EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026
MDZ022-040900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026
Date 02/03/26 Wed 02/04/26 Thu 02/05/26 Fri
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 28 35 21 33 17
TEMP 32 30 29 31 30 32 33 31 28 26 25 24 22 28 32 31 24 23 22 19 18
DEWPT 24 26 28 30 30 27 23 21 20 20 20 18 18 17 15 15 16 15 14 12 12
MAX/MIN RH 98 66 81 49 77
RH 73 86 97 96 99 81 66 66 71 78 81 79 84 64 49 51 71 72 73 74 76
WIND DIR SE SE E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 14 13 09 05 02 02 01 01 02 00 35 35 35 35 34 34 34 33 34 32 30
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 3 4 6 4 3 2 3 3 5 6 9 6 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 82 89 96 98 94 80 69 82 86 76 78 57 36 10 8 12 17 27 40 33 24
VSBY 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
SNOW C L C S S S
MIX HGT 400 600 2100 2000 1000 1100 2900 2900 1300 1300
T WIND DIR S NE NE N N N N N N NW
T WIND SPD 1 2 10 9 9 12 14 14 14 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 1 4 21 19 5 19 49 53 7 10
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 3 4 4 3 3 3 4
STABILITY F F D D F E B B F F
CEILING 8000 4000 1700 3200 4000 4000 5500 8900 23300 20800
PRESSURE 30.15 30.11 30.17 30.14 30.14 30.05 30.03 29.92 29.92 29.84
Date 02/06Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26
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 35 18 26 12 28 12 29 16 38
TEMP 34 30 28 18 23 19 15 12 26 24 19 16 29 25 21 19 36 32
DEWPT 15 22 23 9 1 1 -1 -3 2 7 7 6 8 13 11 9 15 21
MIN/MAX RH 45 82 34 53 35 68 40 68 41
RH 45 72 80 67 38 44 49 50 35 47 59 65 40 60 65 66 42 64
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 5 4 10 18 21 16 13 11 12 10 4 5 8 4 4 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
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MDZ025-040900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026
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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