EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
MDZ022-160900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
Date 01/15/26 Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun
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 21 38 30 49 30
TEMP 28 25 24 22 22 30 36 38 33 33 35 35 36 43 47 47 42 40 37 34 31
DEWPT 9 8 8 8 7 9 10 13 16 17 19 21 24 28 29 32 34 34 32 30 28
MAX/MIN RH 54 33 60 49 89
RH 44 48 50 54 52 41 33 35 50 51 53 57 60 55 49 56 72 81 82 85 88
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 29 29 28 28 27 27 22 21 19 20 21 21 20 21 22 23 23 25 30 33 34
WIND SPD 10 10 11 10 9 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 4 6 9 5 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 7 4 19 11 5 6 9 25 27 24 63 84 79 81 71 57 37 44 56 73 84
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 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S
SNOW S S C
MIX HGT 2200 2100 3200 2900 800 700 2300 2300 500 700
T WIND DIR NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 27 29 18 12 13 11 12 12 5 4
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 42 56 62 45 14 13 26 34 3 4
MAX LVORI 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 5 6
STABILITY D D C C E D D D F F
CEILING 4700 30000 30000 15900 8000 7200 4700 8900 26800 10300
PRESSURE 29.70 29.79 29.96 30.01 30.02 30.02 30.09 30.07 30.17 30.19
Date 01/18Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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 36 19 36 14 25 13 36 26 43
TEMP 35 30 23 20 35 30 23 15 24 20 17 19 35 32 30 27 41 31
DEWPT 27 22 16 15 18 18 9 2 0 3 4 8 11 16 18 19 20 19
MIN/MAX RH 66 82 45 60 33 62 36 72 41
RH 72 72 74 82 48 60 54 55 34 47 56 60 36 51 59 71 43 60
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 10 4 6 8 9 3 3 3 9 5 5 5 9 3
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
SNOW C C S
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MDZ025-160900-
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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