EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
620 AM EDT MON OCT 22 2018
MDZ022-222100-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
620 AM EDT MON OCT 22 2018
DATE MON 10/22/18 TUE 10/23/18 WED 10/24/18
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 58 46 70 44 57
TEMP 39 49 56 56 50 50 49 49 50 63 68 67 57 53 49 47 46 55 56 56 49
DEWPT 33 35 37 39 43 44 43 43 45 49 47 46 48 45 42 40 41 41 39 39 39
MIN/MAX RH 47 87 44 82 49
RH 82 54 48 52 76 80 81 81 84 60 46 47 70 74 77 77 82 59 52 52 67
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 29 23 21 19 21 22 21 23 24 25 26 28 31 32 31 31 32 32 32 33
WIND SPD 3 3 5 8 5 3 5 5 4 8 9 8 5 9 10 10 10 12 12 11 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 8 22 20 16 5 11 3 9 7 19 20 15 3 6 12 16 15 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT 2200 2200 300 300 3100 4100 1700 1000 4200 4300
T WIND DIR W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 10 18 23 19 18 21 24 27 29 29
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR VG VG
ADI 30 45 11 14 75 82 17 37 82 81
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY F B B F F B B E E C
CEILING 30000 15900 11700 30000 30000 30000 4700 30000 30000 4000
PRESSURE 30.30 30.22 30.17 30.12 30.09 30.0 30.03 30.06 30.09 30.05
DATE THU 10/25/18 FRI 10/26/18 SAT 10/27/18 SUN 10/28/18
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 38 52 37 54 43 60 50 61
TEMP 43 40 50 44 40 39 52 48 45 45 58 55 52 51 60 54
DEWPT 35 32 32 33 31 32 33 38 41 45 49 50 52 50 51 48
MAX/MIN RH 77 46 80 48 100 66 100 68
RH 72 74 50 66 72 77 48 68 87100 70 83100 96 73 81
WIND DIR N N NW N N N NE E NE NE NE NE N N NW W
WIND SPD 10 10 11 9 5 3 3 3 9 11 16 12 12 12 14 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40 50 50 40
RAIN S C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS C C
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MDZ025-222100-
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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