EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025
MDZ021-012000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025
Date Sun 06/01/25 Mon 06/02/25 Tue 06/03/25
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 74 55 75 59 83
TEMP 66 70 72 69 63 59 56 61 70 73 75 70 63 61 60 65 75 81 82 76
DEWPT 44 45 47 51 54 55 51 50 46 44 45 50 51 53 53 55 56 56 56 58
MIN/MAX RH 39 87 34 79 41
RH 45 41 41 53 72 86 84 67 42 35 34 49 66 75 79 70 52 42 41 54
WIND DIR W W SW S S N N N N NW NW SW S SW W W W SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 28 25 21 17 17 00 00 00 34 32 31 24 20 23 25 26 27 23 20 18
WIND SPD 9 9 8 4 3 2 3 4 8 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 4
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 2 11 29 64 69 40 30 18 3 3 3 3 5 15 10 18 7 5 2 2
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 6900 500 1400 4500 4600 500 700 3700 3500
T WIND DIR SW SE NE N NW SW SW W SW
T WIND SPD 13 5 5 6 5 3 4 6 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 118 6 21 31 44 2 7 26 30
MAX LVORI 2 7 6 2 2 4 5 2 3
STABILITY B F F B B F F A A
CEILING 5500 5500 4700 26600 30000 23500 14100 24800 30000
PRESSURE 29.81 29.88 29.92 30.01 30.01 30.09 30.12 30.20 30.20
Date Wed 06/04/25Thu 06/05/25Fri 06/06/25Sat 06/07/25
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 63 85 67 88 71 87 70 83
TEMP 66 70 82 75 69 72 85 78 73 74 85 78 73 74 81 77
DEWPT 59 60 60 61 63 64 65 64 65 68 68 68 68 69 67 66
MAX/MIN RH 81 44 83 49 85 57 87 58
RH 78 70 47 61 80 76 52 62 78 81 57 71 84 83 62 69
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW S S S SW S S SW W W S
WIND SPD 4 3 6 5 4 4 8 5 4 4 8 5 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS S C
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MDZ022-012000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
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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