EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
MDZ022-212000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
Date Sun 06/21/26 Mon 06/22/26 Tue 06/23/26
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 87 69 90 71 86
TEMP 71 80 85 86 81 75 72 70 74 83 88 89 84 78 75 72 74 81 85 85 79
DEWPT 61 60 57 56 60 61 62 65 68 69 68 70 71 72 71 70 71 70 68 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 34 88 50 92 53
RH 72 51 39 36 49 62 71 85 83 63 53 54 66 84 87 92 89 70 58 53 63
WIND DIR W W W W S S SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 28 28 27 27 19 16 12 13 17 19 18 18 18 18 22 23 27 31 33 34 34
WIND SPD 2 4 6 5 3 3 2 3 5 11 14 16 12 8 4 3 4 5 6 5 3
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 22 19 26 7 10 58 42 53 38 27 33 34 78 81 78 68 69 54 58 59 51
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 30 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.26 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D C C C C C C S
TSTMS S C C S S C S
MIX HGT 7700 7600 400 1100 5700 4800 1000 1500 4200 4200
T WIND DIR W SW SE SE S S S SW NW NW
T WIND SPD 16 12 2 4 17 27 19 5 11 8
SMOKE DISP VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR FR FR
ADI 120 120 2 10 120 120 20 13 52 47
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 6 3 3 5 7 4 3
STABILITY A B F F C C D E C C
CEILING 5500 26600 30000 5500 5500 17300 9800 4700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.88 29.86 29.92 29.92 29.93 29.86 29.82 29.77 29.80 29.85
Date Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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 64 85 65 86 68 88 70 90
TEMP 67 69 83 78 66 71 84 79 71 74 85 83 73 75 87 84
DEWPT 62 61 57 61 62 65 61 64 66 68 68 69 69 68 64 67
MAX/MIN RH 86 39 90 45 91 53 90 44
RH 84 75 41 57 86 81 46 60 85 83 57 63 87 79 46 56
WIND DIR NW N N SE S S S SE S S S SE SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 2 1 8 6 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 0 0 10 30 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S
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MDZ025-212000-
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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