EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
MDZ022-100900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
411 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
Date 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 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 50 58 42 47 28
TEMP 56 57 57 55 52 52 52 55 57 58 58 49 43 45 45 42 36 33 32 30 29
DEWPT 53 55 56 55 51 50 51 55 56 57 53 49 41 34 28 25 20 18 19 20 21
MAX/MIN RH 100 92 100 50 73
RH 90 92 96 99 97 95 96100 95 96 84100 92 65 51 50 52 53 60 66 72
WIND DIR S SW SW NW NE E E SE S SW W NW NW NW W W W W W NW W
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 24 30 04 07 09 13 19 22 27 29 31 31 29 28 29 28 29 29 29
WIND SPD 6 6 4 3 3 5 8 8 9 8 10 9 10 11 13 14 16 14 12 10 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 93 94 96 98 98 99 98 97 96 98 98 96 95 68 48 51 14 7 7 7 10
VSBY 7 7 7 4 2 1 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 100 100 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.73 0.30 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C D D D D D D D D D C C S S
SNOWSHWRS S S
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 500 600 800 1300 700 1500 4700 6700 2300 1500
T WIND DIR SW NW E S SW NW NW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 16 6 11 12 11 18 25 32 24 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR VG EX FR PR
ADI 16 8 14 20 12 36 86 114 39 26
MAX LVORI 6 9 6 7 8 5 3 1 2 3
STABILITY E F D D D D D D D D
CEILING 4700 4700 1000 1000 1000 1000 25600 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.11 30.10 29.92 29.86 29.84 29.96 29.93 30.10 30.18
Date 01/12Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
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 43 29 49 36 50 33 43 22 36
TEMP 43 34 34 30 49 40 41 38 49 45 40 34 42 32 27 23 35 31
DEWPT 21 23 25 24 27 27 28 29 33 34 33 30 27 23 19 17 18 19
MIN/MAX RH 41 82 42 67 52 88 55 81 47
RH 41 64 69 79 42 59 59 70 54 67 76 85 56 68 71 78 49 61
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N NW NW W W
WIND SPD 8 3 3 3 6 5 6 5 8 3 3 4 6 4 4 5 9 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN S S S C C C
SNOW C 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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