EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
MDZ022-110800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
Date 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 54 77 57 62 30
TEMP 64 59 57 56 55 69 75 76 68 69 69 67 61 54 46 44 42 39 35 31 32
DEWPT 50 48 50 52 53 59 60 61 60 59 58 56 47 41 33 30 27 24 23 22 23
MAX/MIN RH 90 59 76 55 72
RH 60 68 79 86 92 69 59 61 76 73 68 68 61 62 61 57 55 54 61 69 69
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE
WIND DIR DEG 19 18 19 18 18 19 20 19 18 20 21 24 31 32 32 31 30 31 32 31 14
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 4 8 10 10 9 10 11 11 16 16 14 11 4 3 2 2 1
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 8 8 11 25 45 54 46 35 46 67 79 87 92 94 92 82 20 6 4 9 37
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 20 90 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.25 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S D D L L
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 500 2200 2100 2100 2200 2700 2700 1300 400
T WIND DIR S S S S S W NW NW NW S
T WIND SPD 5 6 11 14 14 20 28 18 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR
ADI 3 8 39 39 22 69 72 53 3 5
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3
STABILITY F F C C D D D C F F
CEILING 30000 9800 6300 7200 14800 18200 4000 23500 30000 23500
PRESSURE 30.01 29.96 29.95 29.84 29.72 29.64 29.92 30.02 30.17 30.22
Date 03/13Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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 53 41 57 39 63 51 64 29 40
TEMP 50 49 50 43 54 48 41 44 61 57 59 57 57 49 36 31 37 34
DEWPT 23 34 36 30 25 28 30 37 46 51 55 55 47 36 25 19 13 13
MIN/MAX RH 34 63 31 76 57 96 51 66 34
RH 34 57 59 60 32 46 65 76 58 78 89 93 68 62 64 61 36 41
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NE SE SE S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 16 10 9 5 8 3 3 5 10 10 11 12 12 9 9 8 9 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 20 70 80 40 10
RAIN SHWRS S L L D L C S
SNOWSHWRS S
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MDZ025-110800-
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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