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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date           05/08/26      Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon
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                      54          65          56          69          55
TEMP             59 57 56 55 56 61 64 64 61 59 58 57 58 64 67 68 63 59 57 56 56
DEWPT            46 48 51 53 55 55 56 57 58 58 58 57 58 59 58 58 57 58 57 56 56
MAX/MIN RH                   97          76         100          70         100
RH               63 74 84 93 96 82 76 80 89 98100100100 82 72 72 81 96100100100
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  N
WIND DIR DEG     19 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 19 21 22 22 19 17 18 18 18 19 21 34
WIND SPD         14 16 16 13 12 16 16 16 14 10  8  6  4  5 10 11 10  9  6  6  8
CLOUDS           CL FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%)         5 17 30 41 25 55 51 51 40 31 24 36 42 24 26 22 29 37 58 69 95
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                      0          30          10           0          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.06
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          C  C                                C  C  D
TSTMS                                  S                                       
MIX HGT               500   500   700   600   400   300   500   500   400   700
T WIND DIR              S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    NW
T WIND SPD             17    16    21    18    16     9     9    11     9    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    16    16    27    25    16    10    11    12     9    21
MAX LVORI               4     6     5     4     8     9     8     4     9     9
STABILITY               D     D     C     C     D     E     B     C     E     E
CEILING             14900 14800 18200  6300  7200 26600 23500 17100  9500  8000
PRESSURE            29.95 29.93 29.93 29.84 29.86 29.89 29.96 29.93 29.94 29.94


Date           05/11Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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          62    49    62    52    63    54    64    52    64
TEMP          61 55 52 50 59 57 54 56 60 59 58 57 62 58 55 55 61 58
DEWPT         54 49 47 43 39 42 46 49 49 52 55 54 52 52 51 51 50 50
MIN/MAX RH       71    86    46    78    66    94    70    90    64
RH            77 80 83 76 48 59 73 77 67 78 90 90 72 78 88 86 66 74
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD      13 12 11 12 10  4  4  8 16 16 11  8  9  9  8  9 10  5
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         90    20     0     0    40    70    40    20    10
RAIN SHWRS     D  D  S                    C  L  L  C  C  S         
TSTMS                                        S                     

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VAZ064-090800-
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