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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

MDZ022-260800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Date           07/25/26      Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26            Tue
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                      61          82          62          84          68
TEMP             72 68 65 63 68 77 81 80 73 66 65 64 70 79 82 82 76 72 70 69 74
DEWPT            66 64 64 63 66 63 61 62 63 63 62 62 66 65 65 66 67 67 68 69 71
MAX/MIN RH                  100          52          99          55         100
RH               81 89 97100 93 62 52 54 71 89 90 94 88 62 56 57 74 85 92 99 90
WIND DIR          E NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     07 03 00 00 02 04 05 07 10 13 20 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19
WIND SPD          4  1  2  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  1  3  4  6  4  3  3  3  4
CLOUDS           SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        36 13 20 24 16  8 19 18 14 33 22 40 46 44 58 58 50 51 55 56 65
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           5          20          30          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.07
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                      S           C  C  S  S  S  S  C
TSTMS                                           S           C  C  S            
MIX HGT               700  1000  4300  4000   500   500  4300  3900   700  1400
T WIND DIR              N     N    NE     E     S     S    SW     S     S     S
T WIND SPD              3     3     6     6     2     2     3    10     6     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     2     5    40    37     2     2    14    35     7    27
MAX LVORI               8    10     4     3     7    10     5     3     6     9
STABILITY               F     F     A     A     F     F     A     C     E     E
CEILING              8000 30000 11700 30000  7200  4700  6800  4000 10800  5500
PRESSURE            29.94 29.89 29.88 29.82 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.81 29.82 29.80


Date           07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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          85    69    85    66    84    66    86    68    87
TEMP          83 80 73 72 83 79 70 71 82 78 69 71 84 80 70 73 85 80
DEWPT         73 73 72 72 71 70 66 67 67 68 66 68 67 69 68 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH       70   100    65    94    59    95    54    97    59
RH            72 79 97 99 67 74 87 89 62 71 89 90 56 69 92 92 61 73
WIND DIR       S  S  W NW NW  W NW  N  N  E  W  N NW SE SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      10  6  4  4  8  3  3  3  5  2  1  1  4  3  2  2  4  4
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR         80    70    30    10    20     5    10     5    20
RAIN SHWRS     C  D  L  C  S  C           S                       S
TSTMS             C  C        C           S                        

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MDZ025-260800-
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