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Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >


	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Date           07/05/25      Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue
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                      73          83          76          83          77
TEMP             75 75 74 75 77 80 80 80 78 78 78 78 78 81 81 80 78 78 78 77 79
DEWPT            66 68 70 72 73 74 74 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
MAX/MIN RH                   94          80          95          83          97
RH               74 80 88 90 89 82 81 82 92 91 94 94 93 86 84 87 94 94 94 96 92
WIND DIR         SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 22
WIND SPD          8  6  6  4  6  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 12 12 10  9  9
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        25 17 44 35 42 35 29 26 30 35 53 53 56 57 60 62 71 68 62 61 48
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          10          30          40          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.05        0.06
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                      C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS                                           C  S     S  C  C  C  C  S      
MIX HGT               600   800  1900  1700  1200  1000  1600  1500  1000   800
T WIND DIR             SE     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD              8     9     8    12    13    12    20    20    13    11
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    10     9    27    27    13    22    42    41    14    13
MAX LVORI               6     8     5     5     6     6     5     5     6     6
STABILITY               F     F     B     C     E     D     D     D     D     D
CEILING             30000 30000  8900  9800  4700  4700  3100  1000  1000  1700
PRESSURE            30.12 30.09 30.09 30.06 30.04 30.02 30.04 30.02 30.01 30.01


Date           07/08Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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          85    76    84    74    84    74    83    75    83
TEMP          82 80 78 78 81 79 77 77 80 78 77 77 80 78 77 77 80 77
DEWPT         76 76 76 76 76 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 73
MIN/MAX RH       81    96    79    95    82    95    82    93    81
RH            82 89 95 95 85 87 95 91 83 90 95 94 84 88 91 91 84 87
WIND DIR       S  S SW  W  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW  S  S SW  S SE SE
WIND SPD      10 10  9  5  6  6  5  5  9  9  8  6  8  9  8  6 10  9
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR         30    50    40    50    50    60    50    50    30
RAIN SHWRS     S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS          S  C  C  S  C  C  C  S  S  S  C        C  C        S

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VAZ064-060800-
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