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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

MDZ025-282000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Date             Tue 04/28/26            Wed 04/29/26            Thu 04/30/26
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                      56          50          60          52          62
TEMP             50 54 54 54 53 53 54 54 54 56 57 57 55 56 57 54 54 57 60 60 57
DEWPT            45 44 44 44 44 45 47 48 49 49 48 49 52 55 57 54 50 48 44 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                   67          84          72         100          52
RH               83 70 69 69 71 75 77 80 84 75 72 77 90 96 99 99 87 71 57 53 56
WIND DIR          N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG     35 06 08 10 11 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 16 22 29 31 31 31 31 31
WIND SPD          3  3  5  5  4  4  4  5  8 10 12 13 16 13 11 13 14 14 13 13 11
CLOUDS           FW B1 B1 OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        19 58 69 88 52 50 51 61 57 91 96 95 97 97 85 78 67 36 21 17 14
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  4  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10           5          60         100          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.11        0.45        0.01
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                      L  L  D  D  C  C  S  S         
TSTMS                                                 C                        
MIX HGT               800   900   700   600   800   600   600  1200  2800  3200
T WIND DIR              E    SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE     W    NW    NW
T WIND SPD              3     4     9     8    12    14    18    18    27    24
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    GD
ADI                     4     5     7     9    16    17    18    41    81    88
MAX LVORI               4     3     4     5     4     5     5     7     4     2
STABILITY               A     B     E     E     C     D     D     D     C     C
CEILING             15900  9700  4700  4000 17100  5600  1800   300  5500  9600
PRESSURE            30.19 30.12 30.05 30.01 29.98 29.86 29.81 29.73 29.76 29.78


Date          Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26
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          48    60    48    54    45    58    50    62
TEMP          51 50 58 56 52 50 52 50 48 48 56 54 52 53 60 57
DEWPT         39 40 41 45 46 44 43 43 42 42 37 41 45 46 45 47
MAX/MIN RH       71    52    81    70    83    48    81    58
RH            65 67 52 66 80 80 72 77 82 79 49 59 77 78 60 69
WIND DIR      NW NW SW SW  W NE NE  N NW NW  W  W SW  W SW  S
WIND SPD      10  8 10  5  4  6 10 10  9 10 11  8  8  8 11 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR          0    10    40    50    30     5     5    10
RAIN SHWRS                 C  C  C  C  C                     

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VAZ064-282000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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