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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

MDZ022-140800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date           03/13/26      Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            Mon
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          58          38          58          51
TEMP             45 47 48 45 44 53 56 55 47 44 40 39 40 52 56 57 54 54 52 57 57
DEWPT            34 37 36 35 33 24 19 21 26 27 28 29 31 34 38 43 47 51 52 55 57
MAX/MIN RH                   72          23          67          50         100
RH               65 68 63 68 65 32 23 26 43 51 62 67 70 50 51 59 78 90100 92100
WIND DIR          S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     19 21 23 25 26 29 29 30 31 05 07 08 09 11 12 12 12 13 14 16 17
WIND SPD         12 12 10  9  6 12 12  9  2  2  2  3  5  9 10 10 10 11 12 14 14
CLOUDS           SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        28 34 23 16 28 37 65 62 55 62 62 41 54 54 68 81 85 89 93 94 95
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          90
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.19
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                        C  C  D  D  L
MIX HGT              1500   900  4400  4400   300   700  3000  2700   900  1200
T WIND DIR             SW     W     W     W     N     E    SE    SE    SE    SE
T WIND SPD             16    10    26    20     2     6    23    21    14    17
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    VG    VG    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR
ADI                    19    12    93   107     3     9    85    82    15    25
MAX LVORI               3     3     1     2     3     3     2     4     5     5
STABILITY               D     E     C     C     F     E     C     C     D     D
CEILING             18200 18200 26600 14800 11700 12700 15900 30000  1700  1000
PRESSURE            29.86 29.88 30.03 30.13 30.26 30.28 30.29 30.19 30.02 29.79


Date           03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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          69    34    43    24    43    29    52    35    56
TEMP          67 63 47 36 41 36 29 26 41 37 33 34 50 45 39 38 54 48
DEWPT         61 56 38 22 17 16 14 13 13 20 25 28 31 33 34 34 35 35
MIN/MAX RH       78    83    33    60    31    81    46    89    43
RH            81 79 71 56 37 43 53 57 31 50 71 78 48 64 82 85 48 60
WIND DIR       S  S  W  W  W NW NW NW SW SE SE SE  S  S SW NW NW  W
WIND SPD      18 16 10  9 11  4  3  3  4  2  2  2  5  3  2  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR         80    80     5     0     0     0     5     5    10
RAIN SHWRS     L  D  D  S                                          
TSTMS          S  C                                                

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MDZ025-140800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
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