EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
MDZ022-032000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
Date Fri 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 102 80 101 76 92
TEMP 84 96100100 93 86 83 81 85 94 99100 92 84 81 77 80 87 90 91 84
DEWPT 76 75 73 72 73 74 73 73 75 73 71 72 73 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 40 79 39 86 54
RH 78 51 42 41 52 69 72 77 71 52 42 41 55 70 76 85 79 63 57 56 70
WIND DIR W NW W W SW SW SW W NW NW W SW SW S SW N SE E SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 28 33 25 26 23 21 24 28 32 32 27 23 21 19 22 36 13 10 14 14 12
WIND SPD 3 3 3 8 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 3 5 8 5
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 1 2 13 8 3 13 25 6 3 3 18 32 60 60 55 44 41 34 46 46 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S C
TSTMS S C C S S S C
MIX HGT 7200 7300 500 800 7400 7800 500 900 4700 4100
T WIND DIR NW W SW W NW W S SE SE S
T WIND SPD 5 6 5 5 9 9 5 9 14 6
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR PR
ADI 38 63 3 9 101 107 4 27 63 29
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY A B F F A A F F A B
CEILING 30000 4700 30000 14800 30000 5500 30000 26600 6300 20800
PRESSURE 29.98 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.90 29.86 29.86 29.84 29.90 29.87
Date Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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 74 90 73 88 71 88 71 90
TEMP 76 78 88 83 76 76 86 82 73 74 85 83 73 75 88 84
DEWPT 73 75 75 74 73 73 73 72 70 70 70 70 69 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 65 95 61 92 55 90 51
RH 90 93 66 73 91 90 66 71 89 87 61 65 87 84 54 63
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE W W E NW N NE E S NW S S
WIND SPD 3 3 8 5 3 3 6 4 2 3 5 3 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 50 50 40 40 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S C C S S S S S
TSTMS C C C S S C S 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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