EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026
MDZ022-140900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026
Date 11/13/26 Sat 11/14/26 Sun 11/15/26 Mon
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 33 49 36 53 32
TEMP 43 39 36 34 34 45 48 49 45 41 39 37 36 48 52 51 43 38 36 34 33
DEWPT 37 34 31 29 29 31 30 30 34 35 35 34 34 35 33 31 35 33 31 30 30
MAX/MIN RH 85 48 92 44 90
RH 81 84 83 83 82 58 49 48 66 79 86 89 92 60 48 46 73 81 83 86 90
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 32 32 32 32 31 31 29 30 29 29 30 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 6 10 11 9 5 4 5 5 5 9 10 8 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 80 68 49 51 18 21 65 51 53 41 18 8 3 23 44 54 33 14 10 18 11
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 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 1000 600 5500 5200 600 1300 5600 5500 500 500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 12 25 26 12 17 20 20 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 17 14 120 111 10 31 96 99 5 9
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 5 6 4 3 5 6
STABILITY D E C D F F C C F F
CEILING 4000 13800 6800 4700 4700 3200 4000 4000 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.71 29.76 29.81 29.85 29.96 30.02 30.12 30.15 30.25 30.30
Date 11/16Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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 53 32 55 31 60 33 63 34 64
TEMP 52 43 36 33 54 45 36 33 59 47 37 34 61 48 38 36 63 51
DEWPT 34 37 33 31 39 38 34 32 41 40 35 33 42 42 38 35 45 45
MIN/MAX RH 50 97 55 100 50 97 47 100 50
RH 50 80 90 93 57 77 93 97 50 76 92 96 48 79 98 97 52 80
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W N N NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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MDZ025-140900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Fri Nov 13 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