EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
MDZ021-030900-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
Date 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 Wed 02/04/26 Thu
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 16 39 28 35 18
TEMP 23 19 20 18 18 31 37 37 30 30 31 30 29 33 34 34 26 24 22 20 18
DEWPT 16 16 16 15 16 23 24 25 25 27 28 29 28 27 24 22 20 18 16 15 14
MAX/MIN RH 90 59 99 61 81
RH 74 87 84 87 89 72 59 61 81 87 89 96 96 77 66 61 78 79 78 81 81
WIND DIR W W S SE S W SW S SE SE S N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 28 25 18 14 19 24 24 19 13 15 16 00 00 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 34
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 8 4 2 2 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 6 8 24 28 27 30 29 61 90 90 95 93 87 70 57 59 69 65 57 42 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 60 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T
RAIN S C S
SNOW L L L L
MIX HGT 400 400 2700 2200 400 1000 2400 2300 600 800
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW N N N N NW
T WIND SPD 3 3 9 8 3 5 12 9 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 3 34 29 2 18 31 28 5 18
MAX LVORI 7 7 5 5 8 10 5 4 5 5
STABILITY F F B B F F D B F E
CEILING 30000 23500 20800 9800 6300 2400 2500 23500 20800 17800
PRESSURE 30.19 30.18 30.22 30.17 30.17 30.13 30.20 30.18 30.17 30.09
Date 02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
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 30 17 38 17 26 11 27 12 30
TEMP 29 23 19 18 35 32 28 18 24 19 15 13 26 22 18 14 30 26
DEWPT 15 15 14 14 18 25 23 11 6 7 5 4 8 12 11 10 13 16
MIN/MAX RH 53 83 49 84 42 71 46 86 49
RH 56 72 79 81 49 75 81 76 45 58 64 67 47 65 72 86 49 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW W SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 9 3 2 2 6 3 9 12 16 10 5 5 8 3 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 30 5 0 5 10 5 5
SNOW S C
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MDZ022-030900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
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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