EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
MDZ022-200900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
Date 01/19/26 Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu
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 19 31 15 42 33
TEMP 35 32 27 23 20 25 29 29 23 20 17 17 17 32 40 41 36 37 37 34 35
DEWPT 23 20 11 7 4 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 11 18 21 24 24 26 27 29
MAX/MIN RH 65 27 58 39 78
RH 60 61 49 50 49 38 29 29 40 47 54 57 56 42 41 44 63 59 64 75 77
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW N NE E S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 24 30 31 31 31 30 29 29 32 32 33 05 11 17 20 19 19 21 22 23 23
WIND SPD 5 5 8 6 5 8 10 8 3 1 1 1 2 4 11 10 9 8 6 6 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 6 9 14 6 6 5 5 7 6 3 5 5 5 7 7 17 27 52 64 74 59
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2300 2400 4200 4200 400 400 3700 3200 600 600
T WIND DIR W NW NW W NW NE SE S SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 19 19 14 2 2 14 19 13 10
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 15 42 74 75 2 3 61 58 13 11
MAX LVORI 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 4
STABILITY F E C C F F C D D D
CEILING 18200 18200 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 9800 8000
PRESSURE 30.06 30.17 30.31 30.35 30.46 30.48 30.48 30.34 30.20 30.12
Date 01/22Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26
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 50 26 40 16 23 12 23 9 26
TEMP 48 39 33 27 38 30 24 17 22 18 18 15 22 19 14 10 23 20
DEWPT 31 31 25 19 18 18 11 4 4 5 9 9 10 9 6 5 9 9
MIN/MAX RH 50 79 41 62 43 76 54 79 49
RH 51 73 73 72 43 60 55 56 45 55 67 77 58 62 70 79 53 63
WIND DIR W SW NW N NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW NW W
WIND SPD 9 2 2 3 6 5 9 10 10 9 9 10 11 8 8 6 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 20 30 50 60 60 40 20
RAIN S
SNOW S S C C C C L L C C C S S
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MDZ025-200900-
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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