EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
MDZ022-060800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
Date 06/05/26 Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon
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 65 93 71 91 67
TEMP 83 71 67 65 71 84 90 93 87 78 74 72 76 85 89 90 85 75 70 68 70
DEWPT 54 55 56 57 60 62 58 57 61 60 61 61 64 65 64 62 63 63 61 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 76 30 72 39 74
RH 37 57 68 75 68 48 33 30 43 55 64 69 66 51 44 39 49 68 73 73 72
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 20 21 24 25 24 24 21 22 24 25 27 29 29 29 30 00 03 04 06
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 4 5 9 10 5 5 5 3 4 6 8 6 3 1 3 4 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 15 9 14 20 16 24 47 45 26 30 25 43 38 21 27 27 23 20 7 6 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 900 600 6000 6100 1100 1300 6500 6300 1200 1700
T WIND DIR S SW W SW SW W W NW N NE
T WIND SPD 9 9 16 16 8 6 14 14 9 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR GD VG PR PR
ADI 4 10 119 120 6 16 120 120 5 39
MAX LVORI 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 4
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 23500 18200 6900 5500 6300 30000 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.84 29.79 29.78 29.84 29.79 29.85 30.02
Date 06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 76 56 80 61 85 68 90 72 91
TEMP 75 67 57 62 79 72 62 68 83 78 69 73 88 83 73 77 89 85
DEWPT 55 53 54 56 53 55 57 61 58 59 62 65 63 65 66 68 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 49 91 39 87 41 81 43 79 45
RH 50 61 89 81 41 55 83 79 43 52 78 76 44 55 79 74 47 55
WIND DIR E E SE E SE S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 5 2 2 5 4 3 3 8 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C S S S S
TSTMS 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS