EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
MDZ022-242000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
Date Wed 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26
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 82 63 85 68 91
TEMP 65 75 80 81 75 69 67 64 68 78 83 84 79 74 71 69 73 83 89 90 84
DEWPT 59 58 56 57 60 59 59 60 64 62 62 62 62 63 64 65 68 68 69 69 71
MIN/MAX RH 43 92 47 90 48
RH 81 55 44 44 60 69 75 87 88 59 50 48 57 68 78 87 84 61 51 50 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW W S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 33 25 16 20 20 20 21 20 18 17 17 17 19 20 21 22 21 19 17
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 2 1 2 2 2 3 6 9 6 6 5 4 4 6 5 6 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 1 0 8 27 16 29 27 32 56 71 60 14 10 34 34 44 46 50 53 53 83
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 5700 5600 400 900 5700 5000 600 1700 4400 4300
T WIND DIR NW W SW S SW S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 6 4 5 8 12 9 11 17 13
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD
ADI 76 59 2 8 66 74 6 32 83 83
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY B A F F C B F E B B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 4700 25100 12800 4700 9800 13800
PRESSURE 29.97 29.95 30.0 30.01 30.05 30.02 30.02 30.01 30.01 29.98
Date Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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 72 86 69 85 66 85 68 87
TEMP 76 75 85 81 71 73 84 80 68 71 84 79 69 73 86 81
DEWPT 70 72 72 71 69 69 66 66 64 66 63 65 64 67 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 94 61 96 52 88 47 88 46
RH 82 91 65 73 92 88 55 62 87 84 48 61 85 81 48 59
WIND DIR S SW W N N N NE SE SE NE SE SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 5 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 70 70 40 10 0 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS L C C L C S
TSTMS C S S C 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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