EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
MDZ022-072100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
Date Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 Mon 03/09/26
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 62 58 70 48 69
TEMP 48 57 60 57 62 63 62 60 66 68 68 61 57 54 51 49 59 66 68 59
DEWPT 47 53 56 56 58 59 59 59 61 61 59 56 53 50 47 46 50 51 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 84 93 72 92 53
RH 97 89 85 95 89 87 90 96 85 76 72 84 85 86 88 91 71 57 55 74
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NE SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 21 20 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 26 29 31 32 03 12 16 19 19 18
WIND SPD 3 5 8 9 10 12 11 9 10 10 6 3 2 2 1 2 3 5 4 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 96 88 82 54 34 43 63 89 87 86 90 74 61 45 31 30 27 22 20 33
VSBY 0 7 7 6 7 7 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 40 70 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L L L S S
TSTMS S
Obvis F PF PF
MIX HGT 2700 2100 2200 2200 1900 800 400 3000 2600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW W N SE S SW
T WIND SPD 9 13 14 16 14 4 3 2 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 23 24 37 35 3 3 22 24
MAX LVORI 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 4
STABILITY D E D D D F F B B
CEILING 1000 500 300 300 1000 4700 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 29.97 29.87 29.88 29.84 29.96 30.01 30.03 30.0
Date Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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 74 55 76 51 63 32 50
TEMP 53 51 73 59 56 57 74 69 64 54 58 45 37 33 48 44
DEWPT 51 49 55 52 53 56 60 58 57 51 42 31 24 23 25 31
MAX/MIN RH 97 51 96 60 91 54 64 39
RH 95 93 53 79 92 94 62 68 77 90 55 58 59 66 40 61
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW S SW SW W NW NW NW S S
WIND SPD 2 2 5 3 3 4 10 10 11 13 12 8 4 3 9 8
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B2
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 60 50 10 10
RAIN S S L C C
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS 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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