EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
MDZ022-090900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
Date 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue 02/10/26 Wed
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 9 32 19 46 33
TEMP 17 15 14 12 11 21 29 30 26 23 22 20 21 34 43 44 40 37 36 34 34
DEWPT 1 1 0 -1 -2 1 3 7 10 10 10 11 13 19 22 27 31 32 33 33 29
MAX/MIN RH 60 32 71 43 96
RH 49 53 53 56 56 41 32 37 49 57 59 67 71 54 43 51 70 82 89 96 82
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 30 29 28 22 18 17 20 19 19 21 24 27 31 31
WIND SPD 10 6 5 5 4 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 15 7 6 6 7 6 8 39 54 69 70 73 58 64 72 67 56 67 56 70 73
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 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2000 1100 1900 1900 400 200 1700 1600 500 900
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW S S W NW
T WIND SPD 25 18 11 9 4 2 9 12 10 11
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 16 28 27 3 2 28 29 8 18
MAX LVORI 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 6
STABILITY E F B B F F C C E E
CEILING 30000 29400 26600 20800 15400 12700 4700 15900 23500 14800
PRESSURE 30.30 30.29 30.31 30.25 30.22 30.17 30.11 29.93 29.77 29.76
Date 02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
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 46 26 38 23 38 23 43 27 47
TEMP 44 37 30 27 36 31 26 24 36 31 26 25 40 36 30 29 44 40
DEWPT 28 25 21 17 17 19 17 15 14 18 19 17 19 22 23 26 28 31
MIN/MAX RH 47 70 43 73 38 77 39 88 50
RH 53 62 70 66 45 60 70 70 40 58 73 71 42 56 75 88 53 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N W S SE S SW
WIND SPD 10 4 5 6 10 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 20 20 30 40
RAIN S S S C C C
SNOW S S S S C
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MDZ025-090900-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS