EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
MDZ022-060900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
Date 02/05/26 Fri 02/06/26 Sat 02/07/26 Sun
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 18 37 15 22 9
TEMP 26 22 22 20 20 28 35 37 31 28 28 25 19 21 24 20 15 13 11 10 9
DEWPT 17 17 16 15 14 16 16 17 20 21 24 23 17 6 -1 -1 -2 -3 -4 -4 -4
MAX/MIN RH 84 43 99 34 54
RH 67 80 77 82 78 60 44 44 62 75 84 91 92 52 34 39 46 48 51 53 54
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW W W S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 35 34 33 32 28 25 18 21 26 29 30 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 31
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 8 16 23 25 26 20 17 16 13 10
CLOUDS FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 7 15 38 70 61 28 39 70 78 79 60 74 65 62 43 37 8 6 9 12 9
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 10 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T
SNOW C C C C
MIX HGT 1600 900 2900 2800 800 3800 4200 4400 4100 3400
T WIND DIR N NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 5 5 5 2 2 17 42 46 41 33
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX EX VG
ADI 3 6 17 12 2 105 120 120 62 94
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 5 6 3 1 1 1
STABILITY F F B B F D D D D D
CEILING 30000 20800 14800 8900 5500 1700 3200 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.81 29.76 29.63 29.59 29.52 29.67 29.84 30.05 30.17
Date 02/08Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26
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 22 12 32 17 40 26 48 32 49
TEMP 21 20 15 14 30 26 20 19 38 33 29 29 48 39 37 33 47 41
DEWPT 0 4 3 1 5 10 11 10 14 20 23 25 32 31 30 30 31 29
MIN/MAX RH 39 58 34 73 36 88 53 86 50
RH 39 49 58 55 34 50 67 67 36 58 78 84 55 73 75 89 53 63
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W W W W NW
WIND SPD 13 5 3 3 8 3 3 2 5 3 3 3 8 3 4 4 9 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
RAIN S S S S S S
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MDZ025-060900-
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...
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