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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

MDZ025-232000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date             Thu 07/23/26            Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26
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                      79          71          79          71          78
TEMP             72 75 77 77 74 73 73 72 73 76 77 77 75 73 73 72 72 76 77 77 75
DEWPT            68 67 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 68 67 67 65 65
MIN/MAX RH                   68          80          64          88          67
RH               88 76 70 69 76 78 77 77 76 66 65 66 71 78 80 85 86 74 71 67 73
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG     02 03 04 06 06 05 05 04 05 06 06 06 06 07 06 05 04 05 06 06 05
WIND SPD         12 12 12 10  9  6  6  9 10 11 11 11 10  9  6  8  9 10 10  9  8
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        75 74 66 42 41 24 14 17 11 49 68 43 68 78 72 65 61 56 54 44 49
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           5           5          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT              2100  2000  1600  2200  3000  3000  2100  1900  2900  2900
T WIND DIR             NE    NE    NE    NE    NE     E     E    NE    NE    NE
T WIND SPD             16    16    13    17    16    14    14    17    19    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR
ADI                    35    40    10    48    51    44    21    40    60    51
MAX LVORI               4     4     4     4     3     3     4     4     4     3
STABILITY               D     C     E     E     C     D     D     D     D     C
CEILING              5500  6300  5500  8000  7200  6300  4700  1700  1000  5300
PRESSURE            30.09 30.09 30.12 30.12 30.15 30.12 30.11 30.09 30.09 30.04


Date          Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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          70    79    71    80    74    82    74    81
TEMP          71 72 77 73 72 73 78 76 76 76 80 78 75 75 79 77
DEWPT         65 66 64 64 66 68 69 70 71 73 74 74 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH       86    61    84    73    93    80    94    79
RH            81 83 65 73 81 84 74 80 85 91 83 87 93 90 82 86
WIND DIR       N  N  E SE SW SW  S  S SW SW  S  S SW  W SW SW
WIND SPD       4  5  8  5  4  4  8 10 11 10 13 12 11  9  8  5
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5    10    10    20    40    60    20
RAIN SHWRS                             S        C  L  C  S  S
TSTMS                                  S        C  C  S     S

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VAZ064-232000-
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