EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026
MDZ022-240900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026
Date 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon
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 11 23 19 39 29
TEMP 36 28 19 14 12 16 22 22 20 21 21 23 26 32 35 37 38 37 35 33 30
DEWPT 16 8 -3 -8 -9 -6 -5 -4 0 4 12 20 24 32 35 37 38 37 34 30 29
MAX/MIN RH 46 30 91 93 100
RH 44 43 37 35 37 36 30 32 41 46 69 87 93 99 99100100100 96 89 95
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 34 34 35 35 01 00 02 02 04 03 04 04 06 06 06 04 02 34 32 32
WIND SPD 4 11 12 11 10 10 9 8 4 4 5 9 11 12 14 12 9 6 4 6 10
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 47 21 21 19 17 46 57 88 96 95 98 98100100100100100100 96 88 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 5 100 100 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.30 0.97 0.56
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 4
FRZG RAIN L
RAIN D D D D D L S C
SLEET S S
SNOW C C D D D D S C
MIX HGT 2700 2600 3100 3100 3400 2400 2000 1700 500 1100
T WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NW NW
T WIND SPD 25 25 19 13 10 16 23 19 13 14
SMOKE DISP GD GD FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 39 64 49 39 8 30 48 43 14 20
MAX LVORI 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 7 6
STABILITY E D D D E D D D D D
CEILING 17100 17500 15900 11700 7200 4000 1000 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 30.26 30.45 30.59 30.59 30.57 30.44 30.20 29.90 29.78 29.68
Date 01/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26
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 32 11 26 13 27 12 24 9 24
TEMP 32 24 19 12 24 22 19 14 26 20 17 13 23 18 14 10 21 19
DEWPT 24 15 9 4 9 13 12 8 11 10 9 8 11 9 6 4 8 10
MIN/MAX RH 63 73 50 77 49 80 54 76 52
RH 72 68 64 70 52 67 74 76 53 65 70 80 59 67 70 76 55 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W SW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 13 12 10 9 9 4 3 4 8 3 3 4 10 8 9 9 11 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 5 0 0 5 20 30 10 10
RAIN C
SNOW C 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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