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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026

MDZ025-190900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026

Date           01/18/26      Mon 01/19/26            Tue 01/20/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      26          40          22          31          22
TEMP             34 30 29 27 28 35 39 39 37 34 29 26 23 27 31 31 28 25 24 23 25
DEWPT            33 27 22 19 19 22 22 24 24 20 15 13 12  9  9  8  8  8  9  9 11
MAX/MIN RH                   96          50          64          37          54
RH               96 85 76 70 69 59 51 53 58 57 57 60 61 46 39 37 42 48 51 54 54
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE
WIND DIR DEG     32 32 31 29 26 23 24 24 26 30 32 32 32 30 29 29 31 33 34 35 06
WIND SPD         17 16 12 10  8 12 16 16 13 14 14 13 11 11 10 10  6  5  4  4  5
CLOUDS           OV SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)        92 44  7  6  6  6  4  8  6 20 32 18 12  8  5  6  3  3  3  5  6
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.05           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN              S                                                            
SNOW              C                                                            
MIX HGT              2100  2000  3400  3800  2600  2500  4500  4700  2600  1500
T WIND DIR             NW     W    SW     W    NW    NW    NW     W    NW     N
T WIND SPD             23    14    21    23    21    20    17    18    12     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    FR    FR    GD    GD    PR    PR
ADI                    30    29    67    70    33    38    56    71    11    10
MAX LVORI               4     3     3     2     2     3     1     2     2     3
STABILITY               D     E     D     D     D     D     D     D     F     F
CEILING              1000 30000 30000 30000 28300 13100 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.88 29.93 30.02 30.01 30.14 30.26 30.34 30.36 30.48 30.52


Date           01/21Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          42    36    45    26    39    30    45    27    33
TEMP          38 39 39 41 44 39 31 26 35 36 35 34 42 38 33 28 30 25
DEWPT         20 28 30 33 34 29 19 16 15 22 25 25 23 33 31 25 18 15
MIN/MAX RH       47    73    65    67    43    74    45    93    59
RH            48 65 69 73 66 67 59 64 43 56 67 70 48 81 92 91 62 65
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW  W SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD      12 16 14 11 10 10 11 10  8  9 11 12 11 11 14 17 17 18
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR          0    20    30    10     5    10    30    40    50
RAIN                    S  C  S                    C  C  C  C      
SNOW                          S                       C  C  C  C  C

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VAZ064-190900-
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