EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
MDZ022-230900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Date 02/22/26 Mon 02/23/26 Tue 02/24/26 Wed
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 29 35 21 34 22
TEMP 33 32 30 30 30 32 33 34 33 32 29 25 22 28 32 34 27 26 32 35 36
DEWPT 32 30 28 28 29 30 31 31 29 25 21 18 15 17 17 17 17 19 23 27 30
MAX/MIN RH 96 85 85 49 77
RH 96 92 92 92 96 92 92 88 85 75 72 74 75 63 54 49 66 74 70 73 80
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 01 34 33 31 31 31 31 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 29 28 21 17 19 20 21
WIND SPD 17 23 21 20 17 18 16 14 11 9 9 9 9 9 10 5 1 2 4 6 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 100100100 97 97 96 94 94 92 75 58 25 24 32 35 30 36 49 75 86 90
VSBY 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 90 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 1.07 0.12 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 14 2 00-00
RAIN S C S
SNOW D D D D D D L C C C
TSTMS S S
Obvis BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
MIX HGT 1700 1900 3200 3600 2100 1900 3700 3700 800 1800
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S
T WIND SPD 39 36 35 28 24 19 24 14 9 16
SMOKE DISP GD GD VG GD FR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 47 64 91 86 33 41 88 97 9 18
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D E C B F E
CEILING 1000 1700 1000 800 7200 20800 30000 23500 23500 9800
PRESSURE 29.51 29.43 29.5 29.60 29.75 29.85 29.94 29.93 29.98 29.94
Date 02/25Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26
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 47 36 54 37 48 31 52 36 54
TEMP 45 44 39 38 51 50 48 39 46 40 34 33 51 42 40 38 52 44
DEWPT 34 33 32 32 41 43 42 36 33 31 29 28 35 35 36 35 35 33
MIN/MAX RH 60 81 67 92 55 85 52 92 49
RH 64 65 77 79 68 76 80 89 60 70 81 82 54 77 85 89 53 65
WIND DIR SW SW W S S S SW W NW NW N E S SE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 10 4 3 4 8 5 8 8 9 3 2 2 5 3 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 60 70 30 10 10 20 20
RAIN S S C L L C C S S S 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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