EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
MDZ021-072000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
Date Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 70 58 79 55 72
TEMP 49 63 68 68 62 62 61 58 60 71 78 77 66 63 60 56 56 67 71 70 62
DEWPT 43 48 49 50 54 56 56 55 57 58 55 55 56 53 52 51 51 51 50 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 50 91 46 85 47
RH 80 58 52 52 73 80 83 89 90 62 46 46 71 70 75 82 85 56 47 52 70
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW SW W W W W N N N N NW NW NW W
WIND DIR DEG 13 18 20 18 17 19 20 21 22 27 29 29 28 34 01 00 00 32 30 30 28
WIND SPD 2 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 4 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 7 2 2 1 14 31 33 28 24 19 22 26 32
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 3000 2900 300 400 3800 4100 300 300 3800 3600
T WIND DIR S S S SW W W NW N NW NW
T WIND SPD 6 11 6 6 9 9 3 4 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 33 39 5 6 68 70 2 5 63 63
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 6 4 3 4 6 3 3
STABILITY B C F F B B F F B B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 23500 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 30.04 29.93 29.92 29.87 29.92 29.94 30.04 30.09 30.18 30.20
Date Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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 56 72 59 70 64 72 61 71
TEMP 59 58 72 63 62 62 68 66 67 66 70 67 64 62 70 64
DEWPT 54 54 53 57 59 61 65 65 66 66 66 64 62 60 61 59
MAX/MIN RH 87 51 94 89 100 84 97 74
RH 83 86 51 81 91 96 90 97 97100 87 90 93 93 74 84
WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE E SE SE S SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 1 2 5 3 3 3 9 9 5 8 10 4 3 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 80 50 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C L D L C C
TSTMS S
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MDZ022-072000-
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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