EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026
MDZ022-250900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026
Date 02/24/26 Wed 02/25/26 Thu 02/26/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 23 49 36 49 34
TEMP 28 26 32 36 36 41 46 48 44 42 42 40 37 43 47 46 40 39 37 36 35
DEWPT 17 17 23 25 29 32 33 35 35 36 36 36 35 36 37 38 37 36 36 35 34
MAX/MIN RH 72 58 92 68 98
RH 64 66 68 64 75 70 60 59 70 79 80 87 92 76 70 72 88 89 95 97 97
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N NE E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 18 19 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 25 29 02 06 07 06 05 05 04 04
WIND SPD 3 3 6 9 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 23 41 76 93 96 92 65 40 31 28 39 53 71 65 75 81 76 80 87 90 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 40 20 60 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.22 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S S S C C L L L L C C C
SNOW S
MIX HGT 500 700 2200 2200 400 300 1300 1300 600 700
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW W SW E SE
T WIND SPD 6 16 21 16 9 6 8 4 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 22 51 52 5 6 14 11 3 6
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 8 9
STABILITY E D D C F F C D E E
CEILING 11700 8900 6300 5500 23500 15900 4500 1000 300 30000
PRESSURE 29.96 29.84 29.75 29.68 29.76 29.81 29.82 29.77 29.93 30.03
Date 02/27Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 48 32 55 35 53 28 40 30 48
TEMP 46 39 34 34 53 47 39 36 52 41 34 29 37 36 34 33 46 44
DEWPT 37 33 31 32 40 38 35 33 36 30 23 21 22 25 26 29 32 34
MIN/MAX RH 65 92 56 89 52 74 50 85 58
RH 71 79 89 92 60 72 84 88 54 65 64 72 54 64 72 85 59 68
WIND DIR NE NE E SW SW S NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW SW
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 4 4 6 9 4 4 6 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5 20 40 30 30
RAIN C S S C C C C C
SNOW S C C C C
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MDZ025-250900-
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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