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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

MDZ022-110800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

Date           03/10/26      Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri
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                      54          77          57          62          30
TEMP             64 59 57 56 55 69 75 76 68 69 69 67 61 54 46 44 42 39 35 31 32
DEWPT            50 48 50 52 53 59 60 61 60 59 58 56 47 41 33 30 27 24 23 22 23
MAX/MIN RH                   90          59          76          55          72
RH               60 68 79 86 92 69 59 61 76 73 68 68 61 62 61 57 55 54 61 69 69
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE
WIND DIR DEG     19 18 19 18 18 19 20 19 18 20 21 24 31 32 32 31 30 31 32 31 14
WIND SPD          5  3  3  3  4  8 10 10  9 10 11 11 16 16 14 11  4  3  2  2  1
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         8  8 11 25 45 54 46 35 46 67 79 87 92 94 92 82 20  6  4  9 37
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          20          20          90           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.25           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S        S  S  D  D  L  L               
TSTMS                               S  S                                       
MIX HGT               400   500  2200  2100  2100  2200  2700  2700  1300   400
T WIND DIR              S     S     S     S     S     W    NW    NW    NW     S
T WIND SPD              5     6    11    14    14    20    28    18     4     3
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    GD    FR    PR    PR
ADI                     3     8    39    39    22    69    72    53     3     5
MAX LVORI               5     6     4     4     4     3     1     2     3     3
STABILITY               F     F     C     C     D     D     D     C     F     F
CEILING             30000  9800  6300  7200 14800 18200  4000 23500 30000 23500
PRESSURE            30.01 29.96 29.95 29.84 29.72 29.64 29.92 30.02 30.17 30.22


Date           03/13Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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          53    41    57    39    63    51    64    29    40
TEMP          50 49 50 43 54 48 41 44 61 57 59 57 57 49 36 31 37 34
DEWPT         23 34 36 30 25 28 30 37 46 51 55 55 47 36 25 19 13 13
MIN/MAX RH       34    63    31    76    57    96    51    66    34
RH            34 57 59 60 32 46 65 76 58 78 89 93 68 62 64 61 36 41
WIND DIR       S  S SW  W NW NE SE SE  S  S  S  S  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      16 10  9  5  8  3  3  5 10 10 11 12 12  9  9  8  9  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     5     0     0    20    70    80    40    10
RAIN SHWRS                                S  L  L  D  L  C  S      
SNOWSHWRS                                                   S      

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MDZ025-110800-
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