EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
MDZ022-290800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 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 67 86 66 84 65
TEMP 75 72 71 69 71 78 84 86 81 74 71 68 70 77 82 84 79 72 69 66 70
DEWPT 73 72 71 69 71 69 68 66 67 67 66 65 67 64 63 63 65 67 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 99 49 100
RH 93100100100 99 74 60 52 63 79 84 90 92 63 53 49 62 84 90100 93
WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 19 18 21 30 32 32 31 30 30 30 31 30 30 31 31 32 32 30 31 33 34
WIND SPD 8 5 6 3 6 9 10 9 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 3 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 94 81 55 34 35 18 17 23 28 36 11 2 6 29 36 36 24 21 21 17 8
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.53 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C S S S
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 800 1500 4400 4400 800 1800 4700 4500 500 1200
T WIND DIR S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 11 10 13 14 9 9 14 12 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 11 21 65 91 4 29 85 84 3 10
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 3 5 9 3 3 6 9
STABILITY D E B B F F B B F F
CEILING 6300 1000 1000 4000 30000 4700 30000 5500 4100 9300
PRESSURE 29.55 29.51 29.59 29.59 29.65 29.70 29.76 29.75 29.78 29.84
Date 07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
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 84 66 84 68 84 69 83 69 85
TEMP 82 78 69 71 83 78 71 73 82 78 72 72 82 78 71 72 83 80
DEWPT 68 69 67 70 70 70 70 72 73 74 71 72 75 74 70 72 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 63 100 72 100 79 100 69
RH 62 74 93 97 64 76 96 98 74 87100100 80 88100100 72 81
WIND DIR NE SE S S SE S S S SE SE S S SW S W W W SE
WIND SPD 3 3 2 1 4 4 3 3 8 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 0 5 5 20 30 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C S C
TSTMS S S 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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