EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
MDZ022-080900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
Date 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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 43 60 44 61 40
TEMP 51 46 45 44 44 54 59 59 50 50 48 46 45 56 60 59 52 47 44 41 41
DEWPT 40 39 38 39 40 42 43 43 44 44 44 40 39 40 41 39 40 38 39 39 40
MAX/MIN RH 85 55 86 47 92
RH 67 75 78 81 88 64 55 56 80 82 86 79 78 55 49 47 63 72 81 92 94
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND DIR DEG 29 28 28 29 29 30 28 26 22 23 26 28 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 28 26
WIND SPD 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 5 3 5 3 4 6 11 11 9 3 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 6 1 2 8 2 3 1 2 11 15 2 4 2 2 10 5 1 1 6 12 6
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 500 3000 2500 400 1000 4900 4600 400 400
T WIND DIR NW W NW W SW W NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 11 10 16 12 8 9 27 18 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 5 10 59 50 4 15 109 113 4 5
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 4 5 5 1 3 5 7
STABILITY F F C B F F C C F F
CEILING 30000 23500 29400 30000 30000 30000 23500 21700 20800 20800
PRESSURE 29.94 29.94 29.98 29.92 29.88 29.85 29.90 29.92 30.01 30.04
Date 11/10Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
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 65 41 65 42 63 40 55 32 51
TEMP 64 55 47 43 64 51 46 45 61 52 46 42 53 44 38 34 49 42
DEWPT 42 46 43 41 48 47 43 43 49 49 44 41 43 38 32 29 33 33
MIN/MAX RH 45 94 53 96 66 99 62 86 50
RH 45 71 85 93 55 84 90 94 66 89 92 96 68 79 81 83 54 70
WIND DIR SW SW W NW W SW SW NE E NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 8 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 6 3 3 10 10 8 6 10 11 6
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40 50 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S
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MDZ025-080900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sat Nov 7 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