EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026
MDZ022-120900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026
Date 11/11/26 Thu 11/12/26 Fri 11/13/26 Sat
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 50 66 41 51 33
TEMP 53 52 52 52 52 63 65 64 54 51 48 44 43 47 50 49 43 39 36 33 35
DEWPT 49 49 50 50 52 57 55 53 54 50 47 43 40 40 39 37 38 35 32 31 30
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 99 61 92
RH 87 90 92 94100 81 70 67 98 97 96 96 91 76 65 63 82 84 85 92 82
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 12 13 16 20 23 25 26 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 31 31
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 4 3 4 6 9 10 11 11 10 8 5 5 6 8
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 54 63 51 48 47 72 46 41 67 71 71 82 67 66 59 65 54 33 23 31 25
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 40 40 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 400 3300 2800 1300 2900 4200 4600 500 900
T WIND DIR SE SE SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 6 5 13 13 6 20 25 24 19 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR GD GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 6 68 62 12 57 72 72 20 12
MAX LVORI 6 9 9 9 9 5 4 3 4 6
STABILITY F F C B E D D D F F
CEILING 23500 15500 11700 5500 5500 1700 2400 3200 4000 11700
PRESSURE 29.77 29.61 29.51 29.39 29.42 29.42 29.51 29.57 29.67 29.71
Date 11/14Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
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 50 33 52 33 51 32 51 32 54
TEMP 48 43 37 35 50 43 37 34 50 41 36 34 50 41 36 34 53 41
DEWPT 33 33 32 32 36 36 33 32 36 36 32 31 37 36 32 31 39 37
MIN/MAX RH 51 91 55 94 57 95 58 95 55
RH 57 68 82 88 59 77 86 91 59 81 85 90 60 83 86 90 60 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 4 3 4 9 3 3 3 6 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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MDZ025-120900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Wed Nov 11 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS