EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
MDZ022-040800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
Date 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu
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 84 69 85 74
TEMP 79 75 73 72 73 79 81 79 75 72 72 71 73 80 84 84 80 76 76 75 77
DEWPT 75 73 72 70 69 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 73 75 76 76 75 75 74 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 97 71 100 75 100
RH 88 95 97 93 87 74 72 76 87 97 98100100 85 78 78 86 97 95100 97
WIND DIR S W N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 26 35 04 05 07 07 08 08 09 11 13 14 18 19 18 17 18 20 20 21
WIND SPD 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 67 87 82 75 68 68 65 71 87 83 74 78 74 65 62 62 38 33 26 27 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 10 30 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.07 0.06 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS S S C C
MIX HGT 500 1100 3300 3000 600 1000 2800 2800 600 1400
T WIND DIR S E E E SE SE S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 3 13 14 9 8 11 28 20 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 4 23 47 37 4 27 97 95 4 35
MAX LVORI 9 7 3 6 9 9 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F F C C F F C B F F
CEILING 2400 1000 300 1700 12000 4000 1000 10600 11100 12700
PRESSURE 29.85 29.90 29.96 30.01 30.04 30.05 30.03 30.01 30.04 30.09
Date 08/06Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26
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 88 75 89 73 88 73 88 73 89
TEMP 88 84 77 78 88 83 75 77 87 82 75 75 86 82 75 76 87 82
DEWPT 75 76 74 76 76 75 73 75 76 74 73 74 75 74 72 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 66 97 63 98 66 100 67 99 62
RH 66 78 90 94 67 77 95 94 69 77 93 97 69 77 91 93 65 75
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 8 4 5 9 5 3 4 6 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 30 30 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C S S
TSTMS C C C C S 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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