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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

MDZ022-072100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
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                      62          58          70          48          69
TEMP                48 57 60 57 62 63 62 60 66 68 68 61 57 54 51 49 59 66 68 59
DEWPT               47 53 56 56 58 59 59 59 61 61 59 56 53 50 47 46 50 51 51 51
MIN/MAX RH                   84          93          72          92          53
RH                  97 89 85 95 89 87 90 96 85 76 72 84 85 86 88 91 71 57 55 74
WIND DIR             S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG        16 21 20 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 26 29 31 32 03 12 16 19 19 18
WIND SPD             3  5  8  9 10 12 11  9 10 10  6  3  2  2  1  2  3  5  4  2
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           96 88 82 54 34 43 63 89 87 86 90 74 61 45 31 30 27 22 20 33
VSBY                 0  7  7  6  7  7  4  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10          40          70          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.07        0.01           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S  L  L  L  L  S  S                     
TSTMS                                           S                              
Obvis                F       PF       PF                                       
MIX HGT                    2700  2100  2200  2200  1900   800   400  3000  2600
T WIND DIR                    S    SW    SW    SW     W     N    SE     S    SW
T WIND SPD                    9    13    14    16    14     4     3     2     8
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          18    23    24    37    35     3     3    22    24
MAX LVORI                     6     5     5     5     5     6     7     6     4
STABILITY                     D     E     D     D     D     F     F     B     B
CEILING                    1000   500   300   300  1000  4700 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE                  30.09 29.97 29.87 29.88 29.84 29.96 30.01 30.03  30.0


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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          50    74    55    76    51    63    32    50
TEMP          53 51 73 59 56 57 74 69 64 54 58 45 37 33 48 44
DEWPT         51 49 55 52 53 56 60 58 57 51 42 31 24 23 25 31
MAX/MIN RH       97    51    96    60    91    54    64    39
RH            95 93 53 79 92 94 62 68 77 90 55 58 59 66 40 61
WIND DIR      SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW  W NW NW NW  S  S
WIND SPD       2  2  5  3  3  4 10 10 11 13 12  8  4  3  9  8
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B2
POP 12HR         10    10    20    20    60    50    10    10
RAIN                       S        S     L  C  C            
RAIN SHWRS                             C                     
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