EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
MDZ022-272100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Tue Jan 27 2026
Date Tue 01/27/26 Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26
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 29 14 25 11 23
TEMP 20 25 27 25 24 22 18 15 19 23 24 20 16 16 14 12 18 22 23 18
DEWPT 7 11 12 14 17 11 8 6 7 8 8 10 10 9 7 5 6 7 7 8
MIN/MAX RH 47 73 49 77 50
RH 59 51 51 63 73 67 67 72 59 51 50 64 77 73 74 74 59 52 50 65
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 27 22 23 24 28 31 31 30 31 30 29 30 32 32 31 31 30 30 30 30
WIND SPD 6 10 11 6 5 8 8 5 6 6 4 2 2 3 4 6 9 10 9 4
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW B2 B1 FW CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 6 5 20 74 52 24 3 5 28 69 85 74 70 31 16 10 12 21 25
VSBY 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 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S
MIX HGT 2800 1500 1900 3000 2900 1800 1600 3200 3100
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 19 17 25 16 13 8 16 20 16
SMOKE DISP FR PR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 66 18 44 47 42 7 36 68 67
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 1 3
STABILITY C E E B C F E C C
CEILING 30000 25800 30000 30000 14800 13300 17000 23500 18200
PRESSURE 30.07 30.03 30.14 30.23 30.13 30.11 30.12 30.18 30.15
Date Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26
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 7 22 10 22 14 26 17 32
TEMP 13 8 22 16 14 11 20 19 17 15 23 24 20 17 30 26
DEWPT 5 2 5 6 3 2 9 11 12 11 15 15 13 11 15 16
MAX/MIN RH 76 48 70 62 84 62 75 53
RH 70 75 48 63 66 67 62 72 80 84 71 68 74 76 53 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 3 6 3 8 9 11 11 14 16 18 17 12 11 10 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 30 40 50 50 10 5
SNOW C C C C C C C
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MDZ025-272100-
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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