EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026
MDZ022-020900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026
Date 02/01/26 Mon 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 Wed
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 14 32 17 40 28
TEMP 21 19 17 15 16 23 29 30 25 21 19 18 17 30 38 39 32 29 30 30 30
DEWPT 12 11 10 7 6 10 14 16 17 16 15 15 14 19 21 23 23 25 25 27 27
MAX/MIN RH 73 50 89 47 88
RH 68 70 72 69 64 57 51 54 71 80 84 89 89 63 50 51 69 85 81 87 90
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W SW S S SE N
WIND DIR DEG 32 31 31 31 31 32 31 30 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 26 23 19 18 13 02
WIND SPD 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 32 24 11 6 6 6 6 12 12 8 14 14 24 18 26 47 71 74 88 89 87
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW C C S
MIX HGT 900 900 2200 2200 400 300 3600 3300 400 400
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W NW W S E
T WIND SPD 19 19 19 14 6 3 8 5 2 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 16 48 49 3 3 41 36 2 4
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 5 7 4 3 6 6
STABILITY E E C C F F B B F F
CEILING 23500 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 12700 9800 3200
PRESSURE 29.92 30.01 30.10 30.09 30.14 30.18 30.22 30.18 30.17 30.11
Date 02/04Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26
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 17 32 16 38 18 28 9 27
TEMP 35 29 23 17 30 25 20 19 36 35 28 19 24 19 14 10 24 22
DEWPT 27 22 15 11 13 15 13 13 19 25 21 9 3 3 1 0 3 6
MIN/MAX RH 66 77 47 79 48 78 39 64 38
RH 72 76 71 76 49 65 74 76 50 67 75 65 40 49 55 63 39 50
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 8 3 3 3 9 4 8 11 12 9 8 6 9 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 20 10 5 5 5
RAIN S
SNOW S S
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MDZ025-020900-
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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