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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

MDZ022-030800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Date           05/02/26      Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26            Tue
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                      41          61          46          72          57
TEMP             53 47 44 42 46 55 59 60 55 51 49 47 51 63 69 71 66 62 60 58 61
DEWPT            37 34 34 35 35 30 27 27 32 33 37 40 44 42 41 42 48 50 50 51 53
MAX/MIN RH                   78          27          82          34          79
RH               53 59 66 75 66 38 29 28 41 50 63 77 78 46 36 35 52 65 69 77 74
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     33 32 32 31 32 31 30 29 24 20 19 20 21 23 23 22 18 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD          3  4  5  6 10 10 10  9  2  3  3  4  6 10 10 10  6  6  8  8  9
CLOUDS           OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        91 85 38 11 12 13  4  4  4  8 16 33 20 11 14 10  8  9 19 25 22
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               600  2400  6500  6600   500  1300  5500  5200   500  1100
T WIND DIR              N    NW    NW    NW    SW     S    SW    SW     S    SW
T WIND SPD             12    16    23    19     9    16    23    14    12    18
SMOKE DISP             PR    FR    VG    VG    PR    PR    VG    GD    PR    PR
ADI                    10    60   117   120     6    35   101    87    11    32
MAX LVORI               3     4     1     2     3     4     1     2     3     4
STABILITY               E     E     C     B     F     F     B     B     E     E
CEILING             13300 30000  4700 30000 30000 12500  9800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.80 29.84 29.93 29.94 29.97 29.97 29.96 29.88 29.90 29.92


Date           05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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          80    61    75    61    73    47    66    48    68
TEMP          77 70 64 64 72 70 65 63 67 64 52 51 63 60 51 54 66 62
DEWPT         52 54 55 57 57 58 59 59 58 54 44 42 37 42 42 47 46 49
MIN/MAX RH       39    78    59    87    62    78    35    80    48
RH            42 57 73 78 59 67 81 87 74 70 74 72 38 51 71 77 48 61
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      11 10 10 10 12  9  8 10 11  8  6  6  9  3  2  3  8  4
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     5    20    50    80    40    10     5    20
RAIN SHWRS                 S  S  C  C  L  D  C                 S  S
TSTMS                               S     S                        

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MDZ025-030800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
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