EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026
MDZ022-292000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026
Date Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 71 53 75 45 62
TEMP 50 65 70 69 58 55 54 54 55 66 73 71 59 53 51 48 46 55 60 59 53
DEWPT 50 56 55 56 56 54 53 53 54 56 54 51 49 44 42 41 40 42 41 41 43
MIN/MAX RH 59 99 45 80 47
RH 100 74 59 63 93 96 97 96 96 70 52 49 68 71 71 77 79 61 49 51 69
WIND DIR N W SW SW S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 26 24 22 19 21 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 35 35 35 00 01 01 02 06
WIND SPD 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 6 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 3 1
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 68 46 26 13 17 9 21 23 19 15 2 2 1 5 13 23 32 39 53 57 69
VSBY 5 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
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 3500 3100 600 500 3800 3500 500 500 3200 2900
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N
T WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 13 13 11 10 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 27 4 11 58 55 6 11 45 32
MAX LVORI 6 6 9 9 4 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY A B F F B C F F B C
CEILING 17100 2400 30000 8900 30000 30000 30000 20800 26600 15900
PRESSURE 30.26 30.17 30.12 30.09 30.07 30.06 30.20 30.29 30.40 30.39
Date Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 45 66 48 69 52 71 55 71
TEMP 48 47 64 53 50 50 67 56 54 53 69 59 58 57 69 61
DEWPT 42 44 47 50 49 49 54 55 54 53 57 58 57 56 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 93 53 100 61 100 63 100 71
RH 80 90 55 82 99 96 64 86 97 99 66 90 97 96 73 89
WIND DIR N NE SE SE N S S SE E NE E E E E SE E
WIND SPD 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 2 6 4 3 5 9 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
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MDZ025-292000-
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
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