EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
MDZ022-050800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
Date 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26 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
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 70 86 74 89 75
TEMP 78 74 73 71 73 81 84 85 81 78 76 75 77 84 88 88 84 79 78 76 78
DEWPT 72 73 72 73 74 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 100 61 94
RH 82 94 98100100 85 76 75 82 91 96100 97 74 66 63 74 86 88 94 91
WIND DIR E E SE E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 08 10 11 11 13 17 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 21 20 18 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 5 4 3 3 4 8 9 9 6 4 4 4 5
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 83 90 70 76 60 59 36 35 39 16 9 2 3 12 9 10 6 14 11 11 10
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 40 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.06 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 700 1000 2800 2900 600 1500 3900 3700 600 800
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 6 5 9 13 6 8 17 16 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 9 44 56 3 24 88 88 4 14
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 5 8 9 4 3 6 6
STABILITY F F C B F F B B F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 7800 9500 4700 6300 27300 4000 4000
PRESSURE 30.03 30.05 30.09 30.07 30.07 30.09 30.13 30.09 30.09 30.09
Date 08/07Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26
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 90 74 90 72 88 73 91 74 91
TEMP 89 83 76 78 88 82 75 76 88 82 75 76 89 84 76 77 91 83
DEWPT 74 75 73 75 75 74 72 74 74 74 72 73 73 73 72 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 60 95 61 99 62 91 58 90 57
RH 62 73 90 91 66 74 91 94 65 76 88 90 59 70 84 87 59 67
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W SW S SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 9 5 3 5 8 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 10 40 20 30 20 5 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C S C S
TSTMS C 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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