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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

MDZ022-022000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Date             Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26
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                      60          42          62          45          73
TEMP             53 57 59 59 54 50 46 43 47 55 60 61 56 48 47 47 56 66 71 72 66
DEWPT            46 43 42 40 40 36 35 36 36 30 29 29 33 34 38 42 46 44 42 45 49
MIN/MAX RH                   50          76          29          83          35
RH               78 59 53 50 60 57 66 76 66 38 31 29 42 58 72 83 69 45 35 38 54
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND DIR DEG     32 33 33 35 33 32 32 31 32 31 30 29 25 19 19 19 20 23 22 22 18
WIND SPD          5  5  5  5  3  4  5  6 10 10 11 10  3  2  3  3  4  9 10  9  5
CLOUDS           OV B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        88 87 90 92 90 63 20 21  8 19 12  9  6 10 18 28 15 11 17 13  6
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN              S  C  C  S                                                   
MIX HGT              4600  4600   600  2100  6600  6600   400  1300  6100  6100
T WIND DIR             NW    NW    NW    NW    NW     W    SW     S    SW    SW
T WIND SPD             11     8     9    16    20    16     5    11    19    16
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    FR    VG    VG    PR    PR    VG    VG
ADI                    50    50     8    61    96   120     4    28   120   120
MAX LVORI               3     3     3     4     1     2     3     5     1     3
STABILITY               B     B     E     E     C     B     F     F     B     B
CEILING             15900 12700 13800 30000  4700 30000 18200 11700 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.87 29.82 29.79 29.84 29.92 29.92 29.95 29.95 29.92 29.84


Date          Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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          57    79    60    77    61    75    48    65
TEMP          59 62 78 70 64 64 74 71 66 64 72 66 54 51 63 59
DEWPT         50 53 52 54 54 56 56 57 58 60 59 55 46 42 39 40
MAX/MIN RH       76    39    77    53    88    58    80    39
RH            72 72 40 58 70 75 53 62 76 87 65 68 75 71 40 49
WIND DIR       S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD       8  8 11 10 10 10 11 10  9 10 11  9  6  9 10  3
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5     0     5    20    50    70    40    20
RAIN SHWRS                       S  S  C  C  L  L  C  S  S  S
TSTMS                                           S            

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MDZ025-022000-
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