EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
MDZ021-070900-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 27 44 30 35 18
TEMP 34 33 32 29 28 37 43 42 35 32 31 30 32 33 34 32 28 25 21 19 19
DEWPT 34 32 31 29 26 31 30 32 35 32 31 30 26 22 16 14 13 12 10 10 11
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 100 47 69
RH 100 95 96 99 95 79 61 67 97100100 99 79 62 48 48 53 57 62 68 71
WIND DIR W W NW N NE NE S S S W NW N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 27 28 30 35 03 05 18 17 15 26 32 35 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 01
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 8 10 10 9 4 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 53 13 28 40 63 74 82 74 57 45 54 70 75 74 76 71 53 31 23 9 13
VSBY 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 2000 1900 400 1100 3900 3600 500 400
T WIND DIR W N SE S W N N N NE N
T WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 3 10 21 11 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 1 1 4 6 3 28 58 51 4 1
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 10 10 9 3 2 3 4
STABILITY F F C C F E D C F F
CEILING 30000 20800 14800 13100 8000 4700 9800 22600 30000 20800
PRESSURE 30.01 30.09 30.12 30.06 30.07 30.05 30.18 30.23 30.29 30.26
Date 12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 41 33 50 37 49 34 46 25 36
TEMP 38 34 34 36 48 46 42 37 47 40 38 37 45 36 30 26 35 29
DEWPT 20 27 28 30 35 37 36 32 31 33 31 33 32 28 22 20 17 17
MIN/MAX RH 46 82 58 82 51 84 56 78 46
RH 47 74 80 80 61 70 79 81 53 76 76 87 59 72 73 77 48 60
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 4 4 4 6 10 8 5 5 9 4 4 4 9 5 5 9 10 8
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 20 10
RAIN S S S C C C S S
SNOW C C S
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MDZ022-070900-
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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