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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

MDZ025-292000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
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                      88          77          87          78          86
TEMP                84 85 85 83 80 79 79 81 84 84 85 82 81 79 79 81 83 83 83 80
DEWPT               76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 75
MIN/MAX RH                   74          92          75          89          78
RH                  76 75 76 81 88 91 90 86 77 76 76 81 83 88 87 86 80 81 79 85
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG        18 16 17 17 19 22 22 21 19 18 18 18 19 20 20 19 18 17 16 16
WIND SPD             3  4  5  5  4  4  3  3  4  9 10  9  9  9  8  6 10 11 12 12
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           22 28 31 28 30 44 26 20 20 20 10 10 16 21 33 36 51 59 62 76
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.09
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                              C  C  C
TSTMS                                                                   S  S  C
MIX HGT                     400   400   400   500   600   800  1000  1400  1300
T WIND DIR                    S    SW    SW    SW     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD                    6     6     6     6    12    13    13    17    18
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                           7     3     7    11    13    12    20    31    33
MAX LVORI                     5     6     6     5     4     5     5     4     4
STABILITY                     B     F     F     A     C     E     E     B     C
CEILING                   30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 26600 26600 23500 20800
PRESSURE                  30.01 30.01 30.01 30.03 30.01  30.0 29.97 29.98 29.93


Date          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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          74    80    71    78    70    79    70    80
TEMP          78 77 77 75 73 73 75 74 72 74 76 75 72 74 77 76
DEWPT         75 74 73 70 68 65 63 61 60 62 61 61 63 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH       92    84    86    60    70    58    76    61
RH            90 91 88 85 84 76 66 65 67 66 60 63 73 71 64 68
WIND DIR       S  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE  E  E
WIND SPD      10 10 13 19 18 18 17 14 12 12 12 10  6  8 10  9
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         70    70    30    10     5     5     5    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  L  L  L  C  S                              
TSTMS          C  C  S  S  S                                 

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VAZ064-292000-
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