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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026

MDZ022-210800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026

Date           03/20/26      Sat 03/21/26            Sun 03/22/26            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                      49          64          43          74          56
TEMP             56 53 53 51 50 60 63 62 50 45 44 44 46 60 70 73 65 66 62 60 57
DEWPT            38 46 48 47 47 49 44 41 40 40 40 42 43 48 51 54 53 54 54 52 47
MAX/MIN RH                   88          46          93          50          77
RH               51 77 83 86 87 67 49 46 70 82 86 93 89 64 52 50 65 67 74 75 69
WIND DIR          S  S SW  W  W  N  N  N SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W NW
WIND DIR DEG     19 20 22 25 28 34 35 02 12 13 15 16 18 20 21 20 19 21 22 25 30
WIND SPD          9  9  8  5  4  9  9  5  3  2  3  3  3  6  9  8  5  8  9  9 10
CLOUDS           OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        88 87 79 47 33 33 25 34 38 44 51 54 52 60 52 40 22 43 53 65 73
VSBY              6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0          30
QPF 12HR                   0.16           0           0           0        0.03
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        D  L  C                                               C  C  C
TSTMS                S  S                                               S  S   
MIX HGT               900   800  3700  3400   500   600  2600  2800   900  1600
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    NW    NE    SE     S    SW     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD             18     9    16     8     5     8    11    11     9    11
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    18    12    60    31     3     8    32    37     9    22
MAX LVORI               4     6     3     3     5     6     4     3     4     4
STABILITY               D     E     B     B     F     F     C     C     E     D
CEILING              8000  4700 30000 18200 15900 13800 15900 23500 21700 15900
PRESSURE            29.81 29.76 29.81 29.85 29.92 29.86 29.81 29.67 29.60 29.46


Date           03/23Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26
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          58    35    50    35    57    38    61    44    62
TEMP          57 52 41 36 49 42 39 40 55 50 42 41 56 55 53 50 59 52
DEWPT         39 32 27 22 22 26 30 33 32 33 32 31 34 39 44 43 39 36
MIN/MAX RH       47    58    33    79    40    68    40    83    42
RH            51 45 56 56 34 52 70 76 41 52 67 67 43 55 71 75 47 55
WIND DIR      NW  N NW  N NE  S  S SW  W NW NW  W  S  S SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD      14  8  4  4  4  3  3  4  9  4  4  4  6  5  9  9 10  6
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR         30     5     0     5    10    10    20    30    30
RAIN SHWRS     C                                   S        C  C  C

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MDZ025-210800-
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