EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
MDZ022-032100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 54 47 60 45 72
TEMP 44 48 51 49 50 51 50 50 55 59 57 52 49 48 47 48 58 67 69 59
DEWPT 43 46 47 46 48 49 48 49 51 51 51 49 47 47 47 47 52 53 54 51
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 74 100 55
RH 96 93 86 89 91 94 94 95 87 76 78 91 91 96 98 96 80 62 59 76
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW E E SE SE S S SW SW S SE
WIND DIR DEG 12 15 20 20 21 22 23 24 26 33 09 11 12 13 17 20 22 23 19 12
WIND SPD 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 100 92 92 91 94 93 91 85 83 80 82 84 88 93 93 83 63 57 65 76
VSBY 2 4 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.05 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S S C C S C C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
MIX HGT 1200 500 300 2700 2300 400 300 2800 2700
T WIND DIR S SW SW W SE SE S SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 12 12 6 4 4 5 12 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 14 9 12 14 8 2 7 64 62
MAX LVORI 5 6 8 5 7 8 9 6 4
STABILITY D E E D C F F B B
CEILING 1000 1000 9200 1000 1000 1000 4700 20800 20800
PRESSURE 30.34 30.28 30.22 30.23 30.19 30.22 30.19 30.18 30.10
Date Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 50 69 47 69 55 72 54 70
TEMP 54 54 64 53 50 51 67 63 62 57 70 61 58 55 68 62
DEWPT 50 53 54 47 47 48 56 55 55 54 55 53 54 53 55 53
MAX/MIN RH 96 63 92 64 89 57 96 58
RH 88 96 68 81 88 92 68 75 79 89 61 77 86 96 63 72
WIND DIR S SW NW E E S SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 4 6 3 3 3 9 6 8 5 6 3 3 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 40 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S C C C C C
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS