EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
MDZ022-152100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
Date Thu 01/15/26 Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26
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 39 22 38 30 49
TEMP 36 36 35 27 25 25 24 23 31 36 38 33 33 35 35 37 43 48 48 42
DEWPT 15 11 9 9 8 7 7 7 10 10 13 16 17 19 22 23 27 28 30 32
MIN/MAX RH 32 50 33 59 45
RH 42 36 33 46 47 46 47 50 41 33 35 48 50 52 58 56 54 45 49 67
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 29 28 28 29 29 28 28 27 26 23 21 20 21 21 21 20 21 23 23 23
WIND SPD 14 13 12 10 10 11 10 9 10 10 10 5 6 6 6 5 9 10 8 3
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 1 10 3 9 16 11 1 3 4 9 14 19 26 65 81 84 83 58 52 31
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S S
RAIN SHWRS
SNOW C
MIX HGT 5200 3100 3000 3400 3000 400 400 2400 2300
T WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 21 29 27 19 16 14 10 14 13
SMOKE DISP GD GD GD FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 65 43 47 69 49 17 15 41 39
MAX LVORI 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3
STABILITY D D D C C F D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 10800 7200 4700 4700 6300
PRESSURE 29.59 29.68 29.77 29.97 30.0 30.01 30.05 30.09 30.07
Date Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
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 30 37 17 34 16 27 13 34
TEMP 37 31 35 28 23 18 32 28 25 17 26 20 18 14 31 28
DEWPT 31 26 26 19 13 12 14 16 13 8 5 5 5 3 8 11
MAX/MIN RH 79 66 77 45 69 38 61 36
RH 79 81 69 68 65 76 48 59 61 69 40 51 56 61 37 49
WIND DIR W N NW NW NW W W SW W NW W NW W W W SW
WIND SPD 2 3 8 4 3 3 9 4 5 6 10 3 3 4 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 40 20 0 0 5 0 0
RAIN S S
SNOW C 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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