EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
MDZ022-250800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
Date 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26 Tue 05/26/26 Wed
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 64 77 66 76 64
TEMP 67 65 65 66 69 75 76 74 72 71 70 68 68 71 74 75 72 67 66 65 68
DEWPT 63 63 62 63 68 71 71 71 70 69 69 68 68 68 67 68 66 65 65 65 68
MAX/MIN RH 97 84 100 79 100
RH 88 94 90 89 97 87 85 90 93 94 99100100 90 79 81 81 93 97100 99
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW SE SW W N N E E SE SE S SW W SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 13 16 17 20 23 23 22 15 24 27 34 01 06 10 13 15 16 23 24 24
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 5 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 84 89 87 92 89 77 88 89 84 83 96 96 91 91 87 83 79 84 82 86 78
VSBY 6 2 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 90 90 90 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.82 0.43 0.30 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L D D D C D D D D C C S S C C S
TSTMS S C C S S S
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 1000 2900 2500 600 700 2500 2400 400 800
T WIND DIR E S SW S W N NW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 3 5 13 9 6 8 4 6 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 10 43 37 5 7 9 22 3 4
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 6 9 9 7 5 8 10
STABILITY F E C C F F B C F F
CEILING 1000 300 300 400 300 300 6300 2000 23500 300
PRESSURE 30.11 30.07 30.06 30.02 30.0 30.02 30.09 30.05 30.01 29.98
Date 05/27Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
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 81 66 81 58 76 57 74 57 71
TEMP 80 76 69 69 79 73 62 62 75 70 60 62 72 68 61 61 69 65
DEWPT 67 69 67 65 61 60 56 56 54 56 54 56 54 56 55 56 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 65 95 49 88 47 85 51 90 56
RH 65 78 92 87 54 64 82 81 49 61 81 81 53 65 82 83 58 68
WIND DIR W SW W NW N E NW N NW S SW W W S S SE NE E
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 5 2 2 2 5 3 3 4 8 3 3 5 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 30 20 5 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS 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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