EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
MDZ022-110800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
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 71 81 67 82 71
TEMP 81 76 73 72 72 77 79 79 72 69 68 68 70 77 80 80 73 73 73 72 73
DEWPT 73 72 72 72 71 70 68 68 67 68 68 67 69 69 69 70 71 73 73 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 68 100
RH 76 88 96 99 98 80 69 68 83 97100 99 97 78 69 72 93100100100100
WIND DIR SW SW W N N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 27 35 00 03 05 07 09 09 09 08 09 12 13 13 13 15 17 20 23
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 1 2 3 3 8 8 8 4 3 3 2 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 57 64 58 84 85 61 53 45 34 25 38 53 62 64 70 64 74 68 81 81 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6
POP 12HR 40 20 5 20 70
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.14 0 0 0.37
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S S C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S
MIX HGT 400 600 3100 3200 300 800 3000 2800 400 600
T WIND DIR SW NW E E E E SE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 3 4 10 10 5 10 19 11 3 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 6 29 48 3 18 46 40 3 1
MAX LVORI 8 10 6 5 9 9 4 6 10 10
STABILITY F F D B F F D D E F
CEILING 7200 4200 6300 2400 4500 3600 1700 1000 6300 1500
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.92 29.93 29.96 29.97 30.01 30.0 29.98 29.95
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 69 82 64 80 65 84 67 84
TEMP 82 78 72 69 80 71 66 66 79 70 66 67 82 73 68 69 83 74
DEWPT 75 74 72 69 67 65 63 64 66 66 65 67 69 69 68 69 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 77 100 60 100 69 100 66 100 70
RH 80 89 99100 65 79 94100 71 86100100 68 86100100 73 MM
WIND DIR W SW W N N NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S MM
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 6 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 70 5 10 0 5 0 5 10 30
RAIN SHWRS L C S C
TSTMS S C
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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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