EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
MDZ022-070800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
Date 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 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 75 91 75 90 74
TEMP 84 80 78 76 78 86 89 90 85 80 78 76 78 85 89 89 84 79 77 75 77
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 73 74 74 73 73 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 93 57 94 60 96
RH 73 84 87 93 90 69 60 59 71 82 85 90 90 72 61 61 73 83 89 96 90
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 22 23 23 23 21 18 19 21 21 23 23 23 23 21 22 22 23 25
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 4 8 9 10 6 4 4 5 8 10 10 10 6 4 4 3 4
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 18 26 10 13 3 4 6 6 47 65 42 18 18 18 28 28 47 54 39 31 24
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 50 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 600 1400 4300 4200 700 1700 4000 4100 700 1200
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 6 16 13 6 10 23 19 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 22 93 92 5 34 82 91 8 25
MAX LVORI 6 7 3 3 5 6 4 3 6 7
STABILITY F F B B E F C C E F
CEILING 23100 3200 12700 30000 20800 18000 16700 14100 11700 4700
PRESSURE 30.05 30.07 30.09 30.04 30.04 30.01 30.02 29.95 29.93 29.92
Date 08/09Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 90 72 91 74 92 74 90 71 88
TEMP 88 84 75 77 90 84 77 78 90 84 77 76 88 81 74 74 87 80
DEWPT 73 73 71 73 72 73 72 74 72 72 71 73 72 72 71 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 57 93 53 90 54 91 58 97 59
RH 60 70 85 87 55 67 82 87 56 63 82 90 59 70 91 93 61 69
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S SW W W SW W NW W SW SW W W SW
WIND SPD 6 2 2 1 4 3 3 3 6 4 3 3 5 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 30 30 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C 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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