EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026
MDZ022-142000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026
Date Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 Mon 03/16/26
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 57 38 59 52 68
TEMP 53 56 56 47 43 40 39 41 52 57 58 54 54 56 58 60 64 67 65 60
DEWPT 23 18 19 24 24 26 28 31 34 38 43 46 51 55 57 58 60 61 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 22 65 47 97 82
RH 31 22 23 40 47 58 63 68 50 50 57 74 89 96 94 92 87 85 84 86
WIND DIR W NW NW NW E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 29 29 30 30 07 08 09 10 12 13 12 12 13 15 17 17 17 18 18 18
WIND SPD 14 14 10 2 1 2 3 5 11 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 16 19 20 21
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 47 63 47 43 40 38 28 34 40 32 61 82 91 94 94 94 93 90 90 94
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
POP 12HR 0 0 5 80 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.28 0.35
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D L L D D D
TSTMS S S S S S S
MIX HGT 4200 400 1000 2900 2800 1900 1800 3100 3200
T WIND DIR NW SE E SE SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 18 2 8 23 19 14 18 27 27
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 88 2 15 60 58 18 33 71 69
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 3 5 5 4 4
STABILITY D F F C D D D D D
CEILING 13800 10800 10800 13800 30000 1700 300 1000 1000
PRESSURE 30.17 30.27 30.30 30.31 30.23 30.09 29.88 29.78 29.63
Date Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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 34 42 24 44 29 53 35 58
TEMP 51 35 42 36 29 27 42 37 34 34 51 44 38 38 56 49
DEWPT 45 25 15 14 13 13 14 20 25 29 30 33 32 34 36 35
MAX/MIN RH 86 32 58 31 85 41 91 44
RH 79 65 33 40 51 55 31 50 70 82 44 65 79 85 47 57
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW SW S SE SE SE SE SE S SW S
WIND SPD 12 11 14 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 5 3
AVG CLOUDS OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
RAIN SHWRS D S
SNOWSHWRS 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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