NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER POWELLVILLE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

MDZ022-032100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date             Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      54          47          60          45          72
TEMP                44 48 51 49 50 51 50 50 55 59 57 52 49 48 47 48 58 67 69 59
DEWPT               43 46 47 46 48 49 48 49 51 51 51 49 47 47 47 47 52 53 54 51
MIN/MAX RH                   82         100          74         100          55
RH                  96 93 86 89 91 94 94 95 87 76 78 91 91 96 98 96 80 62 59 76
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  E  E SE SE  S  S SW SW  S SE
WIND DIR DEG        12 15 20 20 21 22 23 24 26 33 09 11 12 13 17 20 22 23 19 12
WIND SPD             5  5  5  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  5  3
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)          100 92 92 91 94 93 91 85 83 80 82 84 88 93 93 83 63 57 65 76
VSBY                 2  4  6  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          50          30          40          20
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.03        0.01        0.05           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                 C  S     S  C  C  S        C  C  C  C  C  C               
RAIN SHWRS                                                        S  S  S  S  C
MIX HGT                    1200   500   300  2700  2300   400   300  2800  2700
T WIND DIR                    S    SW    SW     W    SE    SE     S    SW    SW
T WIND SPD                   10    12    12     6     4     4     5    12    14
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR
ADI                          14     9    12    14     8     2     7    64    62
MAX LVORI                     5     6     8     5     7     8     9     6     4
STABILITY                     D     E     E     D     C     F     F     B     B
CEILING                    1000  1000  9200  1000  1000  1000  4700 20800 20800
PRESSURE                  30.34 30.28 30.22 30.23 30.19 30.22 30.19 30.18 30.10


Date          Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          50    69    47    69    55    72    54    70
TEMP          54 54 64 53 50 51 67 63 62 57 70 61 58 55 68 62
DEWPT         50 53 54 47 47 48 56 55 55 54 55 53 54 53 55 53
MAX/MIN RH       96    63    92    64    89    57    96    58
RH            88 96 68 81 88 92 68 75 79 89 61 77 86 96 63 72
WIND DIR       S SW NW  E  E  S SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       4  4  6  3  3  3  9  6  8  5  6  3  3  3  8  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR         40    10    20    10    40    40    40    30
RAIN SHWRS     C  C        S  S        C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS             S                                          

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MDZ025-032100-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS