EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
MDZ022-212100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
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 43 34 52 27 42
TEMP 30 41 41 35 38 39 37 38 46 52 50 40 35 32 29 28 38 41 40 32
DEWPT 14 19 21 22 25 29 32 30 32 33 32 30 28 23 21 20 20 19 20 19
MIN/MAX RH 40 82 48 75 41
RH 50 41 44 59 58 68 82 72 58 48 50 67 73 69 72 71 49 41 45 58
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 15 20 19 19 21 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 33 35 35 01 35 31 30 32
WIND SPD 4 10 10 5 6 6 8 6 8 9 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 4 11 16 25 74 82 62 35 12 14 19 19 25 25 37 68 79 78 82 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
SNOW S S S S
MIX HGT 3100 600 600 3400 3100 400 500 2800 2600
T WIND DIR S S SW W W NW N NW W
T WIND SPD 17 13 13 17 10 5 3 6 5
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 46 13 13 63 57 3 2 23 21
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY D D D C C F F C D
CEILING 20800 10800 30000 30000 26600 23500 18200 14800 6400
PRESSURE 30.32 30.22 30.11 30.13 30.11 30.18 30.20 30.23 30.18
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
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 13 22 15 31 19 28 8 27
TEMP 24 14 20 18 18 21 28 27 25 20 26 18 13 8 25 19
DEWPT 7 -1 -2 4 12 18 24 23 22 18 17 12 7 4 13 11
MAX/MIN RH 60 36 90 77 90 62 80 56
RH 47 50 38 52 76 90 85 85 88 91 68 75 76 80 59 70
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 9 9 4 6 10 10 6 5 6 9 4 4 4 9 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 40 90 90 60 30 5 5
SNOW S C L D D D L C C S
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MDZ025-212100-
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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