EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
MDZ021-040900-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
Date 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 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
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 41 57 45 67 52
TEMP 42 44 46 46 47 52 55 55 51 49 47 46 47 54 62 65 59 55 54 54 54
DEWPT 42 44 46 46 47 50 50 49 49 47 47 46 47 50 52 52 52 51 51 52 52
MAX/MIN RH 100 80 100 63 96
RH 99 97100100100 94 83 80 90 94 97100 99 85 69 63 77 85 89 93 93
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW N NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 20 21 21 24 00 03 06 12 13 15 18 20 20 18 17 19 20 21 22
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 97 96 94 89 92 87 86 80 81 88 91 84 82 65 50 58 53 67 64 76 71
VSBY 2 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 50 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C S S S S C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 400 400 1300 1300 400 300 1300 1200 500 500
T WIND DIR SW SW W N SE S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 8 3 1 2 6 10 10 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 7 6 4 2 8 23 21 6 5
MAX LVORI 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 4 6 8
STABILITY E E C C F F B B E E
CEILING 1700 5500 3700 1700 4000 6300 20800 20800 17100 6300
PRESSURE 30.29 30.21 30.25 30.22 30.23 30.15 30.14 30.09 30.09 30.11
Date 03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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 71 49 69 56 70 52 68 51 69
TEMP 68 55 51 51 67 63 60 57 68 59 55 53 66 57 53 51 66 61
DEWPT 54 49 48 49 55 53 54 54 52 50 51 50 51 50 49 48 52 52
MIN/MAX RH 58 96 61 91 54 93 55 90 56
RH 61 80 89 93 66 70 82 89 58 73 85 88 58 77 85 90 60 71
WIND DIR SW E SE S S S SW SW W S SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 9 6 5 4 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 20 20 50 40 40 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C C C C S S
TSTMS S
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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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