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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

MDZ022-090900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

Date           02/08/26      Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26            Wed
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                       9          32          19          46          33
TEMP             17 15 14 12 11 21 29 30 26 23 22 20 21 34 43 44 40 37 36 34 34
DEWPT             1  1  0 -1 -2  1  3  7 10 10 10 11 13 19 22 27 31 32 33 33 29
MAX/MIN RH                   60          32          71          43          96
RH               49 53 53 56 56 41 32 37 49 57 59 67 71 54 43 51 70 82 89 96 82
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG     33 33 33 33 32 32 32 30 29 28 22 18 17 20 19 19 21 24 27 31 31
WIND SPD         10  6  5  5  4  4  5  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  3  3  3  4  4
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        15  7  6  6  7  6  8 39 54 69 70 73 58 64 72 67 56 67 56 70 73
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           0           0           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT              2000  1100  1900  1900   400   200  1700  1600   500   900
T WIND DIR             NW    NW    NW    NW     W    SW     S     S     W    NW
T WIND SPD             25    18    11     9     4     2     9    12    10    11
SMOKE DISP             FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    19    16    28    27     3     2    28    29     8    18
MAX LVORI               2     3     2     2     3     4     3     3     5     6
STABILITY               E     F     B     B     F     F     C     C     E     E
CEILING             30000 29400 26600 20800 15400 12700  4700 15900 23500 14800
PRESSURE            30.30 30.29 30.31 30.25 30.22 30.17 30.11 29.93 29.77 29.76


Date           02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
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          46    26    38    23    38    23    43    27    47
TEMP          44 37 30 27 36 31 26 24 36 31 26 25 40 36 30 29 44 40
DEWPT         28 25 21 17 17 19 17 15 14 18 19 17 19 22 23 26 28 31
MIN/MAX RH       47    70    43    73    38    77    39    88    50
RH            53 62 70 66 45 60 70 70 40 58 73 71 42 56 75 88 53 70
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W  S SE  S SW
WIND SPD      10  4  5  6 10  3  3  3  6  3  3  3  6  3  3  5  9  5
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR          5     0     0     5    20    20    20    30    40
RAIN                                      S        S  S  C     C  C
SNOW                                      S  S  S  S        C      

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MDZ025-090900-
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