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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

MDZ025-140800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

Date           04/13/26      Tue 04/14/26            Wed 04/15/26            Thu
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                      55          67          58          68          59
TEMP             59 58 57 57 57 63 66 66 63 61 60 59 60 65 67 67 65 62 61 60 61
DEWPT            52 52 52 52 52 53 53 52 52 53 53 53 53 55 54 54 54 54 54 54 54
MAX/MIN RH                   84          60          83          61          81
RH               78 80 83 84 83 71 63 62 67 76 79 81 80 70 63 63 68 76 79 79 79
WIND DIR          S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     20 21 22 23 23 23 20 19 20 21 21 22 23 22 20 20 19 21 22 22 22
WIND SPD         12 11 10  9  8  9 11 13 12 11 10  9  9  8 10 11 11 10 10  9  9
CLOUDS           B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        58 32 16 25 27 15 25 18  8 15 21 25 16 16 21 33 40 42 34 38 47
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           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               400   400   500   400   500   400   800   700   700   700
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD             13    11    11    13    12    10    10    11    13    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    14    11    11    13    13    11    12    11    13    15
MAX LVORI               5     5     4     3     4     5     4     3     4     4
STABILITY               D     E     B     C     D     E     B     C     E     E
CEILING             20200  8000  6300 10800 18200 17100 30000 30000 20800 26600
PRESSURE            30.09 30.06 30.10 30.03 30.01 29.98 30.01 29.97 29.95 29.92


Date           04/16Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26
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          69    60    69    55    66    56    68    45    55
TEMP          68 62 62 61 67 63 58 58 62 58 58 59 64 59 50 46 54 52
DEWPT         54 54 55 55 54 54 54 54 53 52 54 56 54 49 40 35 32 35
MIN/MAX RH       59    80    61    89    66    90    63    76    44
RH            60 77 78 79 63 73 86 86 72 83 88 88 69 71 68 66 45 52
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S  W  N  E SE  S SW SW  W NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD      10 13 13  9  9  4  4  3  9 10 11 11 13 12 13 14 11  9
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR          0     5    10     0     0    10    40    40    10
RAIN SHWRS                                            C  C  S      

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VAZ064-140800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026
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