EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
MDZ022-232100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Date Mon 02/23/26 Tue 02/24/26 Wed 02/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 36 22 35 24 48
TEMP 33 34 35 34 32 29 25 23 28 32 35 28 27 33 36 26 37 45 46 41
DEWPT 30 31 30 29 25 21 18 15 18 18 19 18 19 24 27 26 34 34 35 34
MIN/MAX RH 78 82 50 74 59
RH 89 87 81 82 75 72 74 72 66 56 51 66 71 69 69100 88 64 64 75
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 31 31 31 31 32 30 30 30 30 29 28 20 17 19 20 21 22 23 23 23
WIND SPD 16 16 14 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 6 1 3 4 9 10 10 10 9 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 97 91 91 86 74 51 27 15 18 21 35 39 47 76 90 94 76 39 19 16
VSBY 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 5 0 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C
SNOW L C C S S S
Obvis BS BS BS
MIX HGT 3000 1300 1300 3400 3300 900 1300 2300 2400
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 24 20 18 20 13 13 20 21 18
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 75 24 25 76 69 12 32 53 53
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
STABILITY D D E C B F D D C
CEILING 1700 4000 23500 30000 26600 23500 8000 6300 8900
PRESSURE 29.67 29.80 29.89 30.0 29.96 29.95 29.84 29.76 29.70
Date Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 32 51 38 48 32 54 35 55
TEMP 35 34 49 45 41 39 47 41 35 34 51 46 39 37 52 45
DEWPT 32 30 37 42 41 37 32 31 29 29 36 37 34 34 37 36
MAX/MIN RH 90 63 100 51 85 53 93 52
RH 88 85 63 88100 92 56 67 78 82 57 72 83 89 57 69
WIND DIR W E SE S SW NW NW N NE SE S SE N N W N
WIND SPD 3 2 6 6 6 6 8 2 2 2 5 3 2 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 60 80 30 10 10 10 20
RAIN C L D L C 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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