EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
MDZ022-142000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
Date Wed 10/14/26 Thu 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26
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 89 61 65 59 82
TEMP 66 79 87 85 74 73 71 67 63 64 63 62 61 61 60 63 67 76 80 79 70
DEWPT 63 65 64 65 65 65 66 63 58 58 58 58 60 61 60 63 67 68 68 66 63
MIN/MAX RH 44 88 81 100 63
RH 90 62 46 51 74 76 85 87 85 81 84 87 96100100100100 76 67 63 78
WIND DIR SW W W W SW W N NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 24 26 26 25 22 29 01 04 05 05 06 07 07 09 13 17 20 22 22 22 24
WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 3 2 3 9 9 9 9 6 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 11 13
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 1 2 2 4 20 32 62 67 67 73 69 86 92 86 85 79 63 34 52 52 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 5 20 50 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C C L
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 3200 2700 500 1800 2100 1900 1100 800 2900 2900
T WIND DIR W W SW NE NE NE E SE SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 8 2 14 20 14 11 4 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 39 34 4 39 40 33 6 5 49 35
MAX LVORI 4 3 6 5 4 7 9 9 5 4
STABILITY B B F D D D F E C D
CEILING 9800 11700 14800 4400 1000 300 300 300 1000 7200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.92 29.96 30.07 30.09 30.06 29.93 29.86 29.73
Date Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
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 47 56 38 60 42 65 49 69
TEMP 56 47 54 48 43 40 58 51 46 45 64 58 54 52 67 60
DEWPT 52 41 35 32 30 33 37 40 42 44 49 51 53 52 55 55
MAX/MIN RH 87 45 76 44 96 56 100 61
RH 86 78 48 54 60 76 45 66 86 96 58 77 95100 65 83
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N W S S S S S S S SW SE
WIND SPD 12 16 16 4 2 3 3 2 1 2 5 3 1 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L S
TSTMS 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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