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

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

Date           05/10/26      Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed
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                      55          62          45          68          49
TEMP             71 64 61 58 57 59 58 58 55 49 47 46 51 61 66 67 59 51 51 52 59
DEWPT            53 56 54 52 50 50 48 47 47 46 45 43 44 39 37 39 42 44 45 46 49
MAX/MIN RH                   83          65          92          33          83
RH               53 74 78 81 77 74 69 67 74 89 91 89 77 45 34 35 54 76 79 81 69
WIND DIR          S  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  S  W  W  N  N  N  N SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     19 00 00 00 03 03 03 07 16 25 28 35 00 01 01 15 15 16 17 18 18
WIND SPD          4  2  4  6  9  6  5  3  3  3  3  3  4  6  5  4  3  3  3  4  8
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        26 48 62 74 81 89 91 77 63 31 19 33 12  2  6  5  8 21 28 35 45
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          50           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                    C  C  C  S                                       
MIX HGT               600  1700  3100  3200   600  1800  6000  5800   500  1600
T WIND DIR             NW     N    NE     W    SW     N     N    SW     S     S
T WIND SPD              8    14    12     4     4     9    12     5     8    12
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    10    44    49    23     2    38    85    40     4    41
MAX LVORI               4     4     3     3     6     6     1     3     5     4
STABILITY               F     D     C     B     F     F     B     A     F     F
CEILING              7600  5500  2400  8900 30000  6300 30000 30000 25100 13800
PRESSURE            29.92 29.96 30.07 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.18 30.14 30.17 30.09


Date           05/13Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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          73    56    72    51    72    56    80    61    84
TEMP          71 65 60 59 69 65 55 55 70 66 59 62 78 73 65 66 81 75
DEWPT         49 53 56 56 50 49 47 48 46 49 50 53 50 54 54 56 55 57
MIN/MAX RH       45    94    46    83    41    79    35    75    39
RH            45 64 88 90 51 56 75 77 43 53 73 74 37 50 68 70 41 54
WIND DIR       S  S  S  W NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      12 10  4  4  8  3  3  5  9  3  3  3  8  3  3  4  8  4
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 OV B2 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR         40    90    20     5     5     5     5    10     5
RAIN SHWRS        C  D  L  S  S                                    
TSTMS                S                                             

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MDZ025-110800-
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