EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
Date Wed 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26
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 86 71 94 72 85
TEMP 68 77 83 85 79 72 72 72 78 87 92 93 88 80 76 73 74 79 82 84 80
DEWPT 66 65 64 64 66 66 67 68 69 69 69 68 68 69 68 68 68 65 62 61 63
MIN/MAX RH 51 87 44 84 46
RH 93 68 52 51 64 81 85 87 75 55 47 44 52 69 76 84 82 61 51 46 55
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW W
WIND DIR DEG 13 17 18 19 17 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 24 24 25 26 28 28 29 30 28
WIND SPD 3 4 8 9 8 6 8 8 10 14 16 14 9 6 4 3 3 4 6 6 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 55 29 36 19 24 43 39 43 48 43 43 36 53 66 67 76 75 70 52 47 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 0 40 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.06 0.01 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C L L S S
TSTMS S S C S S S
MIX HGT 5400 5200 700 1900 4900 4500 600 1400 3200 3300
T WIND DIR SW S S S SW W W NW NE E
T WIND SPD 6 13 11 12 26 24 5 3 9 6
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR VG VG PR PR PR PR
ADI 64 84 10 36 118 119 7 12 31 31
MAX LVORI 5 3 5 5 1 2 4 5 3 3
STABILITY A B E D C C D E C B
CEILING 17600 30000 30000 300 14800 29400 8000 5500 4000 4700
PRESSURE 29.79 29.75 29.75 29.68 29.67 29.62 29.67 29.76 29.81 29.77
Date Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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 65 84 64 86 68 87 69 85
TEMP 68 70 82 80 67 70 84 81 71 74 84 82 73 73 83 80
DEWPT 59 59 52 55 54 58 54 59 62 65 65 67 66 66 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 75 33 72 35 79 51 83 48
RH 73 67 35 42 64 66 36 48 73 74 53 62 79 79 50 56
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW W S S SW SW SW W N NE E
WIND SPD 3 3 10 3 3 2 8 3 3 8 11 8 5 6 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 40 50 50 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S
TSTMS C S S
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MDZ025-172000-
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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