EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
MDZ022-050800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
Date 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26 Mon 07/06/26 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
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 75 95 74 86 71
TEMP 90 83 78 76 80 90 93 92 85 78 77 76 78 84 85 84 80 76 74 72 74
DEWPT 73 70 71 70 72 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 75 75 73 73 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 83 52 98 72 100
RH 58 66 77 82 76 61 54 54 68 85 89 93 93 75 76 73 85 90 97100 97
WIND DIR SW SW W SE SE S SE S S SE E E SE S S SE SE SE S NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 20 26 13 13 17 15 16 15 12 07 11 13 16 16 15 12 11 18 29 32
WIND SPD 5 3 3 2 2 3 5 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 4 3 2 2 3
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 32 56 71 49 20 22 20 26 39 70 79 78 65 65 84 84 92 92 85 85 73
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 10 30 80 90
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.22 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S C C D D D D D D C
TSTMS S S S S C S C C C C S S
MIX HGT 600 1100 5200 4300 700 1300 2900 2300 600 1300
T WIND DIR SW E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SW
T WIND SPD 12 9 9 9 12 6 13 13 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 14 44 33 10 18 52 44 8 8
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 5 8 4 4 8 10
STABILITY E F A B E E B C F F
CEILING 11600 13800 15500 23500 23500 17300 13800 5500 5000 8900
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.90 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.80 29.84 29.82
Date 07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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 84 68 84 68 90 74 93 74 90
TEMP 82 81 72 72 82 80 71 74 88 84 77 79 91 88 78 78 88 85
DEWPT 73 71 69 69 68 69 67 70 70 71 72 73 73 73 72 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 69 93 60 90 54 93 52 89 55
RH 74 72 90 90 64 69 89 87 56 65 85 84 56 62 82 86 59 65
WIND DIR N NE N N N SE S SW S S S SW SW W W NW SW S
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 5 3 1 2 5 5 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 50 30 10 5 10 20 30 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S C C S C
TSTMS S C C S S C C C
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MDZ025-050800-
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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