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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

MDZ025-032000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
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                      86          77          87          76          84
TEMP             79 85 85 85 81 78 79 79 79 84 86 86 83 79 78 77 78 81 83 83 79
DEWPT            75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 75 74 75
MIN/MAX RH                   71          89          67          89          74
RH               87 74 73 72 83 88 85 85 86 75 69 69 75 85 86 89 89 79 77 75 89
WIND DIR          W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG     26 23 18 20 21 21 23 26 28 19 18 19 20 20 22 20 15 11 14 14 14
WIND SPD          6  3  8 10 10  9  8  6  3  3  8 10 10  8  5  3  4  5  9 10 10
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         3  2 10  7  3 12 29 10  4  8 11 22 54 54 49 41 39 32 23 27 58
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           0          20          30          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                         S  C  C                    C
TSTMS                                              S  C  S                    C
MIX HGT               400   400   400   400   500   700   600   500   900   700
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    SW     W    SW     S     S     S    SE     S
T WIND SPD              5    10    10     5     3    11     9    10    13     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     7    11    11     6     7    13    10    13    21    11
MAX LVORI               4     5     5     6     5     4     5     6     4     5
STABILITY               A     C     E     F     A     B     D     E     B     C
CEILING             30000 21600 30000 15900 30000 21800 30000  5500  6300 30000
PRESSURE            30.02 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.88 29.94 29.92


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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          75    85    75    83    74    83    74    84
TEMP          77 77 82 80 76 76 81 79 75 75 80 79 76 75 81 80
DEWPT         75 76 77 76 75 75 75 73 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 72
MAX/MIN RH      100    83    98    76    92    72    89    71
RH            96 99 87 89 95 96 83 83 90 90 78 78 86 88 77 78
WIND DIR      SE  S  S SE  S SW  S SE NW  N  E  E  S  N SE  S
WIND SPD       8  6 10 10  8  5 10 10  8  8  9  8  4  3  8  8
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         40    30    50    40    40    20    10    10
RAIN SHWRS     C  S  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  S  S  S            
TSTMS          C        S  C  S  S  C  S  S     S            

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VAZ064-032000-
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