EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
MDZ022-310800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed
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 72 90 73 94 76
TEMP 79 76 74 73 75 84 88 88 83 78 76 74 77 87 92 92 86 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 70 71 72 71 73 73 72 73 73 72 72 72 74 74 72 71 73 72 72 72 74
MAX/MIN RH 99 56 97 48 87
RH 74 86 92 95 96 70 59 60 72 82 87 93 90 67 53 52 65 74 79 85 85
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 20 21 24 27 22 15 18 17 20 21 23 24 24 22 21 21 23 25 27
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 14 21 65 55 50 21 44 47 34 24 28 25 13 17 25 18 31 37 45 32 31
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 500 700 4100 3500 400 600 4900 4500 400 600
T WIND DIR S SW W E S SW W W SW NW
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 6 4 3 13 11 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 8 7 37 31 2 5 85 80 3 10
MAX LVORI 6 9 5 3 6 8 4 3 4 6
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 3100 3200 4500 2800 7200 8000 9800 9800 26600 14800
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.0 29.95 29.94 29.88 29.88 29.90
Date 09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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 92 76 93 73 88 68 83 65 80
TEMP 90 81 77 78 91 81 75 75 86 77 70 70 80 74 67 68 79 72
DEWPT 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 70 70 69 68 67 66 65 66 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 54 90 52 96 57 99 61 97 60
RH 58 78 90 90 55 71 90 93 59 74 96 93 65 71 93 93 62 71
WIND DIR W S SW W W SW SW NW NW SE NW N NE E NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 5 3 2 4 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 40 40 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C S S S
TSTMS S S S 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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