EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026
MDZ022-290900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026
Date 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 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 10 23 8 23 11
TEMP 19 17 15 13 12 18 23 23 19 15 13 11 10 17 21 23 18 15 15 13 13
DEWPT 9 12 11 6 4 5 7 8 9 7 6 5 3 4 4 6 8 7 6 5 4
MAX/MIN RH 83 49 76 45 71
RH 63 80 83 73 72 57 49 51 64 70 73 76 74 56 47 48 63 70 68 71 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND DIR DEG 30 32 32 31 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 31 32 33 33 34 35 00
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 9 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 4 5 6 6 8
CLOUDS OV OV SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 91 90 49 24 8 6 23 46 25 20 19 12 17 29 48 61 70 68 65 59 76
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 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S S S S C
MIX HGT 1200 1200 3400 3400 1400 1000 2800 2700 2000 1300
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
T WIND SPD 9 19 20 20 13 11 11 8 9 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 23 75 75 8 15 40 38 12 24
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
STABILITY F F C C F F B B E D
CEILING 3900 30000 30000 23500 20800 25600 22600 18200 13600 10800
PRESSURE 30.07 30.09 30.17 30.14 30.22 30.25 30.30 30.27 30.31 30.32
Date 01/31Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26
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 24 16 25 16 32 16 34 16 35
TEMP 22 20 20 16 23 22 19 16 30 26 20 18 34 28 23 17 32 28
DEWPT 9 12 13 10 12 13 11 10 16 17 15 14 20 20 18 15 20 20
MIN/MAX RH 57 80 61 78 53 85 56 91 56
RH 57 71 76 77 62 67 71 77 56 68 79 83 56 71 82 91 61 72
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW MM MM MM
WIND SPD 11 13 17 20 19 16 12 11 11 4 4 4 9 3 3 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 50 10 0 0 0 5 10
SNOW C L L L C C
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MDZ025-290900-
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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