EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026
MDZ022-122100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026
Date Mon 01/12/26 Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 44 28 49 38 53
TEMP 38 43 41 36 36 34 30 30 42 49 47 41 43 43 40 40 47 51 51 45
DEWPT 23 23 24 26 26 26 25 25 27 27 29 29 28 27 26 28 32 33 33 34
MIN/MAX RH 45 85 42 62 48
RH 54 45 49 67 68 72 81 81 55 42 48 62 55 53 56 63 57 50 50 65
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 29 26 23 21 22 24 24 21 21 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 21 21
WIND SPD 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 8 8 5 3
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 6 5 6 8 21 10 17 17 10 18 24 29 37 39 25 36 50 67 82 79
VSBY 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 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
MIX HGT 2400 400 400 2200 1900 500 600 1700 1600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 8 4 6 11 13 14 14 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 35 4 4 24 26 10 11 28 24
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 2 3
STABILITY C F F B C E E C D
CEILING 30000 20800 26600 14800 20800 11700 10800 10800 9100
PRESSURE 30.22 30.19 30.15 30.17 30.01 29.87 29.75 29.68 29.59
Date Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 36 46 22 36 24 45 27 38
TEMP 41 37 43 35 29 23 34 29 27 27 44 37 36 28 37 28
DEWPT 35 35 31 25 20 16 13 17 18 20 24 28 29 25 20 13
MAX/MIN RH 92 58 74 40 77 44 87 46
RH 79 93 62 66 69 74 41 59 68 74 45 70 76 88 49 53
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW NW W SW SW S SW SW W W W W
WIND SPD 3 4 9 6 9 9 9 3 3 3 9 3 3 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 10 0 10 10 20
RAIN S C C C C S S
SNOW C C S S
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MDZ025-122100-
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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