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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026

MDZ022-210900-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026

Date           01/20/26      Wed 01/21/26            Thu 01/22/26            Fri
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                      12          42          34          52          28
TEMP             23 18 15 13 14 31 41 42 36 37 38 36 37 46 50 50 40 36 34 31 29
DEWPT             4  4  3  3  2 12 17 20 23 24 26 28 28 32 33 32 32 30 28 26 23
MAX/MIN RH                   63          37          72          48          81
RH               42 53 58 63 59 43 37 41 59 58 63 72 70 58 52 50 73 79 79 80 78
WIND DIR          N NE NE NE  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     34 02 02 05 08 18 20 19 19 21 22 23 23 25 26 26 27 28 32 35 00
WIND SPD          2  2  1  2  2  4 10 10  8  8  9  9  6  8  9  4  3  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS           CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         4  5  6  5  5  6  5 12 21 54 75 64 25 17 18 31 28 29 38 47 66
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          10           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW                                                                          C
MIX HGT               700   300  3300  3100   500   500  3000  3000   400   300
T WIND DIR              N    NE     S     S    SW    SW     W    SW     W     N
T WIND SPD              4     2    18    19    14    10    14     8     5     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     2     4    74    59    13    12    55    46     3     7
MAX LVORI               3     4     2     3     2     3     3     4     6     6
STABILITY               F     F     C     D     D     D     C     C     F     F
CEILING             26600 26600 18200 20800  9800  6300 18600 26600 14000 18200
PRESSURE            30.47 30.52 30.51 30.34 30.25 30.14 30.13 30.09 30.13 30.12


Date           01/23Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
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          41    14    22    16    30    15    26     9    27
TEMP          40 30 22 14 21 19 19 23 28 23 20 15 24 16 15 10 25 20
DEWPT         21 17  4 -2  0  4 14 20 25 19 16 11 15 10  8  7 12 12
MIN/MAX RH       43    58    38    88    76    85    65    88    54
RH            46 57 46 48 39 52 80 87 87 84 85 85 68 74 74 86 57 71
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD       5  4 10 10 10  9 10 11 12 10  9 10 10  9  4  5  9  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR         30    20    50    80    90    50    30    10     5
SNOW           C  S  S  S  C  C  L  D  D  L  C  C  C  S            

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MDZ025-210900-
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