EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
MDZ022-270800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26 Wed
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 64 82 68 83 68
TEMP 73 68 66 65 69 78 80 81 77 71 70 70 73 79 81 81 77 73 71 69 71
DEWPT 62 63 63 64 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 73 100
RH 67 84 90 96 97 72 67 64 74 91 96 97 97 79 75 76 86 93100100 99
WIND DIR SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W NW
WIND DIR DEG 14 18 21 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 16 17 18 20 28 31
WIND SPD 3 2 3 1 2 3 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 8 10 10 8 5 4 4 5
CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 11 28 51 44 53 59 64 55 30 38 27 38 68 71 92 92 85 85 66 60 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 50 30 90 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0 0.59 0.53
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C D D D D C C
TSTMS S C C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 500 3800 3500 600 1100 3000 2700 800 1500
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S W
T WIND SPD 6 5 8 11 9 6 10 11 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 6 38 39 4 11 38 36 9 21
MAX LVORI 6 9 5 3 8 9 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F F C C F F B C E E
CEILING 30000 4700 6300 4000 9800 25300 18200 8900 2400 300
PRESSURE 29.81 29.80 29.80 29.77 29.77 29.73 29.70 29.62 29.57 29.5
Date 07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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 83 66 84 68 85 70 83
TEMP 82 79 70 70 81 78 69 70 83 78 69 73 84 79 72 74 82 78
DEWPT 70 69 66 67 67 68 66 67 67 69 67 71 70 71 70 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 62 94 61 96 58 97 62 100 72
RH 67 72 87 90 63 71 89 90 60 74 93 92 64 77 93 97 74 85
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S SW S S S SE S SE
WIND SPD 10 6 5 6 9 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 4 4 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 10 5 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S C
TSTMS 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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