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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

MDZ025-050800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

Date           08/04/26      Wed 08/05/26            Thu 08/06/26            Fri
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                      74          82          76          84          77
TEMP             77 76 75 74 75 79 81 82 80 78 78 77 78 81 83 83 81 79 78 77 78
DEWPT            74 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH                  100          82          99          79          96
RH               90 96100100100 90 85 84 86 95 96 98 96 84 80 80 86 92 93 94 93
WIND DIR          E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     07 10 14 13 15 17 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD          6  5  5  5  6  9 11 11 11 12 11 10  9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10  9
CLOUDS           B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        85 91 66 74 57 58 38 42 37 19 11 10 10 14  7  6  5 16 10 13 11
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          30           5           0           5
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.02           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  C  S                                             
TSTMS                   S  S  S  S                                             
MIX HGT               600   700   800   900  1000   900  1100  1000   800   500
T WIND DIR              E    SE     S     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD              5     4     8    11    12    11    13    14    13    11
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     7     4    11    11    13    15    21    21    13    12
MAX LVORI               9     9     9     5     6     8     5     5     5     6
STABILITY               E     E     C     C     D     E     C     C     D     E
CEILING               300   300  1900 10300 11700  8900  5900 30000 30000  4000
PRESSURE            30.07 30.09 30.13 30.12 30.11 30.14 30.18 30.14 30.13 30.13


Date           08/07Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26
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          85    76    85    75    84    76    85    77    87
TEMP          84 80 78 79 83 80 77 77 82 80 77 77 83 81 78 78 86 81
DEWPT         76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH       75    95    80    97    77    95    75    94    69
RH            78 88 94 94 83 85 95 95 81 84 91 94 78 82 90 91 74 78
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD      11 14 11 10 12 14 10  8  9  9  9  5 10 10 10 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR          5    30    10    30    10     5     5    10    10
RAIN SHWRS           C           C                                 
TSTMS                C           S                                 

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VAZ064-050800-
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