EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
MDZ022-260800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue
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 61 82 62 84 68
TEMP 72 68 65 63 68 77 81 80 73 66 65 64 70 79 82 82 76 72 70 69 74
DEWPT 66 64 64 63 66 63 61 62 63 63 62 62 66 65 65 66 67 67 68 69 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 99 55 100
RH 81 89 97100 93 62 52 54 71 89 90 94 88 62 56 57 74 85 92 99 90
WIND DIR E NE N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 07 03 00 00 02 04 05 07 10 13 20 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19
WIND SPD 4 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 6 4 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 13 20 24 16 8 19 18 14 33 22 40 46 44 58 58 50 51 55 56 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S C
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 700 1000 4300 4000 500 500 4300 3900 700 1400
T WIND DIR N N NE E S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 3 3 6 6 2 2 3 10 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 5 40 37 2 2 14 35 7 27
MAX LVORI 8 10 4 3 7 10 5 3 6 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A C E E
CEILING 8000 30000 11700 30000 7200 4700 6800 4000 10800 5500
PRESSURE 29.94 29.89 29.88 29.82 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.81 29.82 29.80
Date 07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 85 69 85 66 84 66 86 68 87
TEMP 83 80 73 72 83 79 70 71 82 78 69 71 84 80 70 73 85 80
DEWPT 73 73 72 72 71 70 66 67 67 68 66 68 67 69 68 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 65 94 59 95 54 97 59
RH 72 79 97 99 67 74 87 89 62 71 89 90 56 69 92 92 61 73
WIND DIR S S W NW NW W NW N N E W N NW SE SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 6 4 4 8 3 3 3 5 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 4 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 70 30 10 20 5 10 5 20
RAIN SHWRS C D L C S C S S
TSTMS C C C 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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