EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Feb 6 2026
MDZ022-070900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Feb 6 2026
Date 02/06/26 Sat 02/07/26 Sun 02/08/26 Mon
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 17 21 8 23 10
TEMP 30 28 27 27 20 14 16 16 14 13 11 11 10 16 21 23 21 18 15 12 11
DEWPT 19 21 23 21 7 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 -3 -4 -3 -2 -1 2 5 5 4 1 0
MAX/MIN RH 81 40 55 37 63
RH 63 73 84 78 55 44 40 40 46 46 52 50 55 44 37 39 49 55 59 60 60
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 17 23 27 30 31 32 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 30 31 32 33
WIND SPD 1 1 3 10 21 27 27 27 23 18 16 14 13 14 13 11 5 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 91 90 61 76 47 26 29 26 10 8 7 9 9 20 29 31 23 10 8 33 47
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOWSHWRS S
MIX HGT 900 4100 4900 4800 4100 3400 3100 2800 2200 1500
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 3 21 44 48 42 31 25 21 16 20
SMOKE DISP PR EX EX EX EX VG GD FR PR PR
ADI 2 119 120 120 63 69 67 64 10 10
MAX LVORI 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
STABILITY F D D D D D D C F F
CEILING 4000 3200 3200 30000 30000 30000 14800 11700 8000 30000
PRESSURE 29.59 29.54 29.72 29.85 30.06 30.18 30.26 30.18 30.18 30.22
Date 02/09Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26
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 32 19 45 29 48 30 40 23 39
TEMP 30 26 21 22 43 35 32 32 46 40 34 30 38 32 28 24 37 33
DEWPT 3 11 13 16 22 25 27 28 34 33 29 26 23 23 20 16 18 21
MIN/MAX RH 31 79 42 84 60 87 52 74 44
RH 31 51 69 77 43 66 80 85 62 76 82 85 54 69 71 71 46 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 4 4 6 10 5 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50 40 30 20 20
RAIN C C C S C S S S S
SNOW S S S S
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MDZ025-070900-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS