EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026
MDZ022-150900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026
Date 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26 Fri 01/16/26 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 31 39 21 39 31
TEMP 49 48 46 43 36 35 37 34 28 25 23 22 23 31 37 38 32 34 35 35 36
DEWPT 35 38 39 38 28 18 11 7 8 6 6 6 7 10 12 14 16 18 19 22 23
MAX/MIN RH 82 32 52 35 59
RH 58 68 76 80 72 49 34 32 42 44 48 48 52 41 35 36 51 51 52 57 59
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 23 26 29 29 28 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 23 21 20 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 9 9 9 10 14 16 14 14 11 10 11 10 6 6 9 8 5 5 5 4 4
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 75 84 95 73 24 12 16 12 19 23 6 4 8 10 25 20 34 65 82 75
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C
SNOW S
MIX HGT 500 2200 4800 5100 5300 4200 3400 3100 500 600
T WIND DIR S W W W W W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 19 26 25 29 27 16 16 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD VG VG VG FR FR PR PR
ADI 12 61 73 78 45 62 55 54 10 10
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3
STABILITY D D D D D E C C F E
CEILING 5500 8900 30000 30000 5500 30000 30000 9800 6300 11700
PRESSURE 29.5 29.40 29.54 29.60 29.69 29.79 29.98 30.0 30.04 30.06
Date 01/17Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
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 49 27 35 17 34 17 30 15 35
TEMP 47 41 36 28 34 27 23 18 33 29 25 18 28 23 19 16 32 29
DEWPT 29 32 28 23 20 16 11 12 13 15 13 10 8 6 4 5 7 12
MIN/MAX RH 49 78 53 74 40 68 38 62 33
RH 49 70 72 81 56 62 59 74 42 56 60 70 42 48 51 61 34 48
WIND DIR SW SW NW NW NW NW W W W SW W W W W NW W W SW
WIND SPD 9 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 9 4 4 6 10 4 4 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 30 10 0 5 10 0 0
RAIN C S S
SNOW S S C S
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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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