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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

MDZ025-162000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date             Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26
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                      72          67          77          71          83
TEMP             67 70 70 71 70 69 69 69 71 74 74 74 73 72 73 73 76 78 82 81 79
DEWPT            57 56 58 60 63 65 66 67 68 68 68 68 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 71
MIN/MAX RH                   62          99          79          94          72
RH               69 62 67 71 77 86 92 94 92 84 82 82 86 92 92 92 84 79 73 74 78
WIND DIR          N  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     01 07 12 14 15 14 13 15 14 19 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23
WIND SPD          8  6 10 10 10 10 10  6  8  8 11 10 12 12 12 13 14 18 19 17 14
CLOUDS           B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)        54 46 59 46 64 71 70 82 72 35 32 17 55 38 27 34 28 25 23 29 62
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          30          10           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.02           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          C                                         C
TSTMS                                                                         S
MIX HGT              2000  1500   800   700  1700  1600   700   900  1800  1800
T WIND DIR             NE    SE     E    NE    SE     S     S     S    SW    SW
T WIND SPD              6     8     5     5     4    11    16    19    23    14
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    18    15     7     7    20    23    18    24    52    46
MAX LVORI               3     4     6     9     6     5     5     5     4     4
STABILITY               C     C     D     D     B     C     D     D     C     C
CEILING              6300 11700  3700  4700 20800 25200   300 12700 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.92 29.85 29.84 29.78 29.79 29.77 29.77 29.72 29.70 29.68


Date          Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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          73    77    69    80    68    81    71    81
TEMP          78 75 75 74 71 70 78 75 71 71 78 75 73 73 76 75
DEWPT         71 68 67 67 65 62 59 61 60 60 61 64 67 67 68 69
MAX/MIN RH       83    74    88    50    72    55    83    73
RH            79 81 74 78 82 74 54 61 69 68 58 68 81 82 76 80
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW SW  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11  8  8  6  8  8 10  8  8  5  9  9  8  8 13 13
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR         50    60    30     0     0     5    20    30
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  L  L  C                          S  C  C
TSTMS          S        C                                   S

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VAZ064-162000-
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