EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
MDZ022-140900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26 Fri
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 38 53 27 34 17
TEMP 45 46 43 41 39 47 52 51 47 45 44 37 30 30 32 32 27 25 22 20 18
DEWPT 30 29 28 28 30 32 34 34 35 36 35 30 20 12 9 8 9 6 6 5 7
MAX/MIN RH 65 49 76 36 59
RH 54 51 55 59 69 56 49 52 63 69 71 75 64 46 38 37 45 45 50 51 60
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 21 20 22 30 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 28
WIND SPD 8 9 8 8 5 8 9 8 6 5 10 12 13 16 16 13 10 10 9 8 6
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 39 47 20 16 16 35 57 86 91 78 86 88 70 39 23 21 13 8 7 5 5
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C
SNOW S C
MIX HGT 400 400 1600 1400 1400 3100 4500 4800 4000 3600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W NW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 11 12 12 11 28 27 23 26 27
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR GD VG VG VG GD
ADI 14 9 26 22 12 76 81 85 21 63
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2
STABILITY E E C D E D D D E E
CEILING 20400 10800 9800 11700 7200 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.76 29.72 29.60 29.51 29.36 29.64 29.69 29.82 29.92
Date 01/16Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26
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 36 29 45 25 35 19 36 19 31
TEMP 33 31 33 31 44 37 33 26 33 27 23 20 35 31 28 21 29 23
DEWPT 9 16 19 22 28 29 26 20 16 12 12 11 13 15 16 11 7 6
MIN/MAX RH 35 69 51 81 43 71 38 67 35
RH 36 53 57 69 53 72 75 77 48 53 62 67 40 51 59 66 38 47
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W NW
WIND SPD 10 6 6 4 9 3 3 4 9 4 4 4 10 4 5 8 10 5
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 10 20 10 5 5 10
RAIN S S
SNOW S 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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