EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
MDZ022-010800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
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 72 92 75 89 74
TEMP 76 73 72 73 76 85 90 90 85 80 78 76 78 84 88 88 82 78 77 75 77
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 75 75 72 72 73 73 74 73 74 75 75 74 74 73 73 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 93 61 97
RH 94100100 99 96 72 56 56 68 80 87 91 89 73 67 63 76 84 87 93 94
WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W S SW SW W N NE NE E E SE S SW S
WIND DIR DEG 14 17 19 20 22 26 27 25 20 21 21 27 01 02 04 09 10 14 17 20 20
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 52 45 46 47 46 27 37 26 41 35 47 28 40 38 43 28 35 35 34 45 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.20 0.01 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C S S
TSTMS S S S S C C S
MIX HGT 400 600 5300 4900 500 500 4000 3600 500 500
T WIND DIR SE S W SW SW W NW E SE SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 8 10 6 5 6 9 11 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 60 67 4 6 25 34 6 4
MAX LVORI 9 10 5 3 6 6 4 4 6 8
STABILITY F F A A E F A A F F
CEILING 8000 300 7200 9800 8000 5500 11000 3200 300 300
PRESSURE 30.01 29.97 29.98 29.92 29.90 29.90 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.88
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 93 75 89 69 82 63 78 61 79
TEMP 91 85 77 76 87 80 72 69 79 74 67 66 75 71 63 63 76 71
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 72 72 69 68 65 65 64 64 62 60 60 61 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 54 94 59 97 59 98 60 93 55
RH 59 70 88 90 61 77 91 97 61 73 91 94 63 68 89 93 57 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW W NW N N NE NE N NE NE NE N NE E
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 5 2 2 4 6 4 3 5 10 4 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 30 40 10 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C
TSTMS S S S C
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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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