EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
MDZ022-190900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
Date 02/18/26 Thu 02/19/26 Fri 02/20/26 Sat
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 40 50 43 58 40
TEMP 57 52 49 46 41 45 48 47 45 45 45 46 48 51 56 56 51 48 45 42 41
DEWPT 50 49 48 44 40 42 43 43 42 43 43 45 46 50 51 51 47 43 40 38 36
MAX/MIN RH 96 81 95 79 87
RH 78 89 96 92 97 89 83 84 89 93 94 94 90 96 84 82 84 82 80 85 84
WIND DIR SW W W NW NE E E E E E E E E SE SW W W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 24 25 27 31 05 07 08 08 07 08 08 10 11 14 22 26 26 27 29 30 32
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 94 93 84 73 86 90 95 98 98 99 97 97 96 93 86 73 71 65 57 64 67
VSBY 7 7 7 6 3 4 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 80 90 90 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.46 0.11 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C D D D L L D D C C S S S
MIX HGT 500 600 1400 1300 700 800 1200 1600 700 800
T WIND DIR W N E NE E E SE SW W NW
T WIND SPD 3 4 11 11 16 10 5 6 11 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 6 19 16 12 10 8 13 8 6
MAX LVORI 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
STABILITY E F D D E E D D E E
CEILING 4700 4000 1700 1700 1000 1000 1000 1000 30000 23500
PRESSURE 29.76 29.80 29.92 29.92 29.86 29.80 29.76 29.62 29.64 29.77
Date 02/21Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26
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 55 35 46 30 41 26 41 26 49
TEMP 52 45 40 36 44 39 34 30 39 37 32 26 38 33 26 29 47 44
DEWPT 37 36 33 32 33 32 29 26 26 26 22 18 17 18 18 21 27 30
MIN/MAX RH 53 89 65 86 58 74 39 76 45
RH 56 70 77 87 65 77 82 84 61 65 67 71 42 53 69 72 46 57
WIND DIR NW N NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S
WIND SPD 6 2 2 3 10 8 8 9 10 5 6 6 9 2 2 3 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 60 50 30 5 0 0 10
RAIN S S C L C
SNOW C C C S
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MDZ025-190900-
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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