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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

MDZ022-120900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

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

MIN/MAX                      50          66          41          51          33
TEMP             53 52 52 52 52 63 65 64 54 51 48 44 43 47 50 49 43 39 36 33 35
DEWPT            49 49 50 50 52 57 55 53 54 50 47 43 40 40 39 37 38 35 32 31 30
MAX/MIN RH                  100          67          99          61          92
RH               87 90 92 94100 81 70 67 98 97 96 96 91 76 65 63 82 84 85 92 82
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG     11 12 12 13 16 20 23 25 26 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 31 31
WIND SPD          2  3  3  3  3  4  6  4  3  4  6  9 10 11 11 10  8  5  5  6  8
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        54 63 51 48 47 72 46 41 67 71 71 82 67 66 59 65 54 33 23 31 25
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0          40          40          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.07        0.04           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                       C     C  C  C  C  C  S  S                     
MIX HGT               400   400  3300  2800  1300  2900  4200  4600   500   900
T WIND DIR             SE    SE    SW     W    NW    NW    NW    NW    NW    NW
T WIND SPD              6     5    13    13     6    20    25    24    19    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    GD    GD    GD    PR    PR
ADI                     3     6    68    62    12    57    72    72    20    12
MAX LVORI               6     9     9     9     9     5     4     3     4     6
STABILITY               F     F     C     B     E     D     D     D     F     F
CEILING             23500 15500 11700  5500  5500  1700  2400  3200  4000 11700
PRESSURE            29.77 29.61 29.51 29.39 29.42 29.42 29.51 29.57 29.67 29.71


Date           11/14Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          50    33    52    33    51    32    51    32    54
TEMP          48 43 37 35 50 43 37 34 50 41 36 34 50 41 36 34 53 41
DEWPT         33 33 32 32 36 36 33 32 36 36 32 31 37 36 32 31 39 37
MIN/MAX RH       51    91    55    94    57    95    58    95    55
RH            57 68 82 88 59 77 86 91 59 81 85 90 60 83 86 90 60 84
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD      12  4  3  4  9  3  3  3  6  2  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR          0     0     0     0     0     0     5     5     5

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MDZ025-120900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2026
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