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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

MDZ025-112000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date             Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26
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                      81          73          80          73          79
TEMP             77 79 80 79 77 76 75 74 75 77 78 79 77 75 74 74 75 77 78 77 76
DEWPT            74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 69 68 66 66 67 66 66 67 66 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   82          94          64          78          66
RH               91 84 82 82 87 90 92 92 87 75 71 64 69 76 77 78 77 69 66 67 71
WIND DIR          W SW SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     28 22 14 04 04 05 04 04 06 06 07 07 08 09 10 09 08 09 09 09 09
WIND SPD          4  3  3  4  6  9  9 11 12 14 16 13 13 13 11 11 12 10 11 10  8
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        64 74 76 71 64 84 87 83 57 63 53 67 70 64 58 67 64 60 62 59 63
VSBY              7  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     60          20           5           0           5
QPF 12HR                   0.21        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C  C  L  C  S  S                                             
TSTMS             S  S  C  C  S                                                
MIX HGT              1100   700  1000  1700  2400  2300  2400  2300  2800  2700
T WIND DIR             NW     E    NE    NE     E     E     E     E     E     E
T WIND SPD              3     3     6    12    20    21    19    20    18    16
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    FR    FR
ADI                     7     5     8    28    51    50    27    42    55    52
MAX LVORI               6     6     6     6     4     3     3     3     3     3
STABILITY               B     C     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     C
CEILING              3100  3300  6300  3200   300  5500  7200 10500  1700  7200
PRESSURE            29.92 29.90 29.95 29.98 30.06 30.12 30.15 30.13 30.18 30.15


Date          Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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          72    81    75    87    78    88    77    85
TEMP          74 74 80 78 76 77 84 82 80 80 84 82 79 78 82 80
DEWPT         67 68 67 70 72 73 74 75 74 74 73 73 73 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH       82    65    90    67    85    66    83    66
RH            78 80 66 76 87 89 72 77 83 81 71 74 82 82 70 77
WIND DIR       E NE  S  S SW  W SW SW SW  W SW  S SW  W SE  S
WIND SPD       3  3  6 10 10  9 10 11 10  6  8  8  8  6 10  8
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     0     0     5    10    20
RAIN SHWRS                                               S  S
TSTMS                                                    S  S

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VAZ064-112000-
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