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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

MDZ022-270800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date           05/26/26      Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26            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                      65          81          66          82          56
TEMP             71 67 66 67 70 75 78 80 75 71 68 67 69 74 78 78 70 64 60 57 61
DEWPT            65 64 65 67 68 70 70 69 69 67 66 64 64 60 57 56 56 54 52 50 53
MAX/MIN RH                  100          69          93          43          82
RH               82 91 97 99 95 84 76 70 82 89 93 90 83 61 48 47 60 70 76 79 73
WIND DIR         SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     14 16 20 20 23 25 26 26 24 26 26 29 34 34 33 34 35 35 34 34 34
WIND SPD          3  2  2  2  3  6  6  6  3  3  3  3  4  6  8  9  3  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        72 88 92 92 92 87 77 85 77 81 84 70 66 35 32 24 13  6  5  8  6
VSBY              7  7  2  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     60          60          60          10           0
QPF 12HR                   0.18        0.10        0.15           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS           S  L  C  S     C  L  L  C  C  S                           
TSTMS                               C  C  C  S                                 
Obvis                  PF                                                      
MIX HGT               800   700  2800  2700   600  1300  5800  5600   500  1300
T WIND DIR              S     S    SW     W    NW    NW    NW    NW     N     N
T WIND SPD              4     2     9    14     5     9    14    16     6     8
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR
ADI                     3     3    54    64     6    17   105   120     3    16
MAX LVORI               8    10     6     5     7     6     3     3     4     5
STABILITY               F     F     C     C     E     E     B     B     F     F
CEILING              2800   300   300  6600  6300   300  8900 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            30.01 29.95 29.92 29.81 29.77 29.81 29.88 29.85 29.92 29.96


Date           05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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    59    77    55    72    55    72    55    70
TEMP          74 69 61 65 75 71 59 59 70 66 58 60 70 66 58 59 69 64
DEWPT         52 55 55 57 54 56 52 51 49 52 52 54 51 53 52 54 50 52
MIN/MAX RH       42    84    45    80    46    86    49    88    50
RH            46 61 81 77 48 59 78 76 47 61 81 81 51 63 81 82 51 65
WIND DIR      NW  S SW  W NW NE  N  N  N  S  S SW  N NE  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD       3  3  3  4  9  4  3  4  5  3  3  3  6  3  3  3  8  3
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     5     5     5     5    10    20    10    10
RAIN SHWRS                                         S  S            

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MDZ025-270800-
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