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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

MDZ022-242000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date             Sun 05/24/26            Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26
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                      75          65          78          66          78
TEMP             61 67 74 75 70 67 67 68 70 74 77 76 74 70 68 67 68 74 77 77 73
DEWPT            61 65 67 68 67 66 67 68 69 70 70 69 69 67 67 67 67 68 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   76         100          78         100          69
RH              100 93 79 80 89 97100100 97 87 80 80 86 92 98100 98 83 73 72 84
WIND DIR          E  E SE  S SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W NE SE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     07 11 15 16 14 15 18 20 21 22 23 22 20 21 23 22 25 03 12 10 11
WIND SPD          2  3  4  6  4  3  3  3  5  9  8  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2
CLOUDS           OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        96 93 87 86 87 93 88 95 89 83 94 94 94 94 95 95 87 87 85 82 76
VSBY              1  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  6  6  4  4  6  6  6  6  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     50          70          90          90          80
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.02        0.17        0.36        0.07
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C  C  C  C  S  S  C  L  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  C
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S  S  S     S  C  C  S  S  S                  
Obvis            PF                                                            
MIX HGT              2200  2000   500  1000  2500  1700   600   700  1000  1100
T WIND DIR             SE     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW     N    SW
T WIND SPD              6    10     8    11    17    13     6     4     9     2
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    25    27     6    21    51    34     4     4    18     3
MAX LVORI               9     6     9     9     4     6     9     9     6     5
STABILITY               B     C     F     E     C     C     F     F     B     B
CEILING               300  4000   300   300  1000  1600  3200   300  1800  7200
PRESSURE            30.20 30.13 30.11 30.06 30.09 30.06 30.07 30.04 30.04 30.04


Date          Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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          64    82    67    80    61    76    56    72
TEMP          67 68 78 77 71 70 79 74 64 65 74 69 61 61 70 66
DEWPT         66 67 68 69 67 66 62 63 59 57 54 55 53 55 52 54
MAX/MIN RH      100    67    90    54    86    48    85    52
RH            98 97 71 75 87 87 57 68 84 76 50 61 75 80 54 65
WIND DIR      SW  W  W SW  W NW  N NE  N  N  N SE NE  N NE  E
WIND SPD       1  1  3  2  2  3  4  2  2  3  5  3  2  4  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR         50    50    40    30    20    10    10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S           S         
TSTMS          S  S     S  S                                 

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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