EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026
MDZ022-270900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026
Date 02/26/26 Fri 02/27/26 Sat 02/28/26 Sun
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 33 50 33 58 36
TEMP 40 39 35 34 33 41 48 48 40 36 35 34 35 47 55 56 46 42 40 38 37
DEWPT 36 35 34 32 32 35 36 35 34 33 33 34 34 40 42 42 41 38 37 36 35
MAX/MIN RH 96 57 99 58 94
RH 86 86 95 92 96 79 64 59 79 89 91 99 95 77 61 61 85 87 90 92 94
WIND DIR NE N N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N NW N E S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 03 35 35 01 03 05 12 13 14 13 12 10 02 02 31 01 11 17 19 20 20
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 84 61 74 78 66 44 35 37 25 27 35 41 39 32 23 20 22 32 31 35
VSBY 4 5 7 4 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 700 400 2800 2400 300 200 2500 2200 200 300
T WIND DIR NE NE NE SE SE SE SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 5 14 11 2 4 18 15 2 9
MAX LVORI 8 8 6 5 7 10 6 5 7 8
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 3200 6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.89 29.94 30.10 30.10 30.14 30.11 30.10 30.03 30.05 30.02
Date 03/01Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
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 51 27 36 25 45 35 52 38 58
TEMP 50 39 32 28 34 31 27 29 43 38 39 40 50 46 42 41 55 51
DEWPT 35 26 20 17 19 20 21 23 31 33 36 37 42 41 38 39 45 44
MIN/MAX RH 50 63 53 81 60 89 69 96 64
RH 56 59 62 63 54 63 77 78 62 81 88 89 74 83 86 92 68 77
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SW W W S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 4 4 5 8 4 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 3 3 3 8 5
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 40 30 30 50 40 20 20
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN S C S C C C C C S S S
SNOW C C C
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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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