EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026
MDZ022-080800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026
Date 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 Sat 05/09/26 Sun
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 46 68 53 72 57
TEMP 53 51 50 48 53 63 67 67 59 55 55 55 61 68 70 72 65 61 60 59 63
DEWPT 48 47 46 44 43 38 38 39 43 45 48 49 52 52 52 55 57 57 56 55 58
MAX/MIN RH 89 34 81 53 90
RH 83 87 86 86 69 39 34 36 55 69 78 81 73 58 53 55 74 89 87 87 84
WIND DIR S W W NW N NW W SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 24 27 31 34 30 26 24 18 19 19 19 19 20 19 20 19 19 21 23 23
WIND SPD 3 2 3 4 4 3 8 8 4 6 6 6 10 12 12 11 5 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 46 43 43 8 2 1 2 8 4 31 42 52 61 73 70 70 22 12 27 35 35
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 20 60 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 500 1300 6900 6800 500 1700 5200 4800 500 500
T WIND DIR W NW NW SW S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 8 10 18 17 9 13 29 20 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 4 22 120 120 9 36 99 83 3 3
MAX LVORI 6 6 1 3 4 4 1 4 7 7
STABILITY F F A B F D D D F F
CEILING 9800 6300 30000 30000 7200 12700 4700 4000 26600 20800
PRESSURE 29.80 29.82 29.92 29.88 29.89 29.86 29.85 29.75 29.81 29.86
Date 05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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 79 56 66 46 66 49 70 53 71
TEMP 77 70 61 59 62 59 49 50 63 58 51 55 67 63 57 57 69 64
DEWPT 53 57 55 55 50 47 42 41 38 41 43 48 47 50 51 53 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 43 89 56 81 36 79 47 91 49
RH 43 62 82 89 65 63 77 72 39 53 74 76 49 62 80 86 51 MM
WIND DIR S S SE N N N NW NW NW SW S S S S SW NW NW MM
WIND SPD 5 3 1 5 9 3 3 5 8 2 1 2 9 3 3 3 8 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 60 80 20 0 5 40 50 20
RAIN SHWRS C L D C S C C C C S S
TSTMS S S 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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