EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
MDZ022-230900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
411 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
Date 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 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 28 46 11 22 19
TEMP 44 37 32 30 29 38 45 44 34 24 16 13 12 17 21 21 20 21 21 23 26
DEWPT 30 26 22 19 18 18 19 20 18 8 -3 -7 -7 -5 -4 -3 -1 6 15 20 24
MAX/MIN RH 69 34 52 32 91
RH 57 64 66 63 62 44 35 38 52 50 41 40 41 36 32 35 40 52 78 87 91
WIND DIR SW NW N N N NW W W NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 24 32 35 00 02 32 26 28 32 34 34 35 35 00 00 01 02 03 03 04 05
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 9 10 9 9 9 8 5 3 4 5 8 10
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 50 17 7 35 45 57 64 48 37 48 49 35 34 42 64 84 96 96100100100
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.59
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D
SNOW D D D D D
MIX HGT 400 400 2800 2600 3400 3400 3300 3500 3400 2300
T WIND DIR NW N NW NW N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 6 8 14 27 25 18 11 10 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR
ADI 5 6 31 40 41 82 73 36 16 36
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 4
STABILITY F F B D D E C D E D
CEILING 15900 26600 18200 13800 15900 15900 14800 10800 8000 4000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.17 30.23 30.19 30.29 30.47 30.62 30.61 30.63 30.51
Date 01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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 37 28 31 11 27 13 28 16 27
TEMP 35 36 34 29 28 23 17 12 25 20 16 14 26 22 19 17 26 18
DEWPT 35 35 33 26 21 14 8 5 10 12 12 9 15 17 15 14 15 13
MIN/MAX RH 91 96 68 73 48 88 60 88 60
RH 100 95 95 89 75 68 67 73 51 71 86 83 62 81 84 88 62 81
WIND DIR NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 12 6 4 8 11 10 9 8 9 4 3 3 6 2 3 5 10 6
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 100 90 30 10 0 0 5 20 20
FRZG RAIN L
RAIN D D D L
SNOW D S S C S S 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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