EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026
MDZ022-170900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026
Date 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 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 28 51 35 37 19
TEMP 31 31 33 34 34 44 49 49 42 39 37 37 36 35 35 32 31 27 25 22 21
DEWPT 13 16 18 23 24 27 30 33 34 34 34 34 32 34 31 27 25 21 19 17 17
MAX/MIN RH 66 48 90 78 86
RH 46 53 53 65 66 52 48 53 76 82 89 90 85 96 86 81 78 77 78 81 84
WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N NW NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 21 21 19 21 23 23 24 25 28 32 35 35 34 34 32 30 29 27 23
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 4 3 3 2 2 3
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 18 10 48 61 74 80 70 64 39 65 85 94 95 96 93 86 62 46 17 17 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 40 80 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.29 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C D D
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOW S D L L S S
MIX HGT 400 500 2300 2000 400 600 2000 1900 900 500
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW E SW W W
T WIND SPD 11 11 17 12 5 6 6 6 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 13 35 32 3 6 15 15 5 4
MAX LVORI 2 3 2 4 6 6 6 4 4 6
STABILITY F E D D F F D D F F
CEILING 30000 8000 8000 2400 10100 8900 5500 1700 14100 30000
PRESSURE 30.06 30.05 30.06 30.04 30.10 30.09 30.09 29.97 29.95 29.95
Date 01/19Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26
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 38 14 26 14 39 28 46 27 41
TEMP 36 31 24 15 24 18 16 15 37 33 34 33 44 36 31 27 38 34
DEWPT 20 21 11 2 2 3 4 5 10 17 23 25 29 30 23 21 23 25
MIN/MAX RH 49 66 33 67 32 73 54 80 50
RH 52 66 57 56 38 50 60 64 32 52 63 72 55 78 72 78 54 67
WIND DIR SW SW NW NW W W W S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW E
WIND SPD 9 4 6 5 9 2 3 3 9 5 4 4 6 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
RAIN S S S S S S
SNOW 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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