EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
MDZ022-040900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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
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 51 75 60 76 63
TEMP 58 55 53 52 53 67 74 72 63 62 62 62 62 70 75 74 68 67 67 65 63
DEWPT 54 54 53 52 53 60 60 60 61 60 60 61 62 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 71 100
RH 87 96100100100 77 62 66 93 93 93100100 83 73 74 92 93 93100100
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 16 16 16 15 16 17 17 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 19 18 18 20 20 20
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 4 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 10 11 9 8 6 6 5 6
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 19 25 37 49 36 16 21 43 41 53 74 66 78 76 75 52 53 62 79 88 91
VSBY 7 7 5 2 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D
TSTMS S S S S
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 400 400 3500 3000 600 600 2900 2500 500 600
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 5 4 11 11 9 8 19 14 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 5 55 48 6 6 56 47 13 16
MAX LVORI 9 10 5 6 6 9 5 5 6 8
STABILITY F F B B E E C D D E
CEILING 18200 20800 26600 23500 26600 11700 10800 7500 4700 4700
PRESSURE 30.19 30.17 30.13 30.04 30.01 29.96 29.96 29.88 29.89 29.86
Date 11/06Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 55 66 43 60 42 60 40 62
TEMP 70 65 60 55 64 56 48 44 59 49 45 43 58 51 43 41 60 53
DEWPT 66 64 60 55 55 50 45 42 46 45 43 41 44 43 39 39 44 44
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 63 96 59 94 54 92 50
RH 87 97100100 73 80 91 94 64 86 92 92 59 72 85 91 55 71
WIND DIR SW S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W W SW W W
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 6 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 10 4 3 5 10 4
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 70 10 5 5 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS D D L C S S S S
TSTMS 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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