EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
MDZ022-080900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
Date 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 Mon 03/09/26 Tue
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 57 69 46 68 48
TEMP 58 62 64 63 62 67 69 68 61 56 52 49 46 59 65 67 58 52 51 49 50
DEWPT 55 57 59 58 58 61 61 59 55 52 48 44 43 46 47 50 49 48 48 48 48
MAX/MIN RH 90 72 90 49 98
RH 90 85 83 85 90 83 75 74 82 86 85 84 89 63 52 53 73 88 91 95 95
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N NE E SE S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 26 31 32 34 03 10 14 17 18 17 18 19 21 21
WIND SPD 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 6 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 42 34 43 63 89 87 86 84 85 50 41 32 29 18 18 21 32 52 61 70 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 70 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L C S S
TSTMS S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 2100 2200 2200 2100 800 400 2700 2300 400 400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW SW S SE SE S
T WIND SPD 11 14 20 11 3 1 3 8 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 39 45 34 2 2 32 30 2 6
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 5 7 7 5 3 7 9
STABILITY E D D D F F B B F F
CEILING 300 22400 300 300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.93 29.84 29.85 29.84 29.96 30.02 30.09 30.06 30.06 30.05
Date 03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
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 73 52 75 56 68 32 49 39 59
TEMP 71 58 54 56 72 67 65 61 63 45 36 33 46 42 44 44 56 50
DEWPT 54 52 52 54 59 57 58 56 49 34 23 22 24 29 35 35 35 35
MIN/MAX RH 54 97 60 84 59 66 39 74 42
RH 56 82 95 93 63 72 80 83 59 65 58 63 42 59 72 70 45 57
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW W SW S SW SW W S
WIND SPD 5 3 3 5 12 10 13 16 18 11 9 6 10 8 9 8 10 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 10 30 60 20 10 20 10
RAIN C L L S S S
SNOW 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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