EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
MDZ022-180800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
Date 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 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
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 69 96 71 84 65
TEMP 77 70 71 70 77 87 93 92 87 81 77 73 74 78 82 83 79 72 68 65 70
DEWPT 65 65 68 69 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 67 67 65 62 60 61 59 57 56 58
MAX/MIN RH 95 44 84 47 73
RH 68 85 90 95 78 56 46 48 56 66 73 80 79 65 52 47 54 64 68 73 67
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 30 28 29 28 28 30 30 30
WIND SPD 8 6 8 8 10 14 16 14 9 6 3 3 3 3 5 6 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 26 25 44 33 40 35 43 35 50 69 81 93 91 84 70 18 12 15 12 7 11
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 30 50 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.02 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 700 1500 5200 5400 400 1000 4100 5300 400 2100
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W NW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 14 27 24 13 10 10 12 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 12 39 120 120 13 14 64 95 5 35
MAX LVORI 5 6 1 2 3 5 3 2 3 3
STABILITY E D C C D F C B F F
CEILING 19800 300 11700 30000 4000 4700 1900 8800 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.78 29.75 29.70 29.56 29.60 29.69 29.76 29.73 29.77 29.85
Date 06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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 84 65 86 68 87 68 84 64 83
TEMP 82 81 67 70 84 80 71 74 84 81 72 71 81 78 66 70 81 77
DEWPT 53 56 55 59 56 60 62 66 66 68 66 64 60 62 61 62 58 61
MIN/MAX RH 35 72 37 79 56 85 47 87 44
RH 37 42 65 68 38 50 73 75 56 65 80 79 49 58 83 76 46 57
WIND DIR W W W W SW S S SW SW SW W NW N SE SW N SE SE
WIND SPD 10 3 2 1 6 3 4 9 12 6 4 4 6 3 1 2 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 70 40 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S
TSTMS 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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