EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
MDZ022-302000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26
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 86 72 89 73 92
TEMP 69 81 85 84 76 73 74 73 75 85 87 86 78 75 74 73 76 86 91 91 82
DEWPT 67 68 68 69 71 71 72 71 73 73 72 72 73 72 72 72 74 74 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 57 98 59 97 52
RH 93 65 57 61 85 92 94 93 95 66 61 63 85 92 93 96 94 68 55 54 72
WIND DIR SE S S S S S SW SW SW N E E SE S S SW W W W SW S
WIND DIR DEG 13 19 19 18 17 19 21 22 24 34 10 10 14 16 19 21 25 26 26 24 20
WIND SPD 1 3 5 8 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 15 11 11 10 17 24 35 39 30 47 55 44 41 46 42 43 34 24 29 22 30
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 5 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.28 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 4200 3900 700 600 4000 3300 400 600 5300 4900
T WIND DIR S SW S SW W NW SE SE SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 10 13 6 11 9 5 2 4 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 52 51 7 7 57 48 3 2 53 69
MAX LVORI 5 6 6 9 4 5 7 9 5 3
STABILITY A B F F A A F F A A
CEILING 23900 20800 14800 10800 8900 4000 4000 4000 300 9200
PRESSURE 30.17 30.09 30.06 30.01 30.01 29.95 29.97 29.94 29.96 29.89
Date Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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 75 91 74 91 72 86 68 83
TEMP 78 77 89 81 75 77 90 83 75 74 84 78 71 70 81 76
DEWPT 72 74 73 73 72 74 73 73 72 72 70 70 69 69 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 90 58 95 56 97 61 100 61
RH 84 89 59 77 90 91 58 72 90 93 63 76 93 97 63 73
WIND DIR SW W W SE SE S W SW SW NW NW E N N NE E
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 5 2 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 40 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S S
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MDZ025-302000-
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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