EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
MDZ022-120900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
411 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
Date 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26 Tue 01/13/26 Wed
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 29 44 28 51 36
TEMP 37 34 33 31 30 37 43 41 35 35 34 29 30 42 49 49 40 39 40 37 39
DEWPT 23 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 26 26 26 26 26 28 27 27 30 29 28 28 29
MAX/MIN RH 69 41 88 39 70
RH 56 57 61 66 69 52 41 44 68 70 72 88 85 57 42 43 65 67 62 70 66
WIND DIR W W W NW W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 29 29 29 30 29 29 26 23 20 22 24 25 23 22 21 20 19 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD 14 10 10 8 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 8 8 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 5 0 2 3 11 4 4 8 7 22 27 31 25 16 19 29 37 36 52 50 51
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
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 900 900 2600 2300 500 400 2300 1900 600 700
T WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 23 16 16 14 13 8 9 13 18 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 22 13 45 43 7 6 39 34 17 21
MAX LVORI 2 3 2 3 3 6 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D E C C F F B C F D
CEILING 30000 30000 20800 30000 20800 23500 30000 30000 20900 11700
PRESSURE 30.11 30.18 30.27 30.21 30.19 30.15 30.15 30.01 29.89 29.73
Date 01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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 52 35 46 23 37 25 43 28 40
TEMP 50 45 42 36 44 35 30 24 35 31 28 27 43 35 33 30 39 30
DEWPT 32 33 34 33 33 27 22 18 17 19 20 21 24 26 28 28 28 20
MIN/MAX RH 50 85 62 75 45 82 47 92 59
RH 50 63 73 88 65 72 72 77 48 61 71 80 47 69 81 93 64 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W W SW SW S SW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 3 3 4 10 8 11 13 12 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 40 40 5 0 5 20 30
RAIN S C C C C S C C
SNOW C C C
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MDZ025-120900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester 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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