EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
MDZ022-040900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
Date 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri
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 45 59 45 70 54
TEMP 46 46 48 49 50 55 58 55 51 48 47 46 47 57 67 69 60 58 58 57 56
DEWPT 46 46 48 49 49 51 51 51 48 46 45 45 47 52 55 55 52 52 53 54 53
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 97 60 92
RH 100 99100 99 95 88 78 84 89 93 93 96 97 83 65 62 75 81 82 90 90
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 22 22 23 26 32 07 09 12 12 14 17 21 22 20 17 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 93 97 95 90 85 80 84 85 85 89 91 87 73 56 43 54 67 66 66 70 74
VSBY 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 40 50 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C S S C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 500 500 2100 1900 500 300 2400 2500 600 700
T WIND DIR SW SW W NE SE SE SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 10 5 2 3 4 13 16 11 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 10 12 5 2 7 51 56 9 7
MAX LVORI 9 8 6 7 8 9 6 4 4 6
STABILITY E E C C F F B B E E
CEILING 6300 6200 4000 1700 4000 5500 17100 20800 18200 6800
PRESSURE 30.26 30.19 30.21 30.19 30.21 30.13 30.12 30.06 30.09 30.09
Date 03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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 71 49 72 57 71 52 68 51 70
TEMP 70 56 52 52 70 66 63 59 69 60 57 55 66 59 55 52 67 61
DEWPT 56 49 48 50 57 55 56 55 53 52 53 51 52 51 49 49 52 52
MIN/MAX RH 59 95 61 90 55 91 57 92 57
RH 61 77 88 95 65 70 80 87 57 75 85 87 59 76 81 89 60 72
WIND DIR W E SE S SW S SW SW W S SW SW W SW S S S S
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 9 8 9 5 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 10 20 40 30 40 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C S S S
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MDZ025-040900-
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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