EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
MDZ022-282000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26
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 84 67 84 67 83
TEMP 71 79 82 83 78 72 70 68 71 78 82 83 78 72 70 68 70 78 81 82 77
DEWPT 71 71 71 72 72 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 67 66 66 65 66 67 66 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 59 91 58
RH 100 77 70 71 83 92 99100 94 70 63 61 70 81 87 90 88 69 60 61 70
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 18 17 17 22 24 29 31 30 30 28 28 29 28 29 29 30 30 31 30
WIND SPD 5 10 10 10 8 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 52 58 72 92 89 56 36 18 4 16 20 29 17 23 29 24 25 34 35 34 30
VSBY 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 90 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.64 0.79 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C D D C S S S S
TSTMS S C D D C S
MIX HGT 2800 2500 800 1400 4400 4500 600 2000 4300 4100
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W W NW
T WIND SPD 18 18 9 14 20 17 12 14 16 12
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 55 49 13 45 105 112 8 41 88 83
MAX LVORI 5 4 9 9 4 3 6 6 3 3
STABILITY C D E F B B F F B B
CEILING 6300 5500 1000 30000 30000 4000 4000 3200 2400 2400
PRESSURE 29.68 29.55 29.46 29.45 29.51 29.52 29.59 29.57 29.62 29.67
Date Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26
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 66 84 67 86 69 86 71 86
TEMP 69 70 82 78 69 72 84 78 71 74 84 79 73 74 84 80
DEWPT 66 66 67 68 66 69 69 70 69 72 73 73 72 73 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 98 57 97 60 100 70 100 69
RH 90 89 60 71 90 93 62 74 93 97 72 84100100 74 81
WIND DIR NW NW NW S SW S S SE S SE S SE SE NE S S
WIND SPD 3 3 5 2 1 1 3 4 2 2 6 4 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 0 10 5 30 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
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MDZ025-282000-
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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