EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MDZ022-132000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Date Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26
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 91 66 89 68 80
TEMP 77 84 90 89 80 71 68 67 77 88 88 84 76 76 74 71 69 75 78 79 74
DEWPT 63 58 55 57 60 60 60 61 65 66 69 71 72 71 71 68 64 59 56 55 58
MIN/MAX RH 31 81 48 92 44
RH 62 41 31 34 51 69 75 80 68 48 53 65 86 85 89 92 84 58 47 45 57
WIND DIR N N NW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW W SW
WIND DIR DEG 00 35 30 17 16 19 19 19 19 18 17 17 20 21 23 29 32 33 31 29 24
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 10 11 10 10 5 5 4 9 6 5 4 2
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 19 3 6 24 18 22 11 45 35 40 42 60 90 90 72 56 59 49 36 45 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 50 70 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.52 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 6000 5800 400 700 5000 4100 700 2100 4600 4400
T WIND DIR NW W SW S S S S SW NW NW
T WIND SPD 11 6 4 6 16 17 18 13 21 13
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR GD GD PR FR GD GD
ADI 59 58 2 10 88 70 18 62 94 93
MAX LVORI 1 2 4 5 1 4 5 6 3 3
STABILITY A A F F B C D E B A
CEILING 30000 30000 26600 23500 20800 7900 7200 6300 5500 20800
PRESSURE 29.88 29.87 29.87 29.85 29.84 29.71 29.68 29.68 29.78 29.78
Date Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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 62 75 62 82 68 92 74 88
TEMP 64 67 74 73 64 68 80 78 70 74 89 88 79 77 86 84
DEWPT 58 59 56 59 61 64 63 64 65 68 66 68 67 66 62 64
MAX/MIN RH 82 53 94 54 87 44 72 43
RH 79 75 53 61 89 87 56 63 84 82 47 52 67 69 45 51
WIND DIR N NE S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 2 2 8 4 3 6 14 10 8 6 9 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 20 10 20 5 20 30 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S S C
TSTMS 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS