EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
MDZ022-300900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
Date 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 Sun
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 10 23 10 23 14
TEMP 18 15 13 12 11 17 22 22 17 15 14 12 12 17 21 21 19 20 19 16 14
DEWPT 8 8 6 4 2 4 4 5 7 6 6 4 3 7 8 10 12 12 11 9 7
MAX/MIN RH 73 45 71 56 75
RH 63 72 73 70 68 56 45 48 63 67 70 70 67 63 56 62 74 73 71 72 73
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 31 29 31 32 32 33 32 32 34 34 34 35 00 01 01 00 00 00 00 35 34
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 4 2 2 3 6 8 10 10 11 12 14 17 18 19
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 34 35 19 11 12 21 34 41 60 72 67 55 65 73 87 93 92 92 90 92 92
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW C C C C L L L L C
MIX HGT 700 600 2800 2700 1700 1200 2100 2100 2100 2000
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 11 9 14 13 14 13 16 20 23 31
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
ADI 8 13 50 47 10 23 39 41 33 59
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY F F B B F E C D D D
CEILING 20800 23500 20800 13800 9800 8000 8900 6300 2400 5600
PRESSURE 30.21 30.23 30.27 30.23 30.22 30.21 30.17 30.02 29.93 29.84
Date 02/01Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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 25 15 32 18 35 19 35 21 36
TEMP 23 22 19 16 30 26 22 20 34 28 24 21 34 29 25 22 34 30
DEWPT 10 13 10 8 13 17 15 14 19 20 18 18 22 21 20 20 23 22
MIN/MAX RH 56 72 48 82 52 87 56 91 59
RH 58 68 67 70 49 67 74 78 53 72 77 87 60 72 82 91 64 72
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW
WIND SPD 18 16 13 13 13 4 3 4 8 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN S C
SNOW C S S S S C
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MDZ025-300900-
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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