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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

MDZ022-130800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date           03/12/26      Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun
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                      29          51          42          58          39
TEMP             37 35 32 30 31 43 49 50 48 50 49 46 43 52 56 57 47 44 41 40 42
DEWPT            30 28 25 23 25 26 28 29 34 36 37 33 31 29 25 24 28 30 30 31 32
MAX/MIN RH                   78          44          65          27          70
RH               76 75 74 75 78 51 44 44 59 58 62 61 63 41 30 28 47 57 65 70 67
WIND DIR          W NW NW  W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW  W NW  N  E  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     29 30 30 27 18 19 19 19 21 22 24 26 28 30 29 29 35 08 10 10 10
WIND SPD          6  6  3  3  3 10 14 16 12 12  9  9  9  9 10  5  2  2  3  4  6
CLOUDS           SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        35  8  8 11 21 30 27 49 40 15 21 39 47 54 52 48 61 67 63 42 38
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           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW                                                                           
MIX HGT               700   200  4000  3600  2400  1000  4200  4300   300  1000
T WIND DIR              W    SW     S     S    SW    SW     W    NW     E     E
T WIND SPD              6     2    18    29    14    10    23    14     3     6
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    VG    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR
ADI                     5     4    78    95    22    11   102   111     2    11
MAX LVORI               4     4     2     2     3     3     1     2     3     3
STABILITY               E     F     C     D     D     E     C     C     F     E
CEILING             30000 23500 10800 14800 20800 18200 18200 18700 10800 12700
PRESSURE            30.03 30.13 30.17 29.96 29.88 29.88 30.11 30.13 30.25 30.27


Date           03/15Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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          59    52    66    34    43    24    42    28    49
TEMP          57 53 56 57 64 60 45 36 42 37 30 27 40 36 31 31 48 43
DEWPT         40 46 53 56 59 53 35 23 16 17 13 12 11 18 21 24 27 31
MIN/MAX RH       53   100    73    80    32    55    29    78    41
RH            53 76 92 96 83 78 67 58 35 44 49 53 30 47 66 75 43 62
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S  S  S  W NW  W NW NW NW  W  S SE  E SE SE
WIND SPD      12  9 10 13 16 12  9  8 10  4  3  3  4  2  2  3  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    80    90    70     5     0     0     5     5
RAIN SHWRS           L  D  L  D  L  S                              
TSTMS                   S  S  S                                    

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MDZ025-130800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
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