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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

MDZ022-270800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date           07/26/26      Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            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
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                      64          82          68          83          68
TEMP             73 68 66 65 69 78 80 81 77 71 70 70 73 79 81 81 77 73 71 69 71
DEWPT            62 63 63 64 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                  100          64         100          73         100
RH               67 84 90 96 97 72 67 64 74 91 96 97 97 79 75 76 86 93100100 99
WIND DIR         SE  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NW
WIND DIR DEG     14 18 21 19 18 17 17 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 16 17 18 20 28 31
WIND SPD          3  2  3  1  2  3  6  6  3  3  3  3  3  8 10 10  8  5  4  4  5
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        11 28 51 44 53 59 64 55 30 38 27 38 68 71 92 92 85 85 66 60 44
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4  4  4  4  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          50          30          90          80
QPF 12HR                      0        0.14           0        0.59        0.53
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              S  S  C  C  C  C              C  C  D  D  D  D  C  C   
TSTMS                   S           C  C                 C  C  C  C  S  S      
MIX HGT               500   500  3800  3500   600  1100  3000  2700   800  1500
T WIND DIR              S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     W
T WIND SPD              6     5     8    11     9     6    10    11     9     8
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     3     6    38    39     4    11    38    36     9    21
MAX LVORI               6     9     5     3     8     9     4     5     9     9
STABILITY               F     F     C     C     F     F     B     C     E     E
CEILING             30000  4700  6300  4000  9800 25300 18200  8900  2400   300
PRESSURE            29.81 29.80 29.80 29.77 29.77 29.73 29.70 29.62 29.57  29.5


Date           07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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          84    66    83    66    84    68    85    70    83
TEMP          82 79 70 70 81 78 69 70 83 78 69 73 84 79 72 74 82 78
DEWPT         70 69 66 67 67 68 66 67 67 69 67 71 70 71 70 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH       62    94    61    96    58    97    62   100    72
RH            67 72 87 90 63 71 89 90 60 74 93 92 64 77 93 97 74 85
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S SE
WIND SPD      10  6  5  6  9  3  2  3  3  2  2  1  4  4  3  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         40    10    20    10    10     5    10    10    30
RAIN SHWRS        C           S                                S  C
TSTMS             S                                               S

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MDZ025-270800-
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