EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
MDZ021-290800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24 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
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 40 61 43 65 49
TEMP 49 46 44 41 42 52 57 59 53 49 46 45 46 56 62 64 59 54 52 50 51
DEWPT 42 38 35 32 33 32 32 31 34 35 34 34 35 35 39 44 47 47 46 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 77 33 72 41 93
RH 77 71 70 70 69 44 38 34 46 59 62 67 67 45 43 48 64 76 81 90 90
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW SW W SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 33 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 23 20 21 21 25 24 25 26
WIND SPD 10 10 13 12 10 14 16 16 10 6 5 4 3 5 8 6 4 5 5 4 4
CLOUDS B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 86 57 19 3 7 9 10 4 3 3 5 16 35 50 66 64 62 58 54 56 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 0 0 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS C S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4
MIX HGT 500 500 5400 5500 500 500 2100 1400 400 500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W S SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 12 26 26 9 6 8 10 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG EX PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 13 97 109 7 6 29 22 8 6
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 6
STABILITY D D D D E F B C E E
CEILING 12700 30000 21600 30000 30000 30000 20400 9800 7200 20800
PRESSURE 29.89 29.90 29.92 29.82 29.89 29.95 29.98 29.82 29.75 29.76
Date 03/31Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 66 48 55 49 63 49 61 41 57
TEMP 64 59 52 49 54 53 50 51 61 57 52 51 60 53 45 43 55 50
DEWPT 48 49 47 46 45 45 47 49 52 51 49 48 41 40 36 35 33 37
MIN/MAX RH 52 88 66 96 67 93 46 76 40
RH 56 69 81 88 71 74 89 93 72 80 89 89 49 61 70 73 43 61
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E SE S S SW SW W NW NW W W NW MM
WIND SPD 10 6 6 9 10 8 8 5 10 6 9 9 12 11 11 13 18 MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 40 50 50 40 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS