37 29.40 29.51 29.57 29.67 29.71 29.79 29.84 29.96 30.03
Date 11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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 52 33 52 32 54 31 58 32 61
TEMP 51 43 37 34 50 43 35 33 52 44 35 33 56 46 36 34 60 47
DEWPT 36 37 34 32 36 37 33 31 38 38 33 32 40 40 35 33 42 42
MIN/MAX RH 52 95 54 98 56 97 52 100 49
RH 56 81 87 92 58 78 92 94 59 78 92 97 55 80 97 98 51 83
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 10 3 3 3 6 2 2 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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MDZ025-130900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
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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