EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
MDZ022-120800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
Date 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat
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 55 61 28 52 42
TEMP 72 71 71 68 60 47 41 34 34 36 32 29 31 45 51 50 48 48 49 46 44
DEWPT 59 59 57 56 51 39 32 31 27 25 23 22 24 25 25 27 31 35 37 35 32
MAX/MIN RH 71 71 78 36 67
RH 65 67 62 65 73 74 73 89 75 64 70 75 76 46 37 41 52 60 63 65 64
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW W NW W S S S S S SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 21 23 28 33 32 32 29 29 30 28 18 18 19 19 20 22 23 24 26
WIND SPD 10 11 11 11 12 16 12 10 4 4 3 1 1 8 13 13 12 11 9 6 3
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 58 82 81 88 90 91 91 42 6 6 13 20 43 35 31 34 49 57 58 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 90 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L D D
SNOWSHWRS D
TSTMS
MIX HGT 2200 2300 3000 2600 700 300 3500 3400 2600 2000
T WIND DIR S SW NW NW W W S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 19 29 18 6 1 11 25 13 6
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 21 63 69 60 5 2 52 77 20 15
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D D F F B D D D
CEILING 11700 18200 1700 2400 26600 30000 14800 20800 10800 12700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.65 29.79 29.97 30.11 30.14 30.20 30.06 30.0 30.0
Date 03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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 56 38 59 52 66 31 42 25 42
TEMP 55 48 41 41 57 55 56 57 63 53 38 33 40 36 29 27 40 36
DEWPT 24 29 29 31 42 48 54 56 54 42 26 20 15 15 14 14 15 19
MIN/MAX RH 29 70 57 99 63 67 34 60 34
RH 30 47 62 67 58 77 95 96 72 65 63 60 36 42 53 57 36 50
WIND DIR W N E E SE SE S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW SE
WIND SPD 10 2 2 4 10 9 9 11 13 10 8 8 10 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 70 90 50 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C L D D C 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
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