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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

MDZ022-302000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date             Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25
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                      95          73          91          73          81
TEMP                90 94 92 84 78 76 75 80 88 90 88 81 78 76 75 76 79 80 77 74
DEWPT               72 71 71 71 73 73 73 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 69
MIN/MAX RH                   47          97          60          97          81
RH                  56 47 50 65 85 90 95 85 66 60 67 82 88 93 97 94 85 81 85 84
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE NE  N NE NE NE  N
WIND DIR DEG        23 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 16 16 16 15 12 13 05 02 02 03 02 02
WIND SPD             3  4  5  4  3  3  2  2  4  5  6  4  3  2  3  3  5  8  9  9
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            9 16 10 11 15 14 34 36 36 41 55 72 75 76 77 79 79 79 79 80
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  7
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          60          70
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.21        0.77        0.53
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                      C  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  C
TSTMS                                           S  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT                    5200   600  1100  4000  3500  1100  1200  2300  2300
T WIND DIR                    S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    NW
T WIND SPD                    5     5     6     6    13    12     6     8    12
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          33     3    13    36    50     9    11    24    37
MAX LVORI                     3     6     8     3     4     6     8     5     4
STABILITY                     B     F     F     A     C     F     F     C     C
CEILING                   13800 13800 26100 23500  4700  4700  4700  1000  1000
PRESSURE                  29.93 29.94 29.93 29.94 29.88 29.89 29.90 29.98 30.03


Date          Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25
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    78    62    80    62    82    64    82
TEMP          69 70 77 72 65 69 79 72 65 69 81 74 67 71 81 75
DEWPT         66 65 63 60 59 61 60 60 60 62 63 62 63 66 66 66
MAX/MIN RH       93    58    85    52    88    54    93    60
RH            90 84 62 66 82 78 53 67 85 80 54 68 89 84 60 74
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD       8 10 10  6  3  4  8  4  2  3  6  4  2  3  6  4
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         40    20     0     0     5    10    10    20
RAIN SHWRS     C  S  S                                      S
TSTMS          S                                            S

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MDZ025-302000-
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