NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER POWELLVILLE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

MDZ022-070900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/06/26      Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      40          67          58          73          48
TEMP             42 41 41 42 44 50 61 66 61 62 62 60 61 68 71 70 61 56 54 51 49
DEWPT            39 39 40 41 43 49 55 58 56 56 58 58 58 59 57 57 54 52 51 48 47
MAX/MIN RH                   97          74          95          60          94
RH               89 91 95 96 97 96 81 74 85 83 88 95 90 74 62 66 80 85 88 90 92
WIND DIR          E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  E SE
WIND DIR DEG     07 07 08 09 12 17 20 19 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 26 25 24 27 09 14
WIND SPD          4  3  2  2  2  3  8  9  9 10 10 11 10  9  9  5  2  2  2  1  2
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        88 95 98 98 95 88 71 57 41 35 51 65 76 78 84 90 89 85 83 38 38
VSBY              7  1  1  1  0  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          10          30          70          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.14        0.01
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              S  S              S  S  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C         
TSTMS                                                       S                  
Obvis                F  F  F  F PF                                             
MIX HGT               900   800  1600  2000  1600  1600  2500  2200   800   400
T WIND DIR              E     E     S     S    SW    SW    SW    NW    NW     S
T WIND SPD             10     4     4    11    14    13    20    12     3     3
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     7     4    12    26    18    24    46    40     3     5
MAX LVORI               7     9     8     5     5     5     4     5     7     8
STABILITY               E     F     C     D     E     D     D     D     F     F
CEILING              1000  1000  1000   300  9800  1700  1000  3500 30000 30000
PRESSURE            30.32 30.28 30.21 30.07 29.95 29.85 29.84 29.84 29.97 30.02


Date           03/09Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          67    51    73    55    74    48    59    35    52
TEMP          64 60 55 52 72 59 58 57 72 66 61 50 54 46 38 36 49 45
DEWPT         52 51 52 52 56 54 55 55 60 56 56 47 36 29 26 27 31 35
MIN/MAX RH       59   100    56    94    61    91    48    68    50
RH            64 73 92100 57 82 90 96 65 71 84 88 51 52 62 69 50 68
WIND DIR       S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NE  S SE
WIND SPD       4  2  2  2  5  3  3  5 10  8 10 11 11  6  5  4  9  5
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         10    10    20    20    30    50    50    30    20
RAIN SHWRS                    S  S  S     C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
TSTMS                                     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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS