EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
MDZ022-240800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
Date 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26 Tue
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 57 76 65 80 63
TEMP 58 58 59 60 64 71 74 75 72 69 68 67 68 73 79 80 73 69 68 66 65
DEWPT 57 58 59 59 64 69 71 71 69 67 67 67 68 69 69 69 67 67 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 86 100 70 100
RH 96100100 97100 95 89 89 90 95 96 99100 89 73 71 81 93 93 99100
WIND DIR E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S SE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 08 10 12 16 17 15 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 19 17 16 13 02 03
WIND SPD 11 10 5 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 94 93 92 94 89 88 77 81 75 79 82 85 82 84 85 85 76 86 88 90 88
VSBY 4 2 2 2 2 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 80 80 70 80 60
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.17 0.09 0.08 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L L L D C C S C L L L L D D C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S S S
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 800 600 2200 2000 600 1100 2300 2100 600 700
T WIND DIR NE E S S S S SW W NW NE
T WIND SPD 9 4 11 9 8 9 16 9 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 4 39 33 6 19 41 36 1 3
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 6 7 9 5 5 8 10
STABILITY D E C C E E C C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 1000 5500 7200
PRESSURE 30.21 30.17 30.17 30.11 30.09 30.05 30.04 30.02 30.05 30.05
Date 05/26Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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 75 64 80 66 81 59 74 55 71
TEMP 72 73 67 68 78 76 71 70 79 74 65 63 72 68 59 60 69 65
DEWPT 68 67 65 67 68 68 66 65 62 61 58 57 54 54 53 54 52 53
MIN/MAX RH 83 99 67 88 52 85 51 85 53
RH 86 81 94 96 71 76 84 84 56 64 79 80 53 61 80 81 55 65
WIND DIR SE SE N N W SW W W NW SE N NE NE SE SE NE E SE
WIND SPD 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 4 5 3 2 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 40 40 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C S S C S S S S S 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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