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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

MDZ022-112000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                      58          44          68          49          73
TEMP             57 56 56 54 53 47 46 44 50 61 66 67 59 52 51 52 59 68 71 69 65
DEWPT            50 48 47 46 46 45 43 43 44 39 37 38 43 45 46 47 49 49 49 51 54
MIN/MAX RH                   72          94          34          85          45
RH               78 75 72 74 78 92 90 94 80 45 34 34 55 78 83 82 69 51 45 52 69
WIND DIR         NE NE  N  N  E  W  W NW  N  N NW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     03 03 02 02 09 25 28 33 00 35 33 18 16 17 18 18 19 20 19 18 19
WIND SPD         10  9  6  5  3  1  2  3  4  8  5  5  3  3  3  4  8 13 14 16 11
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)        89 94 95 94 41 19 17 12  7  5  4  3 21 25 24 38 31 42 69 76 97
VSBY              7  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                     60           0           0           0          30
QPF 12HR                   0.13           0           0           0        0.04
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  C  L  S                                            C  C  D
TSTMS                                                                         S
MIX HGT              2800  2700   500  1500  5900  5700   500  1800  5300  4600
T WIND DIR             NE     N     W    NW    NW     W     S     S    SW     S
T WIND SPD             18     5     3     5    12     5     9    12    28    31
SMOKE DISP             FR    PR    PR    PR    GD    PR    PR    PR    VG    VG
ADI                    58    26     2    12    92    45     4    47   120   120
MAX LVORI               3     4     8     8     1     3     6     6     1     3
STABILITY               C     C     F     F     B     A     F     F     C     C
CEILING              4000  1000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500  5500  6300 17100
PRESSURE            30.05 30.05 30.07 30.10 30.17 30.13 30.13 30.06  30.0 29.87


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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          57    71    51    71    56    80    62    84
TEMP          59 59 69 65 55 55 69 66 58 61 78 74 66 67 82 75
DEWPT         57 57 50 49 47 48 47 49 50 53 50 55 55 57 55 57
MAX/MIN RH       96    48    83    42    78    37    77    38
RH            93 93 51 56 74 77 46 54 75 75 38 52 68 72 40 53
WIND DIR       S  W NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       8  5  5  3  3  6  9  3  2  3  8  3  3  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR        100    30     5    10     0     5     5     5
RAIN SHWRS     D  L  C  C                                    
TSTMS          S  S                                          

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MDZ025-112000-
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