EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
MDZ022-160800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat
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 77 97 76 92 73
TEMP 90 84 81 79 82 91 95 96 90 83 80 77 79 87 90 90 83 75 74 74 78
DEWPT 71 70 70 71 72 71 69 68 72 71 70 68 67 63 62 63 66 68 69 71 74
MAX/MIN RH 79 40 74 38 91
RH 53 63 69 76 72 51 43 40 56 67 72 73 67 45 39 41 57 79 85 91 88
WIND DIR SW SW W W N SE SW SW SW SW NW N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 23 23 25 28 35 14 23 24 22 23 32 02 04 05 07 11 13 14 15 15 16
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 2 3 5 9 5 3 3 3 3 8 5 6 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 33 30 30 40 49 46 43 43 44 30 30 27 21 24 19 28 34 48 58 65
VSBY 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
Obvis H H H H K K H K K K K K
MIX HGT 500 700 5500 5200 500 1100 5400 4900 500 1000
T WIND DIR W NW W W W NE N S SE S
T WIND SPD 13 8 6 13 10 9 9 9 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 6 72 90 7 14 46 47 7 13
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 6
STABILITY F F A B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 4700 6300 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.88 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.96 29.97 30.0 29.97
Date 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 93 76 89 70 87 72 90 73 89
TEMP 92 86 80 79 87 83 73 74 85 81 74 76 88 84 77 76 86 83
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 75 73 69 69 68 70 70 73 73 74 73 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 58 92 62 90 54 94 59 94 58
RH 58 70 85 88 67 72 87 85 56 69 87 90 62 72 87 90 62 70
WIND DIR SW S SW W W NW N NE SE SE S S SW S W NW NW S
WIND SPD 10 9 8 8 6 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 9 6 6 5 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 50 70 60 30 10 20 40 50 40
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C L C S C C C C S C
TSTMS C C C S C S C C 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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