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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

MDZ025-300800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Date           04/29/26      Thu 04/30/26            Fri 05/01/26            Sat
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                      53          63          49          59          51
TEMP             54 55 56 56 56 59 62 62 59 56 53 50 50 56 57 57 54 53 52 51 53
DEWPT            49 51 54 55 53 51 49 48 47 45 43 42 41 38 40 41 43 46 46 47 49
MAX/MIN RH                   97          61          74          50          89
RH               82 85 95 95 90 75 64 61 66 67 70 74 71 52 53 54 69 77 79 87 87
WIND DIR         SE SE  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S SE NE
WIND DIR DEG     14 15 18 28 31 31 30 31 30 32 32 32 33 32 18 19 18 19 19 14 06
WIND SPD         14 14 12 11 12 11 10  9  8 10 11 10 10  6  8 10 10  9  6  5  5
CLOUDS           B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        83 91 85 77 61 63 13  8 19 16 15 15 23 25 18 21 42 62 72 86 86
VSBY             10  9  7  8 10 10  9  9  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                     90           5           0           5          40
QPF 12HR                   0.14           0           0           0        0.01
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C  D  C                                         S  S  C  C  C
TSTMS             C  C                                                         
MIX HGT               600  1100  2100  2000   800  1200  3500  2800   600   800
T WIND DIR              S     W    NW    NW    NW     N    NW     S     S     E
T WIND SPD             23    16    13    11    16    19    11    11    10     6
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    23    22    31    30    19    26    48    34    12     7
MAX LVORI               5     5     4     3     3     4     3     3     4     6
STABILITY               D     D     D     B     E     D     B     B     D     E
CEILING              4700  2200  1700 12700  6000  7200 20800 17100 10800  5500
PRESSURE            29.80 29.70 29.76 29.76 29.82 29.89 29.98 29.95 29.98 29.95


Date           05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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          55    46    58    50    61    55    64    54    64
TEMP          53 51 49 48 56 54 51 54 59 56 56 58 62 59 56 56 61 59
DEWPT         47 47 45 41 35 40 45 47 44 47 50 52 50 52 52 51 51 52
MIN/MAX RH       79    89    45    83    57    84    63    86    66
RH            81 85 86 78 46 61 78 78 59 71 79 81 64 77 85 84 68 79
WIND DIR       E  N NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      10  6 10 10 11  5  8  8 13 13 12 10 12 11 10  9 11 14
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         70    40     0     0     5    10    10    10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  L  C                                             

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VAZ064-300800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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