EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
MDZ022-240900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Date 02/23/26 Tue 02/24/26 Wed 02/25/26 Thu
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 22 35 24 48 37
TEMP 34 33 30 26 23 28 32 34 27 26 32 36 37 41 46 48 44 42 42 39 38
DEWPT 28 26 23 19 17 17 18 18 16 18 24 27 30 33 33 34 34 34 35 34 35
MAX/MIN RH 78 51 74 56 85
RH 77 77 75 76 79 63 56 51 63 71 72 69 75 73 60 58 68 73 76 82 86
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 31 32 30 30 30 30 29 28 17 17 19 20 22 22 23 23 22 23 23 24 21
WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 6 2 3 5 9 9 10 10 9 4 4 3 2 2
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 88 83 62 33 28 21 27 29 21 34 77 92 96 83 59 30 18 27 41 63 81
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 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C S S C
SNOW S
MIX HGT 1500 1100 3500 3300 800 1200 2200 2000 700 500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W S SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 18 16 23 13 10 19 21 16 10 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 19 20 85 74 10 31 46 52 6 4
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
STABILITY D D C B F D D C F F
CEILING 4000 26600 26600 26600 10800 8900 5500 10800 30000 21700
PRESSURE 29.84 29.90 30.0 29.94 29.93 29.80 29.75 29.65 29.76 29.89
Date 02/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
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 48 35 49 31 53 34 52 30 44
TEMP 47 46 45 37 47 40 35 33 52 44 39 35 51 42 35 31 41 39
DEWPT 40 40 40 35 34 33 30 30 37 37 34 33 35 31 26 25 27 30
MIN/MAX RH 74 91 58 92 54 92 51 78 57
RH 76 79 83 94 61 75 82 88 55 74 82 92 54 65 69 78 57 71
WIND DIR SE SE SW NW NW NE E SE SE SE NW N N N NE NE E E
WIND SPD 8 6 6 5 6 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 8 4 4 5 9 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 70 80 30 10 10 5 10 20 30
RAIN C L D L C S C C
SNOW S 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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