EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
MDZ022-112100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
Date Sun 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26 Tue 01/13/26
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 49 28 45 29 50
TEMP 47 47 43 37 33 33 31 30 37 42 43 37 36 35 31 30 42 50 48 40
DEWPT 36 29 29 22 19 21 20 21 23 23 24 26 26 27 26 26 29 29 29 30
MIN/MAX RH 49 71 45 87 45
RH 65 49 57 54 56 62 63 69 56 46 47 64 68 73 81 84 60 45 48 66
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 31 30 29 29 28 29 30 29 29 26 23 21 22 24 25 24 22 20 19 19
WIND SPD 6 10 11 12 10 9 8 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 4
CLOUDS B2 FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 83 17 66 6 8 7 8 6 7 5 5 8 21 18 24 15 15 13 25 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 4700 1300 1200 2600 2400 500 400 2500 2200
T WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W SW S
T WIND SPD 28 21 14 14 10 9 4 8 9
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 88 23 14 45 33 4 5 26 26
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 3
STABILITY D D E C C F F B C
CEILING 8000 30000 30000 20800 10800 14800 20800 18200 26600
PRESSURE 29.84 30.05 30.14 30.26 30.20 30.17 30.13 30.17 30.01
Date Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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 38 52 33 42 23 39 25 45
TEMP 43 40 50 45 40 34 41 33 28 24 36 33 29 28 44 37
DEWPT 29 29 34 33 33 30 23 21 17 16 17 20 22 22 27 28
MAX/MIN RH 67 51 86 46 72 44 81 49
RH 57 63 54 62 76 87 48 61 63 72 45 60 75 78 51 69
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW W SW SW W SW S
WIND SPD 8 6 9 3 3 4 9 5 5 5 8 3 3 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 5 5 10
RAIN S S C S S
SNOW S
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MDZ025-112100-
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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