EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025
MDZ022-300900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025
Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue
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 28 56 30 45 31
TEMP 33 30 29 32 36 49 54 54 49 47 40 34 31 40 44 43 34 32 33 34 39
DEWPT 21 21 22 27 33 43 47 48 47 44 35 27 25 26 25 24 25 24 26 30 36
MAX/MIN RH 91 72 93 45 89
RH 62 70 75 81 89 80 77 81 93 90 82 75 78 57 47 47 68 74 76 85 88
WIND DIR N N SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 15 14 16 18 20 23 24 28 31 32 32 34 35 00 04 04 05 07 05
WIND SPD 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 6 5 6 5 6 5 8 8 5 2 3 2 2 3
CLOUDS SC B1 OV B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 27 60 97 67 63 66 90 94 93 71 47 25 14 7 16 23 35 53 70 90 96
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 60 30 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.03 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C C C C D
MIX HGT 400 400 1900 1800 900 800 3700 3200 400 400
T WIND DIR S S S SW NW NW N N E SE
T WIND SPD 2 5 13 16 17 12 16 6 2 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 2 7 26 30 15 17 56 36 1 7
MAX LVORI 4 6 5 5 6 4 3 3 4 6
STABILITY F F D D E E C C F F
CEILING 16500 13600 11700 4000 5500 23500 30000 20800 30000 1700
PRESSURE 30.45 30.38 30.26 30.07 30.10 30.22 30.34 30.31 30.31 30.15
Date 12/02Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25Sat 12/06/25
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 49 30 44 28 47 24 44 30 45
TEMP 47 43 37 30 43 34 30 31 46 37 30 26 42 38 35 31 43 38
DEWPT 46 43 34 29 29 30 27 30 31 30 23 21 28 33 32 31 34 33
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 57 99 53 84 57 100 66
RH 96100 89 95 59 85 89 96 55 74 75 81 57 82 89100 69 82
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW W SW W W NW N N SW SW NW N NW NW
WIND SPD 9 9 6 5 5 2 2 3 8 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 8 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 100 40 0 0 0 5 20 60 40
RAIN D D C S C L C C
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MDZ025-300900-
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