EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
MDZ022-010900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
Date 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 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
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 37 50 26 36 28
TEMP 46 41 39 39 38 47 47 46 40 36 32 28 27 32 35 35 30 29 29 34 35
DEWPT 41 38 36 35 35 38 37 33 29 25 22 18 15 13 14 15 18 21 24 27 31
MAX/MIN RH 89 59 67 39 83
RH 82 88 88 87 90 72 69 60 65 64 65 66 59 44 41 43 59 72 80 76 85
WIND DIR S S S E SE E N N N N N NE N NE NE E E E E E SE
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 18 11 13 10 00 00 01 01 02 02 02 03 05 07 08 08 09 10 11
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 2 4 9 10 8 6 6 8 8 9 8 6 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 9 32 53 64 64 91 94 82 54 49 35 41 35 66 63 42 33 61 74 89 90
VSBY 7 7 7 4 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C
SNOW S
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 300 400 2100 2200 1400 1300 2500 2400 1000 500
T WIND DIR S S NE N NE NE NE E E E
T WIND SPD 4 5 10 18 13 14 11 9 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 6 29 41 17 26 32 29 5 8
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 3 5 4
STABILITY F F D D D E C B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 1700 1000 4700 20800 10800 8000 5500 1000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.0 30.05 30.17 30.36 30.45 30.57 30.59 30.59 30.48
Date 03/03Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
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 49 44 61 47 68 52 70 54 71
TEMP 48 47 48 48 59 54 51 51 66 62 56 53 67 62 58 55 68 63
DEWPT 42 42 45 46 50 47 47 49 53 51 52 52 55 53 53 53 56 54
MIN/MAX RH 78 97 67 96 60 95 62 95 60
RH 80 85 90 95 71 80 87 92 63 70 86 95 66 73 85 95 65 72
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SE S SW SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 4 5 5 6 3 3 4 8 4 4 5 9 4 4 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 40 10 20 20 30 20 20 20
RAIN C C C C S S S C 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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