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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Date           10/16/25      Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun
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                      47          62          52          65          60
TEMP             58 55 52 50 48 55 59 61 59 56 54 53 53 60 63 64 63 62 62 61 62
DEWPT            39 40 39 39 39 40 39 37 40 42 43 44 45 44 44 46 49 51 53 55 56
MAX/MIN RH                   72          41          76          49          85
RH               50 57 61 67 73 56 46 41 50 60 66 70 75 55 50 53 60 69 75 83 82
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     34 35 35 34 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 34 23 17 18 18 19 19 20
WIND SPD         18 19 18 17 16 13 12 11 10 10  9  6  6  4  3  5  6  9 11 12 13
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         2  1  1  2  0  1  2  1  1  2  3 14 29 36 49 38 23 14 15 23 32
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           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT              2400  1800  3400  3700  1600   900  2000  1900  1200  1300
T WIND DIR              N     N     N     N     N     N    NW     S     S     S
T WIND SPD             26    23    18    16    13    10     6     8    12    17
SMOKE DISP             GD    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    41    35    41    58    18    12    14    17    13    28
MAX LVORI               2     3     3     2     3     4     3     3     4     4
STABILITY               D     D     D     D     E     E     B     B     E     D
CEILING             30000 30000 30000 14800 23500  9800  8000 11700  6700  9800
PRESSURE            29.97 29.98 30.03  30.0 30.01 30.02 30.09 30.06 30.07 30.04


Date           10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
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          70    57    65    55    67    56    63    52    63
TEMP          69 68 64 58 64 62 58 57 65 64 63 57 61 59 56 53 61 59
DEWPT         57 61 58 50 47 47 48 49 50 55 55 51 45 45 45 46 45 46
MIN/MAX RH       64    83    54    74    58    84    54    77    55
RH            67 80 81 76 55 59 67 72 58 73 77 82 56 60 66 76 57 62
WIND DIR       S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW NW  W NW NW NW  W SW
WIND SPD      18 21 20 18 17 13 12 10 14 14 16 14 16 13 12 10 12 11
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR         10    60    20     5     5    30    20     5     5
RAIN SHWRS           L  C  S                 C  C  S               

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VAZ064-170800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025
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