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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

MDZ025-122000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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          74          82          72          80
TEMP             75 77 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 79 81 80 78 76 75 74 74 77 79 78 73
DEWPT            69 71 72 73 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 72 71 68 65 62 60
MIN/MAX RH                   80          98          78          98          57
RH               82 83 83 86 90 98 98 97 93 87 80 79 87 93 94 95 91 74 62 57 65
WIND DIR          E  E SE  E SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     09 11 12 11 12 14 17 19 21 23 24 22 24 26 27 28 32 35 00 00 00
WIND SPD         11 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  5  3  4  5  9 12 12 12 12
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        59 60 69 82 88 90 82 83 83 65 55 41 30 13 10 17 41 57 54 30  9
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10          70          60           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.12        0.10           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                    C  C  L  L  L  C  S                    S         
TSTMS                         C  C  C  S  S  S  S                              
MIX HGT              1900  1500   800   900  1200  1100   600   800  3400  4200
T WIND DIR              E     E     S     S    SW    SW    SW    NW     N     N
T WIND SPD             16    14    14    17    17    12    10    10    18    19
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    GD
ADI                    31    25    16    22    25    20     5    13    47    52
MAX LVORI               4     5     5     5     5     5     9     9     4     3
STABILITY               D     D     D     D     D     C     F     F     D     D
CEILING              2400  1000  1700  1000  1000  6300  6600 30000  6300 11700
PRESSURE            30.09 30.06 30.03 29.97 29.96 29.85 29.86 29.85 29.93 30.01


Date          Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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          67    76    67    76    69    79    71    80
TEMP          70 70 76 72 69 70 75 73 73 72 78 76 74 73 78 76
DEWPT         60 62 58 61 62 64 62 64 66 68 67 69 71 71 69 69
MAX/MIN RH       80    54    86    63    87    69    95    73
RH            69 77 54 68 78 82 63 72 80 86 70 79 91 93 75 79
WIND DIR       N NE NE  E  E NE  E SE SE  S  S  S SW NW  E  E
WIND SPD      13 10 10  9  3  3  6  5  4  3  9  9  8  6 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     0     0     0    10    10

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VAZ064-122000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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