EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
MDZ022-051530-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 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 51 44 54 28
TEMP 34 33 32 34 36 39 43 47 50 51 52 52 50 45 48 50 47 39 35 32 30 28
DEWPT 23 25 29 31 35 38 43 45 46 48 50 50 46 38 33 25 23 23 22 21 20 20
MAX/MIN RH 97 86 93 37 69
RH 64 74 87 91 96 97100 93 86 89 92 93 86 75 56 37 38 51 59 63 66 70
WIND DIR E E E E E E S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 10 09 08 09 11 20 22 22 22 23 24 29 30 31 31 32 34 35 00 00 01
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 6 5 8 12 11 9 6 6 6 8 10 12 10 5 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 98 99 99 99 99 99 97 93 82 49 55 62 71 50 22 14 27 37 30 43 40 60
VSBY 7 7 5 4 2 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 100 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.16 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C D D D D
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
SLEET S C C
SNOW S
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 2200 1600 800 1400 1400 500 600 3800 3700 500 800
T WIND DIR E E E S SW SW W W NW N NW
T WIND SPD 10 12 9 13 17 13 13 27 18 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 19 11 10 36 35 15 16 94 91 3 3
MAX LVORI 4 6 8 8 5 6 6 3 2 3 3
STABILITY D E D D D D E C C F E
CEILING 5500 4000 1000 1000 1000 26600 1700 26600 30000 30000 23500
PRESSURE 30.32 30.30 30.18 30.01 29.82 29.79 29.85 30.02 30.07 30.20 30.23
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 36 59 29 42 29 40 30 41
TEMP 34 38 44 51 56 43 34 30 40 36 32 31 39 36 33 31 39 35
DEWPT 23 32 44 49 43 31 25 22 23 25 26 26 30 30 30 29 31 29
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 54 74 50 81 67 90
RH 65 78 99 94 62 61 69 74 50 64 79 81 70 78 MM MM 73 78
WIND DIR E E S SW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 4 5 8 11 13 10 6 5 5 3 3 6 10 8 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 70 20 30 30 30 70 70 50
RAIN C L L S S C C L L L C C
SNOW S C S S C C S S C C L 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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