EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
MDZ022-220900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
Date 02/21/26 Sun 02/22/26 Mon 02/23/26 Tue
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 36 42 29 35 22
TEMP 43 39 38 38 40 41 39 35 33 32 30 30 30 32 33 34 34 33 30 26 23
DEWPT 33 33 34 34 36 39 38 35 33 30 29 28 29 30 30 30 29 25 21 18 14
MAX/MIN RH 85 85 100 82 82
RH 69 79 85 85 85 92 95100100 92 96 93 96 92 88 85 82 72 69 71 68
WIND DIR NE E E E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 05 09 09 07 07 07 04 03 02 35 33 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 30
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 3 5 10 13 16 18 19 19 18 17 16 13 9 9 8 8 8
CLOUDS FW B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 56 85 95 97 96 95 95100100 95 95 96 95 92 91 88 80 63 27 25
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 100 100 60 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 1.14 1.11 0.11 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 9
RAIN S C D D D S S C
SLEET S
SNOW D D D D D L L C C
MIX HGT 300 700 1600 1600 2100 2300 3500 3700 2600 2500
T WIND DIR NE E E NE N NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 6 11 19 34 42 36 29 25 20 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD FR FR
ADI 4 17 44 61 58 71 81 73 29 26
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
STABILITY F F D D D D D D D D
CEILING 12700 8900 4000 1000 1000 1700 1000 1000 6300 11700
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 29.94 29.77 29.62 29.47 29.51 29.54 29.67 29.78
Date 02/24Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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 34 23 48 38 53 37 49 31 53
TEMP 31 28 30 35 46 46 44 39 50 47 46 39 47 40 34 33 51 45
DEWPT 16 16 21 27 32 34 36 36 38 38 40 35 33 30 28 28 35 35
MIN/MAX RH 47 73 55 88 59 88 55 84 49
RH 53 60 69 72 57 63 73 90 64 71 80 83 58 69 78 81 53 67
WIND DIR NW W S S SW SW SW SW S S SW NW NW NW MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 10 2 2 4 10 5 6 8 10 5 4 5 8 3 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 50 70 40 10 10
RAIN S C C L L C 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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