EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
MDZ022-162000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Date Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 96 75 89 72 89
TEMP 79 88 94 96 90 81 78 75 77 84 87 87 80 74 73 72 76 83 87 88 85
DEWPT 71 70 70 69 71 71 72 67 67 63 62 63 66 68 70 72 75 76 75 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 42 82 43 100 66
RH 78 55 46 42 54 72 82 75 72 49 44 45 63 83 92100 98 80 68 68 75
WIND DIR NE SE SW W SW SW N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 04 12 24 25 22 22 34 03 05 06 07 11 12 14 15 15 15 18 20 18 19
WIND SPD 3 3 4 8 4 3 3 4 4 6 4 6 3 3 3 3 4 6 9 10 10
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 52 53 46 35 48 58 40 0 5 22 40 35 30 42 54 62 69 51 66 66 85
VSBY 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.43
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C D
TSTMS S C C C
Obvis H H K K K K K K
MIX HGT 5700 5900 400 1100 5500 5400 400 1000 5400 5300
T WIND DIR NW W W NE N S SE S SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 13 5 5 3 4 4 6 17 27
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR VG VG
ADI 73 89 6 10 23 23 3 10 120 120
MAX LVORI 3 2 5 4 2 3 6 9 5 3
STABILITY A B E F B B F F C D
CEILING 30000 4700 4700 30000 30000 5500 30000 12700 5500 8900
PRESSURE 29.89 29.82 29.84 29.92 30.0 29.97 29.98 29.94 29.88 29.72
Date Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 76 88 69 86 71 88 73 88
TEMP 79 78 86 83 73 73 84 80 73 75 86 83 77 76 86 83
DEWPT 75 76 74 73 68 68 67 69 70 72 71 73 72 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 94 64 87 54 96 60 96 59
RH 88 93 68 72 84 85 56 69 91 90 61 72 86 92 64 70
WIND DIR SW W W NW N NE SE SE S S SW S W NW N E
WIND SPD 10 9 8 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 8 6 5 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 60 20 20 20 40 60 40
RAIN SHWRS D L L L S S S S C C L C C C
TSTMS C C S C S S S C C 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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