EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026
MDZ022-210900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 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 12 42 34 52 28
TEMP 23 18 15 13 14 31 41 42 36 37 38 36 37 46 50 50 40 36 34 31 29
DEWPT 4 4 3 3 2 12 17 20 23 24 26 28 28 32 33 32 32 30 28 26 23
MAX/MIN RH 63 37 72 48 81
RH 42 53 58 63 59 43 37 41 59 58 63 72 70 58 52 50 73 79 79 80 78
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 34 02 02 05 08 18 20 19 19 21 22 23 23 25 26 26 27 28 32 35 00
WIND SPD 2 2 1 2 2 4 10 10 8 8 9 9 6 8 9 4 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 12 21 54 75 64 25 17 18 31 28 29 38 47 66
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 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW C
MIX HGT 700 300 3300 3100 500 500 3000 3000 400 300
T WIND DIR N NE S S SW SW W SW W N
T WIND SPD 4 2 18 19 14 10 14 8 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 2 4 74 59 13 12 55 46 3 7
MAX LVORI 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 4 6 6
STABILITY F F C D D D C C F F
CEILING 26600 26600 18200 20800 9800 6300 18600 26600 14000 18200
PRESSURE 30.47 30.52 30.51 30.34 30.25 30.14 30.13 30.09 30.13 30.12
Date 01/23Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
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 41 14 22 16 30 15 26 9 27
TEMP 40 30 22 14 21 19 19 23 28 23 20 15 24 16 15 10 25 20
DEWPT 21 17 4 -2 0 4 14 20 25 19 16 11 15 10 8 7 12 12
MIN/MAX RH 43 58 38 88 76 85 65 88 54
RH 46 57 46 48 39 52 80 87 87 84 85 85 68 74 74 86 57 71
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 5 4 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 10 9 10 10 9 4 5 9 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 50 80 90 50 30 10 5
SNOW C S S S C C L D D L C C C S
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MDZ025-210900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
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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