EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
MDZ022-222100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
Date Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 52 27 44 12 24
TEMP 47 52 50 40 35 32 29 27 37 43 42 33 27 20 16 13 18 22 23 20
DEWPT 32 32 31 30 26 23 21 19 19 19 20 17 10 -2 -6 -5 -5 -4 -3 2
MIN/MAX RH 44 72 36 51 31
RH 55 46 47 67 70 69 72 70 48 38 41 51 47 38 37 42 36 32 31 44
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N N N N W W NW N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 26 27 27 31 32 35 00 01 01 24 27 32 34 34 35 35 35 00 01 02
WIND SPD 10 10 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 9 10 10 9 9 8 5 3
CLOUDS CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 4 11 26 39 13 13 20 41 70 64 63 50 53 54 51 44 61 71 86 93
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW L
MIX HGT 3700 400 500 2800 2700 2800 3500 3300 3500
T WIND DIR W W N NW W NW N N N
T WIND SPD 13 3 3 6 5 26 27 19 12
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR
ADI 74 2 3 23 22 45 86 75 38
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
STABILITY C F F B C D D D D
CEILING 26600 13800 14500 20800 18200 15900 14800 12700 9800
PRESSURE 30.09 30.15 30.17 30.18 30.12 30.21 30.43 30.60 30.59
Date Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 17 36 22 29 9 28 13 33
TEMP 20 25 34 34 30 23 29 20 15 10 26 22 20 15 32 25
DEWPT 16 24 32 33 29 23 24 12 7 5 12 12 13 10 17 18
MAX/MIN RH 95 88 100 70 78 52 79 53
RH 84 95 92 95 96100 80 72 69 81 54 65 74 79 54 74
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW W W W W NW W NW
WIND SPD 4 10 10 6 4 8 10 8 6 5 9 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 100 100 70 30 5 0 0 5
RAIN D D L
SLEET S
SNOW L D D D L C C
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MDZ025-222100-
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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