EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025
MDZ022-310900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
411 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025
Date 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu 01/01/26 Fri
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 24 39 27 36 18
TEMP 30 26 26 25 25 34 38 38 32 33 36 34 31 33 34 33 26 23 20 20 21
DEWPT 12 12 12 12 15 17 17 19 21 24 24 24 22 15 9 8 9 8 8 9 10
MAX/MIN RH 60 42 77 33 64
RH 47 55 55 57 65 49 42 46 63 69 61 68 71 47 35 34 48 52 59 62 62
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W S SW W W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 28 27 26 25 25 26 25 20 23 26 27 29 30 30 29 29 31 32 31 22
WIND SPD 8 6 5 4 4 10 11 8 4 5 8 6 9 13 12 10 5 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 20 18 56 65 57 48 20 32 51 37 67 65 58 28 11 10 9 12 14 23 33
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 1000 4100 3800 600 2100 5200 5000 900 1400
T WIND DIR W W W SW SW W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 18 18 19 11 11 9 25 16 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR VG GD PR PR
ADI 15 21 69 54 11 30 92 65 4 6
MAX LVORI 2 3 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 3
STABILITY E E C C E D D D F F
CEILING 18200 10800 5500 26600 12700 8000 30000 23500 9800 7500
PRESSURE 29.90 29.87 29.88 29.77 29.72 29.67 29.79 29.88 29.96 29.96
Date 01/02Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26
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 42 25 41 22 41 26 46 30 44
TEMP 40 34 31 25 39 29 26 23 40 31 29 31 44 38 35 30 42 34
DEWPT 18 26 26 20 18 18 16 16 19 21 23 23 32 32 29 26 26 25
MIN/MAX RH 40 85 42 74 41 78 59 85 52
RH 40 72 82 79 43 63 67 73 42 67 78 74 61 79 78 84 53 69
WIND DIR SW SW NW N NW N N N NW NW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 2 2 3 5 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 6 3 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 20 10
RAIN S S
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MDZ025-310900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
411 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025
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...
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