EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
MDZ022-022000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
Date Thu 07/02/26 Fri 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26
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 97 76 101 79 101
TEMP 80 90 95 96 89 81 80 77 84 95100100 93 86 83 80 84 94 99100 92
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 73 71 72 73 75 75 73 71 74 72 72 72 74 73 71 70 73
MIN/MAX RH 48 87 39 79 38
RH 78 58 49 48 59 72 77 87 74 51 42 39 54 63 70 77 72 52 42 39 55
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 23 22 19 20 22 23 26 26 24 25 22 22 24 26 27 28 25 24 21
WIND SPD 5 5 6 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 4
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 14 4 4 2 2 4 2 6 2 8 10 5 22 11 15 21 14 11 31 31 57
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 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 4800 4400 500 900 6600 6100 500 800 6200 5700
T WIND DIR SW SW S W NW W SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 9 11 12 11 8 11 10 9 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD FR
ADI 44 52 6 11 66 76 5 9 78 78
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 5 3 2 3 4 3 3
STABILITY B B F F A B F F A B
CEILING 4700 8500 30000 30000 30000 14800 30000 11400 28300 26600
PRESSURE 30.0 29.95 29.94 29.95 29.97 29.92 29.88 29.87 29.89 29.85
Date Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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 76 96 74 90 72 86 70 85
TEMP 81 80 93 88 78 78 89 84 76 75 84 80 73 74 84 80
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 72 72 71 70 69 69 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 87 49 93 60 93 61 93 53
RH 74 79 52 61 84 88 61 71 87 90 65 72 87 84 56 65
WIND DIR W S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE E NE E SE
WIND SPD 3 2 4 4 3 3 5 4 2 3 6 4 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 50 50 40 30 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C C C S S C S
TSTMS C S C S C C S S C
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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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