EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
MDZ022-080800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
Date 07/07/26 Wed 07/08/26 Thu 07/09/26 Fri
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 68 81 69 86 73
TEMP 76 73 72 69 72 77 80 80 77 73 71 69 73 80 84 85 81 77 76 74 77
DEWPT 72 72 71 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 72 72 74 75 75 74 74 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 70 100
RH 87 97 97100 91 74 67 67 74 84 93100 96 77 72 72 82 90 95100 94
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 08 07 05 05 05 05 06 11 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 22 24 26 27
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 2 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 84 77 77 64 73 61 48 36 28 64 62 63 73 70 82 82 71 71 30 25 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 5 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.15 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L
TSTMS S C C C S
MIX HGT 1100 1600 3600 3400 700 1300 3500 3000 700 900
T WIND DIR E NE NE E SE S S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 6 6 6 4 8 6 8 5 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 17 23 15 4 12 33 27 3 10
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 3 6 9 5 5 8 9
STABILITY F F C A F F C C F F
CEILING 1000 2400 1000 2400 2400 300 4000 3200 6300 10800
PRESSURE 29.95 29.95 30.02 29.97 29.97 29.93 29.92 29.87 29.84 29.82
Date 07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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 91 73 86 69 85 68 85 68 89
TEMP 89 85 77 76 85 80 72 73 83 79 71 72 83 79 71 73 87 82
DEWPT 72 74 73 73 72 71 69 70 66 67 66 69 66 67 67 69 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 56 96 62 98 55 99 53 96 50
RH 57 70 86 89 65 75 90 91 57 68 85 92 57 67 85 87 53 65
WIND DIR W W W NW NW E NE NE E E E NE E E NW NW W SW
WIND SPD 6 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 6 3 1 2 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 40 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S C S C S S S S S S
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MDZ025-080800-
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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