EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
MDZ022-122000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26
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 63 29 51 41 57
TEMP 47 40 35 36 35 33 30 31 44 49 50 48 48 49 46 43 52 56 55 47
DEWPT 40 33 32 30 29 24 23 24 22 23 24 31 35 36 33 32 23 22 22 27
MIN/MAX RH 72 79 34 65 25
RH 76 76 89 79 78 69 75 75 41 36 36 51 59 61 60 65 32 26 27 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW W S S S S S SW SW W W NW W W NE
WIND DIR DEG 33 32 32 29 29 30 27 18 18 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 30 29 29 05
WIND SPD 16 12 11 4 5 3 2 2 6 11 12 10 10 9 6 4 6 6 4 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 89 98 39 4 4 5 6 27 26 29 24 18 17 42 51 55 40 50 44
VSBY 6 5 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.33 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L D D
SNOW D
MIX HGT 2700 800 300 3700 3500 2600 1600 3900 3700
T WIND DIR NW W W S S SW SW W NW
T WIND SPD 21 8 3 14 27 16 9 21 12
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD GD FR PR GD FR
ADI 68 7 4 74 79 26 14 102 82
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 1 2
STABILITY D F F B D E E B B
CEILING 1700 30000 30000 20400 20800 10800 20800 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.92 30.10 30.14 30.20 30.04 29.92 29.92 30.07 30.15
Date Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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 39 60 52 67 32 43 25 44
TEMP 41 43 58 55 56 57 64 58 40 34 41 36 30 27 41 37
DEWPT 29 33 43 49 54 57 58 51 31 22 18 15 14 13 14 18
MAX/MIN RH 70 55 99 70 78 36 58 32
RH 62 67 57 82 95 97 80 76 70 61 39 42 51 55 33 47
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S SW NW NW W NW NW NW NW SE
WIND SPD 2 6 10 9 10 12 16 11 9 8 10 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 10 70 90 60 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C L D D L C
SNOWSHWRS C
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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