EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
MDZ021-051530-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 32 50 40 52 28
TEMP 35 33 32 32 34 36 40 44 49 49 49 48 46 41 47 49 47 39 34 32 30 29
DEWPT 22 24 28 30 33 35 38 41 44 46 48 48 43 36 33 26 25 24 23 21 20 20
MAX/MIN RH 97 83 99 41 69
RH 60 70 85 91 94 97 95 89 83 89 95 99 89 82 57 41 41 56 64 63 66 70
WIND DIR NE E E E E E S SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 06 10 10 09 09 11 20 21 22 22 22 24 30 31 31 31 32 35 01 02 02 04
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 10 10 8 5 4 4 6 10 10 9 5 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 98 99100 99 99 99 97 94 68 47 52 62 67 53 23 16 28 37 32 44 40 67
VSBY 7 7 5 3 2 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 100 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.30 0.17 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN D
RAIN S C C D D D L
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
SLEET S C C
SNOW C
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 2100 1300 1100 1300 1200 500 500 3600 3500 400 500
T WIND DIR E E E S SW SW NW W NW N N
T WIND SPD 9 11 6 10 12 9 8 23 16 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 20 10 9 28 26 9 8 89 84 3 2
MAX LVORI 3 6 9 9 5 9 7 3 3 3 3
STABILITY D F E D D D E C C F F
CEILING 5200 4000 1000 1000 6300 24500 13800 26600 30000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 30.35 30.34 30.21 30.03 29.84 29.82 29.89 30.06 30.11 30.25 30.27
Date 02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 39 34 58 29 41 29 40 29 40
TEMP 36 36 40 46 55 41 33 29 40 36 31 30 39 35 31 29 38 33
DEWPT 22 30 40 45 41 30 25 22 23 25 26 25 29 29 29 27 29 27
MIN/MAX RH 56 99 56 75 50 81 64 91
RH 56 79 99 95 60 64 71 75 50 64 81 81 66 80 MM MM 70 79
WIND DIR E E S SW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 3 4 5 10 11 9 6 5 4 3 3 4 8 6 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 70 20 30 30 40 70 70 50
RAIN L L C S S S S L L C C
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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
WEATHER...
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