EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
MDZ022-080900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
Date 02/07/26 Sun 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue
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 7 22 9 32 18
TEMP 16 13 11 11 8 16 20 21 16 13 12 10 11 21 29 30 26 23 21 19 20
DEWPT -3 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -3 0 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 7 10 10 11 11 13
MAX/MIN RH 52 36 67 33 74
RH 42 46 50 48 53 37 36 39 53 59 65 66 63 43 35 37 50 57 65 70 74
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW S
WIND DIR DEG 32 32 32 32 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 30 28 28 25 23 20
WIND SPD 20 17 16 14 13 16 16 16 10 9 9 8 6 9 8 6 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 30 23 13 13 21 14 15 9 4 4 5 8 8 16 30 59 66 66 61 57
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 4000 3200 3800 3600 1800 1100 1900 2000 500 300
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 43 34 28 27 23 18 12 11 6 2
SMOKE DISP EX VG GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 64 67 81 70 17 21 25 26 5 2
MAX LVORI 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 4
STABILITY D D D D E E C B F F
CEILING 2400 2400 24500 30000 30000 30000 23500 14800 14800 6300
PRESSURE 30.04 30.15 30.26 30.25 30.30 30.29 30.31 30.25 30.22 30.14
Date 02/10Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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 33 46 26 40 25 39 23 40
TEMP 42 40 36 34 44 37 30 27 38 33 28 26 37 32 26 25 38 33
DEWPT 22 29 33 31 30 29 24 20 20 21 21 20 19 20 19 18 21 23
MIN/MAX RH 44 92 53 78 44 81 46 81 47
RH 44 64 87 88 58 72 78 74 48 61 75 77 48 61 75 74 49 66
WIND DIR SW S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 5 5 5 6 10 6 4 4 9 3 3 4 8 3 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 30 10 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN S C S S S
SNOW S S S S S
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MDZ025-080900-
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