EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026
MDZ022-050900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026
Date 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 44 71 50 60 44
TEMP 50 46 45 45 46 57 68 70 58 55 55 55 52 58 59 55 47 46 46 45 48
DEWPT 47 45 44 45 45 52 56 56 52 50 51 51 50 51 49 46 43 42 44 45 48
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 92 69 100
RH 88 97 96 99 95 83 65 62 81 84 85 88 92 78 69 70 86 86 93100100
WIND DIR E E E E SE S SW SW E SE S SW NW NE NE E E E E E SE
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 11 10 14 20 23 20 10 15 19 24 31 03 06 07 07 08 09 11 15
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 78 77 83 83 83 55 41 32 55 69 76 76 67 72 70 69 77 80 85 89 85
VSBY 7 7 7 4 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 40 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C S S
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 600 300 1900 2100 400 400 1300 1100 800 700
T WIND DIR E SE S SW E E NW NE E SE
T WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 5 2 1 4 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 4 20 23 5 3 2 7 5 3
MAX LVORI 10 10 7 5 6 7 6 6 6 10
STABILITY F F C B F F D D F F
CEILING 4700 4700 5500 20800 4700 7700 300 1000 300 300
PRESSURE 30.21 30.17 30.17 30.10 30.12 30.12 30.22 30.26 30.30 30.26
Date 03/07Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 72 56 67 47 65 51 73 57 73
TEMP 70 63 63 58 66 57 52 48 62 58 55 54 71 63 60 59 71 63
DEWPT 58 55 56 53 51 50 48 46 48 48 50 51 55 53 54 55 58 55
MIN/MAX RH 62 88 57 95 55 89 55 88 61
RH 66 76 80 84 59 76 86 95 60 69 85 92 57 70 81 89 64 75
WIND DIR SW S SW W W S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 9 8 8 5 6 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 6 4 6 10 12 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S 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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