EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026
MDZ022-260900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026
Date 02/25/26 Thu 02/26/26 Fri 02/27/26 Sat
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 37 47 30 47 33
TEMP 43 43 42 39 37 44 44 43 37 35 34 32 31 41 45 46 41 38 37 35 36
DEWPT 34 35 36 36 35 39 37 36 35 33 31 31 31 35 36 35 34 34 34 33 34
MAX/MIN RH 88 72 99 63 93
RH 68 72 79 88 92 82 77 76 92 92 90 95 99 79 69 65 78 84 89 93 92
WIND DIR SW SW SW W S NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 24 25 18 04 05 04 04 00 00 02 05 06 09 10 09 09 08 06 03
WIND SPD 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 12 46 61 72 88 92 92 92 70 59 43 37 40 42 39 47 27 21 20 34 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 70 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C L C S S
MIX HGT 600 400 1200 1200 400 300 2700 2500 300 200
T WIND DIR SW SW N NE N N E SE E E
T WIND SPD 9 5 4 6 3 2 6 5 2 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 5 12 12 2 2 23 21 1 1
MAX LVORI 4 6 8 6 8 10 6 4 6 9
STABILITY F F C D F F B B F F
CEILING 23500 23500 4700 1000 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.73 29.81 29.84 29.70 29.89 30.02 30.11 30.12 30.17 30.11
Date 02/28Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26
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 57 36 47 29 40 25 44 34 52
TEMP 55 46 40 37 46 38 33 30 39 33 30 29 41 38 37 37 50 42
DEWPT 39 40 36 35 33 27 22 21 26 25 24 24 30 32 34 35 37 36
MIN/MAX RH 53 92 57 69 59 84 62 99 59
RH 56 79 85 92 60 64 63 69 60 72 80 81 65 78 88 92 61 78
WIND DIR NW S S N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW W W NW
WIND SPD 4 2 2 4 9 4 4 6 9 5 4 4 8 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 60 40 40 50 40
RAIN C L C C C C C C C
SNOW C L C C
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MDZ025-260900-
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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