EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
MDZ022-270800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
Date 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu 05/28/26 Fri
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 65 81 66 82 56
TEMP 71 67 66 67 70 75 78 80 75 71 68 67 69 74 78 78 70 64 60 57 61
DEWPT 65 64 65 67 68 70 70 69 69 67 66 64 64 60 57 56 56 54 52 50 53
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 93 43 82
RH 82 91 97 99 95 84 76 70 82 89 93 90 83 61 48 47 60 70 76 79 73
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW W W W SW W W NW N N NW N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 14 16 20 20 23 25 26 26 24 26 26 29 34 34 33 34 35 35 34 34 34
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 9 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 72 88 92 92 92 87 77 85 77 81 84 70 66 35 32 24 13 6 5 8 6
VSBY 7 7 2 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 60 60 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.10 0.15 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C L L C C S
TSTMS C C C S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 800 700 2800 2700 600 1300 5800 5600 500 1300
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 4 2 9 14 5 9 14 16 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 3 54 64 6 17 105 120 3 16
MAX LVORI 8 10 6 5 7 6 3 3 4 5
STABILITY F F C C E E B B F F
CEILING 2800 300 300 6600 6300 300 8900 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.01 29.95 29.92 29.81 29.77 29.81 29.88 29.85 29.92 29.96
Date 05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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 76 59 77 55 72 55 72 55 70
TEMP 74 69 61 65 75 71 59 59 70 66 58 60 70 66 58 59 69 64
DEWPT 52 55 55 57 54 56 52 51 49 52 52 54 51 53 52 54 50 52
MIN/MAX RH 42 84 45 80 46 86 49 88 50
RH 46 61 81 77 48 59 78 76 47 61 81 81 51 63 81 82 51 65
WIND DIR NW S SW W NW NE N N N S S SW N NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 9 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS 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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