EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
MDZ022-092100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
Date Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26
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 61 51 59 43 51
TEMP 51 60 61 59 59 58 56 54 52 54 55 58 59 56 51 45 49 47 44 38
DEWPT 45 51 53 54 55 56 55 52 52 54 55 56 57 53 51 45 38 33 30 23
MIN/MAX RH 73 97 94 100 55
RH 80 73 76 83 89 93 96 95100 99100 93 94 89100 99 66 58 57 54
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW NW NE E E SE S S SW W NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 16 18 19 20 21 24 31 03 07 09 14 18 20 23 28 31 31 29 29 29
WIND SPD 6 9 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 8 5 8 9 6 8 9 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 64 71 81 88 94 92 97 96 97 94 95 94 95 97 96 94 81 53 49 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 100 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.37 0.44 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C C C C S S
RAIN SHWRS D D D D D D D D
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1600 500 600 1000 1600 600 1500 4400 6800
T WIND DIR S SW N NE E SW W W W
T WIND SPD 11 10 6 16 8 14 19 29 35
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR VG EX
ADI 27 8 11 25 22 15 49 94 120
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 5 9 5 5 4 2
STABILITY D E F D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 300 4000 1900 1000 300 1000 6300 6300
PRESSURE 30.12 30.09 30.10 30.13 29.96 29.82 29.82 29.92 29.86
Date Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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 28 42 29 48 36 50 35 44
TEMP 32 29 41 36 34 31 48 40 40 38 50 43 41 36 42 35
DEWPT 19 21 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 28 31 36 36 33 31 26
MAX/MIN RH 71 46 78 42 64 48 89 57
RH 59 70 48 61 69 79 42 59 62 67 48 75 82 88 65 69
WIND DIR W NW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 6 8 3 3 3 6 4 5 4 8 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
RAIN S C C C C
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MDZ025-092100-
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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