EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
MDZ021-302000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
950 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 92 79 92 74 88
TEMP 90 92 92 86 83 82 81 82 87 90 90 81 78 76 75 77 82 86 86 82
DEWPT 76 75 75 76 76 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 72 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 59 82 60 95 58
RH 63 59 59 73 80 80 79 79 67 62 63 82 88 93 95 87 72 61 59 69
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 19 18 19 21 21 22 22 21 22 25 26 27 27 28 29 28 25 21
WIND SPD 5 8 10 8 6 10 10 10 12 12 11 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 5 3
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 42 51 54 58 64 52 37 30 43 63 68 81 90 88 87 83 63 49 38 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 70 80 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.21 0.98 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L D D C C C C S S
TSTMS S C C L L C C S S S
MIX HGT 3800 800 1800 4300 3900 800 1300 4300 3900
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
T WIND SPD 13 11 16 21 18 11 11 6 8
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 65 12 49 81 61 13 16 39 38
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 3 4 5 6 4 3
STABILITY C D D C D D E C A
CEILING 6300 4000 4000 24500 6300 4000 1000 1000 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.89 29.88 29.89 29.84 29.81 29.84 29.89 29.87
Date Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 72 90 72 88 69 89 75 91
TEMP 75 76 88 84 76 76 86 81 73 74 87 84 78 79 89 86
DEWPT 72 72 68 70 69 67 63 63 63 66 65 67 70 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 94 49 82 42 85 45 85 52
RH 89 86 52 63 79 74 46 54 72 78 48 58 77 80 56 62
WIND DIR W NW W SW W N NW NE E E SW S S SW S S
WIND SPD 2 2 5 2 2 4 5 2 2 2 4 4 3 4 8 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 10
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MDZ022-302000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
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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