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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

MDZ022-102100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

Date             Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      60          44          48          28          43
TEMP                51 50 54 59 61 56 51 46 44 45 44 37 33 32 31 29 38 43 41 35
DEWPT               50 50 53 57 58 55 50 43 35 29 27 21 19 20 20 21 23 23 23 24
MIN/MAX RH                   84          96          47          72          45
RH                  96 99 97 92 90 97 96 89 69 53 51 52 56 61 63 72 55 46 48 66
WIND DIR             E  E SE  S SW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW  W  W SW
WIND DIR DEG        07 09 14 18 21 26 29 31 31 29 28 29 29 29 30 29 29 28 25 22
WIND SPD             4  6  6  8  9  5  8  9 10 12 12 10  9  8  8  5  8  8  4  3
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           96 94 95 94 95 96 96 89 78 31 46 14 11  8  7 10  6  5  6  8
VSBY                 2  1  1  4  6  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                    100          90          40           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.49        0.27        0.04           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                 D  D  L  C  L  D  C  C  C                                 
Obvis               PF PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT                    1000   700  1300  4400  6600  1800  1300  2700  2500
T WIND DIR                   SE    SW    NW    NW     W     W     W     W    SW
T WIND SPD                   12    14    18    23    26    21    16    17    12
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    GD    EX    PR    PR    FR    PR
ADI                          16    17    40    67   100    15    17    55    42
MAX LVORI                     5     6     5     4     2     2     3     3     3
STABILITY                     D     D     D     D     D     E     E     C     C
CEILING                    1000   300  1000  6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE                  29.98 29.80 29.78 29.90 29.85 30.02 30.11 30.21 30.17


Date          Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          29    49    38    51    33    42    22    38
TEMP          35 31 49 42 43 40 49 45 41 34 41 32 26 23 36 33
DEWPT         26 26 28 30 29 30 34 34 34 31 26 20 17 15 17 20
MAX/MIN RH       85    44    64    53    86    52    73    42
RH            70 81 45 64 57 66 55 66 75 89 55 61 69 71 45 58
WIND DIR      SW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD       3  2  6  6  9  6  8  3  3  4  8  4  4  4  8  3
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0    20    30    30    20    10
RAIN                                S  S  C  C  C  S         
SNOW                                               S  S      

$$

MDZ025-102100-
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