EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026
MDZ022-100800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026
Date 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat
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 88 69 82 66
TEMP 76 73 72 72 73 81 86 86 79 75 73 71 70 76 80 79 72 68 67 66 69
DEWPT 64 67 67 67 68 70 70 71 72 73 72 70 69 70 68 68 68 67 66 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 84 55 100 68 100
RH 66 83 83 84 84 68 59 61 78 93 97 95 97 82 68 69 86 96 98 99 96
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W SW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 22 23 25 26 26 23 30 31 35 00 02 03 05 08 09 09 09 09
WIND SPD 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 6 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 2 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 9 3 7 8 25 19 23 43 51 71 70 74 69 52 50 46 46 40 47 51 54
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 500 1100 3700 3600 400 1000 3300 3200 400 800
T WIND DIR S SW W W SW NW NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 12 16 18 13 4 9 11 3 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 27 64 67 3 8 49 17 2 4
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 4 8 9 5 6 10 10
STABILITY E D C B F F D B F F
CEILING 20800 6300 4700 8000 5500 3900 4000 6300 8300 6300
PRESSURE 30.03 29.95 29.90 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.93 29.96 30.0 30.01
Date 09/12Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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 82 70 84 69 84 67 84 70 86
TEMP 80 75 72 72 82 78 71 70 82 76 68 69 82 77 71 72 85 78
DEWPT 68 71 72 72 75 74 71 70 70 69 67 69 70 71 71 71 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 79 100 64 100 65 99 65
RH 67 87 99100 81 88100100 67 80 97100 67 83 98 99 69 85
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW S W N NE E E E S S S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 8 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 70 50 10 10 0 5 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C C S
TSTMS C C S C 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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