EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026
MDZ022-102100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026
Date Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 60 44 48 28 43
TEMP 51 50 54 59 61 56 51 46 44 45 44 37 33 32 31 29 38 43 41 35
DEWPT 50 50 53 57 58 55 50 43 35 29 27 21 19 20 20 21 23 23 23 24
MIN/MAX RH 84 96 47 72 45
RH 96 99 97 92 90 97 96 89 69 53 51 52 56 61 63 72 55 46 48 66
WIND DIR E E SE S SW W W NW NW W W W W W NW W NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 09 14 18 21 26 29 31 31 29 28 29 29 29 30 29 29 28 25 22
WIND SPD 4 6 6 8 9 5 8 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 8 5 8 8 4 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 96 94 95 94 95 96 96 89 78 31 46 14 11 8 7 10 6 5 6 8
VSBY 2 1 1 4 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 90 40 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.27 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D D L C L D C C C
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1000 700 1300 4400 6600 1800 1300 2700 2500
T WIND DIR SE SW NW NW W W W W SW
T WIND SPD 12 14 18 23 26 21 16 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX PR PR FR PR
ADI 16 17 40 67 100 15 17 55 42
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 4 2 2 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D E E C C
CEILING 1000 300 1000 6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.98 29.80 29.78 29.90 29.85 30.02 30.11 30.21 30.17
Date Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 29 49 38 51 33 42 22 38
TEMP 35 31 49 42 43 40 49 45 41 34 41 32 26 23 36 33
DEWPT 26 26 28 30 29 30 34 34 34 31 26 20 17 15 17 20
MAX/MIN RH 85 44 64 53 86 52 73 42
RH 70 81 45 64 57 66 55 66 75 89 55 61 69 71 45 58
WIND DIR SW W SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N NW NW W W
WIND SPD 3 2 6 6 9 6 8 3 3 4 8 4 4 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30 30 20 10
RAIN S S C C C S
SNOW S S
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MDZ025-102100-
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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