EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
MDZ022-100900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
Date 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 Wed 11/11/26 Thu
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 36 65 40 65 45
TEMP 48 43 41 39 38 57 63 62 53 50 47 43 40 57 63 62 51 48 47 46 49
DEWPT 39 39 38 37 37 49 47 48 47 46 44 43 40 49 46 48 48 47 46 46 49
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 99 53 100
RH 71 84 87 92 96 75 55 60 80 86 89 99100 75 54 61 90 96 97100 99
WIND DIR NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N SE SE SE SE E E
WIND DIR DEG 31 32 29 25 23 22 23 24 24 27 31 33 34 01 35 12 13 12 11 10 10
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 8 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 1 9 10 20 6 1 1 1 3 3 4 21 32 4 14 23 36 53 50 62 64
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 400 400 2900 2400 400 400 3500 2500 400 500
T WIND DIR NW W SW W W NW NW S SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 6 13 12 10 8 6 6 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 8 61 54 5 8 25 19 4 7
MAX LVORI 6 8 7 4 6 9 8 6 9 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B A F F
CEILING 20800 20800 20800 26600 26600 26600 26600 26600 18600 14800
PRESSURE 30.01 30.03 30.03 29.92 29.94 29.94 29.96 29.86 29.80 29.64
Date 11/12Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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 66 42 50 33 48 32 51 32 55
TEMP 64 57 49 44 48 41 37 35 47 42 37 34 49 44 37 34 53 45
DEWPT 55 53 48 44 45 39 33 31 34 32 30 30 35 34 32 31 38 38
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 82 92 56 85 56 89 53
RH 73 86 96 99 88 92 86 85 61 67 75 85 58 68 83 89 58 74
WIND DIR SE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 3 3 10 10 10 9 11 12 9 5 8 10 3 3 3 6 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 60 60 30 10 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S L C L L L C S
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MDZ025-100900-
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