EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
MDZ022-252000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Date Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26
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 84 68 91 71 86
TEMP 68 77 82 83 78 73 71 69 73 83 89 90 84 78 75 72 74 81 85 85 81
DEWPT 65 62 62 63 62 62 63 65 69 69 68 68 70 70 70 71 72 73 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 48 92 47 97 64
RH 90 59 50 50 58 67 76 88 87 63 50 49 63 76 84 95 93 77 67 66 78
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W S
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 18 17 16 17 18 20 22 24 24 23 18 17 17 17 21 23 23 25 18
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 6 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%) 46 58 37 6 25 36 38 45 35 34 43 20 68 70 83 83 82 82 90 90 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 5 20 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C L L C
TSTMS S C C S L L S
MIX HGT 5900 5500 600 1700 5400 5300 500 1200 3200 3000
T WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 6 10 9 11 18 16 11 10 20 12
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 44 57 9 32 113 104 11 30 70 54
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 6 3 2 5 8 4 4
STABILITY B B F E B A F F B C
CEILING 15900 4700 26900 10700 20800 26600 5500 3700 11700 4700
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 30.02 30.01 30.02 29.97 29.94 29.89 29.82 29.81
Date Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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 68 84 66 85 66 89 72 94
TEMP 71 72 82 77 68 71 84 77 68 72 87 83 73 77 92 87
DEWPT 69 70 68 67 65 67 64 65 64 68 66 67 68 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 99 59 94 50 90 49 85 46
RH 93 96 63 69 92 87 52 63 87 87 51 60 82 80 49 56
WIND DIR N NE NE E N NE E SE S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 1 3 4 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 5 5 3 3 5 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
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MDZ025-252000-
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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