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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026

MDZ022-252000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Mon May 25 2026

Date             Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN                      75          64          77          64          81
TEMP             66 72 74 72 70 67 67 66 67 71 75 75 68 65 65 65 68 75 79 80 76
DEWPT            65 70 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 64 65 66 68 68 69 68
MIN/MAX RH                   83         100          71         100          65
RH               97 92 83 90 93100100100 97 84 74 74 89 96 97100 93 79 69 69 76
WIND DIR          S SW SW  S SE  S  W NW NE  E  E SE SE  S  N SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND DIR DEG     19 23 24 17 13 17 26 33 02 07 10 14 15 17 00 22 23 24 26 27 26
WIND SPD          4  8  5  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  0  0  1  3  4  4  2
CLOUDS           OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        89 86 96 94 90 89 91 94 77 88 76 59 65 82 85 87 81 69 65 62 71
VSBY              2  6  6  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     80          70          30          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.78        0.15        0.05           0        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C  L  D  D  L  L  L  C  C  S  C  C        C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                C  C  C  S  S  S                                   C  S  S
Obvis            PF          PF PF PF PF PF PF                                 
MIX HGT              2100  1500   500   900  2200  2300   600   700  2000  1800
T WIND DIR             SW     S     S     N     E     S     S    SW     W     W
T WIND SPD             12     6     3     6     8     2     3     4     5     8
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    37    21     2    15    16     5     2     5    17    17
MAX LVORI               5     7    10    10     5     6    10    10     6     4
STABILITY               C     B     F     F     B     B     F     F     B     C
CEILING               300  1000   300   300  4000  7200  8100  4700   300  1000
PRESSURE            30.07 30.03 30.01 29.97 30.05 30.02 30.01 29.95 29.92 29.85


Date          Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX          66    81    57    76    57    74    57    70
TEMP          69 69 79 73 60 62 74 69 60 61 72 67 61 61 68 64
DEWPT         66 63 57 57 54 55 53 56 55 56 54 55 55 55 52 54
MAX/MIN RH       92    44    86    45    87    51    86    55
RH            90 83 47 57 81 79 48 62 84 84 53 65 82 82 57 70
WIND DIR       W NW  N  N  N  N  W  S SW NW NW  S NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       3  4 10  3  2  2  5  3  3  5  9  5  3  6  8  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR         30    10     0     5    20    20    20    20
RAIN SHWRS     C  S                    S  S     S  S  S  S   
TSTMS          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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS