EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
MDZ022-022000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
Date Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26
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 84 72 93 75 90
TEMP 74 81 83 81 76 73 73 73 74 86 92 92 85 79 77 75 78 85 89 88 79
DEWPT 73 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 74 73 72 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 58 95 57
RH 96 79 73 77 90100100100100 72 60 58 72 85 90 94 88 67 57 57 78
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E S S S SW SW W SW W W W NW NW NW NW W
WIND DIR DEG 02 05 06 08 10 10 16 17 18 22 24 25 23 25 29 28 30 31 30 30 27
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 3 2 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 60 68 68 59 64 69 67 61 37 31 52 33 63 69 40 28 16 15 63 63 59
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.21
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S C S
MIX HGT 2500 2400 600 600 3400 3200 400 600 4400 4100
T WIND DIR NE E SE S SW W SE W NW NW
T WIND SPD 10 9 2 4 11 12 3 6 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 32 34 2 6 65 65 3 8 59 59
MAX LVORI 5 6 10 10 5 3 7 7 4 4
STABILITY B B F F A A F F A B
CEILING 11000 11400 8900 5500 300 30000 5500 10300 7200 7200
PRESSURE 30.0 29.97 29.97 29.96 29.95 29.87 29.89 29.88 29.87 29.81
Date Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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 69 82 63 78 61 78 63 82
TEMP 73 69 81 75 66 65 76 71 63 63 77 71 65 66 80 74
DEWPT 70 67 64 64 62 63 62 61 60 61 60 61 62 64 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 97 55 97 60 96 55 96 56
RH 93 95 56 70 87 93 62 72 90 93 56 70 90 93 58 74
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE E E NE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 2 4 5 2 2 3 6 3 1 2 4 3 2 3 5 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 10 10 5 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C S
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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