EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
MDZ022-090800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
Date 07/08/26 Thu 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat
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 69 88 73 91 72
TEMP 76 72 70 71 73 81 85 86 82 78 76 74 77 85 90 90 85 79 76 73 76
DEWPT 67 68 69 69 72 72 73 74 75 74 74 73 75 73 72 71 73 73 73 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 97 65 100 52 98
RH 73 88 97 93 97 74 67 68 79 89 95 99 93 67 56 54 67 82 89 96 91
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 14 17 17 16 17 18 17 17 21 20 25 26 27 28 27 27 29 25 28 31 32
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 6 8 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 40 45 54 53 42 65 72 73 70 35 40 43 11 51 51 65 65 62 55 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 60 60 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.10 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L L S S C C S S C
TSTMS S C C C C S S C C S
MIX HGT 800 1200 3600 3200 800 1200 5400 5000 500 1100
T WIND DIR S S S S SW W W W SW N
T WIND SPD 9 5 11 11 5 6 12 12 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 13 65 60 3 17 77 62 7 10
MAX LVORI 7 8 4 4 8 9 4 3 5 9
STABILITY F F A B F F A C F F
CEILING 26600 20800 6300 8000 8000 8900 8900 6300 6300 4700
PRESSURE 29.95 29.92 29.90 29.81 29.78 29.77 29.81 29.78 29.84 29.84
Date 07/11Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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 87 68 83 66 83 66 87 70 92
TEMP 85 80 72 72 82 77 69 70 81 77 69 71 85 81 73 75 90 85
DEWPT 71 72 69 69 65 66 65 67 64 65 64 68 65 67 67 69 68 70
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 54 99 53 96 48 91 46
RH 63 77 90 91 56 69 87 92 56 67 83 89 51 63 79 81 49 60
WIND DIR NW E NE NE E E E NE E E SE N S S SW W W SW
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 8 4 2 2 5 3 2 2 5 3 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 20 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS C C 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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