EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025
MDZ021-080800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
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 66 72 49 65 46
TEMP 71 71 70 68 68 71 71 69 63 58 53 51 49 60 63 63 55 50 48 48 49
DEWPT 65 67 66 67 68 69 66 59 53 49 44 42 43 44 42 42 42 42 42 42 45
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 80 44 87
RH 81 88 87 97100 94 82 71 71 72 71 72 79 55 45 46 62 73 78 82 86
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 21 20 25 34 35 35 00 00 01 01 03 03 04 06 05 04 03 03
WIND SPD 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 6 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 68 87 88 92 92 93 88 60 10 3 2 4 1 2 5 4 5 7 10 26 23
VSBY 7 7 7 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 70 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.33 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C S
MIX HGT 500 1000 2400 3300 500 1200 4500 4400 400 500
T WIND DIR S S W N N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 11 20 19 11 9 14 9 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 18 23 68 78 8 15 60 52 3 5
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 6
STABILITY D D D C E E C C F F
CEILING 15900 4000 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.05 29.95 29.94 30.04 30.18 30.27 30.38 30.39 30.45 30.47
Date 10/10Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
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 67 52 69 55 68 53 67 54 69
TEMP 66 58 54 55 68 61 57 57 66 61 56 55 66 60 56 56 68 62
DEWPT 49 51 51 53 55 55 54 54 55 54 52 53 55 54 53 54 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 52 93 61 93 63 94 63 94 60
RH 54 78 89 92 63 80 91 90 67 79 87 92 66 80 89 93 62 76
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 3 3 4 6 6 6 10 11 10 8 9 10 8 6 6 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 30 30 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C S S
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MDZ022-080800-
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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