EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026
MDZ022-260800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026
Date 05/25/26 Tue 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 66 75 65 82 65
TEMP 72 69 69 68 68 71 73 74 70 66 67 66 69 75 79 79 75 71 69 67 69
DEWPT 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 65 66 66 68 70 69 69 69 68 66 65 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 67 94
RH 90 97 99 99 97 87 81 76 87 96 98100 96 83 72 72 82 90 92 92 84
WIND DIR SE SE N NW N E SE SE SE S SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 13 13 00 32 01 08 11 13 15 16 21 23 25 25 27 28 27 26 27 29 33
WIND SPD 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 95 93 93 95 92 92 90 77 66 89 89 82 85 85 85 82 79 73 71 67 52
VSBY 3 2 1 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 40 60 70 40
QPF 12HR 0.48 0.06 0.14 0.11 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L C C C S C L L C C L L C C S S
TSTMS C S S S S S
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 900 2100 2000 600 700 2600 2300 600 1200
T WIND DIR S SW N SE S SW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 4 9 5 4 3 4 19 16 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 10 19 17 2 5 70 60 5 35
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 6 10 10 5 4 6 7
STABILITY F F B B F F C C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 1000 300 300 1900 6300 7200 12700
PRESSURE 30.01 29.95 30.02 30.01 29.97 29.92 29.87 29.81 29.79 29.79
Date 05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 82 57 75 57 73 55 69 54 73
TEMP 78 73 60 61 74 69 60 62 70 66 59 59 67 64 57 59 72 67
DEWPT 57 58 53 54 52 55 53 54 52 54 53 53 51 53 51 53 50 53
MIN/MAX RH 42 83 45 80 49 83 54 87 45
RH 48 61 77 78 46 61 77 75 53 65 80 80 56 67 81 80 46 61
WIND DIR N N N N NW S SW W NW NE N N N NE NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 8 4 3 6 8 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS 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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