EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
MDZ022-120800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue
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 71 82 66 82 67
TEMP 77 74 72 72 74 78 81 80 75 73 69 68 73 79 81 79 76 71 68 67 73
DEWPT 73 72 72 71 72 70 66 64 65 65 65 65 68 65 64 64 66 66 66 66 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 93 57 99
RH 89 93100 97 93 76 59 58 72 77 89 90 84 63 57 60 72 86 93 99 88
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE E E SE NE N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 03 04 05 07 08 09 08 09 10 09 10 10 11 11 11 10 14 04 01
WIND SPD 3 2 3 3 4 9 10 10 5 4 3 3 4 8 8 6 3 1 2 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 94 94 93 90 86 83 66 78 72 50 77 58 76 68 74 72 71 65 45 26 18
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S
TSTMS C S S S
MIX HGT 600 1700 3900 3600 700 1600 4400 4100 500 800
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E S SW
T WIND SPD 6 13 20 18 6 6 13 6 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 4 32 81 76 7 27 70 51 2 6
MAX LVORI 9 8 4 3 6 6 3 3 7 10
STABILITY F E C C E E B B F F
CEILING 3200 300 300 8900 8900 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.94 30.01 30.07 30.10 30.11 30.14 30.11 30.11 30.09
Date 07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 72 95 76 94 75 95 75 92
TEMP 86 83 74 77 93 91 80 79 93 89 79 80 93 89 79 79 90 86
DEWPT 65 67 68 71 71 72 70 68 64 68 67 69 65 68 69 70 66 69
MIN/MAX RH 48 87 45 74 37 74 37 77 43
RH 49 59 82 82 49 54 72 70 38 51 68 70 40 50 73 74 45 57
WIND DIR S S SW W W SW W N W S SW W W S SW N S S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
TSTMS S 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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