EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026
MDZ022-100800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026
Date 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 48 76 53 75 50
TEMP 62 55 54 50 50 63 74 74 60 55 55 54 55 66 72 72 67 69 65 62 59
DEWPT 54 52 51 49 48 53 51 50 50 50 51 53 54 60 61 61 59 60 58 58 53
MAX/MIN RH 99 42 95 65 92
RH 77 89 91 96 93 71 44 43 70 81 87 95 95 81 67 68 74 74 80 87 81
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 22 23 22 21 19 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 19 19 20 21 22 25
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 10 11 10 10 12 12 12 14
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 26 45 53 45 46 27 10 9 13 12 14 30 56 64 58 47 68 78 85 92 95
VSBY 7 4 7 5 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C D
Obvis F PF PF
MIX HGT 400 300 3200 3000 400 400 2100 2100 1200 1800
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 5 4 5 9 5 6 11 13 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 5 36 41 3 10 31 35 13 25
MAX LVORI 8 9 6 3 6 8 5 4 4 5
STABILITY F F B B F F C D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 11100 9100 17100 8900 17100 17100
PRESSURE 30.01 30.02 30.05 30.01 30.01 29.97 29.94 29.84 29.76 29.67
Date 03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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 63 30 51 41 57 41 64 46 59
TEMP 49 40 35 32 48 48 48 43 55 49 43 44 63 59 57 52 52 47
DEWPT 36 29 23 23 24 33 36 33 28 30 32 37 47 49 51 45 35 28
MIN/MAX RH 58 69 38 69 32 73 57 85 40
RH 61 63 62 69 38 56 63 67 35 49 65 75 57 70 80 77 52 47
WIND DIR NW NW NW E S S SW W NW SE SE SE S S S SW NW NW
WIND SPD 16 6 3 2 10 10 6 4 6 3 4 6 11 10 11 11 11 8
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 80 20 0 5 0 0 10 50 60
RAIN S C C L C
RAIN SHWRS D D
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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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