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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

MDZ025-292000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date             Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26
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                      73          63          72          67          75
TEMP             64 69 72 72 68 66 66 65 65 69 71 71 69 68 68 67 68 72 74 74 72
DEWPT            61 63 63 63 63 63 62 63 64 64 65 64 65 65 65 66 67 66 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   72          96          79          99          75
RH               91 82 75 74 83 89 89 94 97 85 82 80 87 89 92 97 96 82 76 78 80
WIND DIR          W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     28 27 23 23 25 26 26 28 30 21 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 20
WIND SPD          3  3  4  5  3  3  3  3  2  2  6  9  8  9  8  9  8 10 10 11 12
CLOUDS           SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        40 52 87 53 36 17 27 22 11 12 43 47 53 44 56 48 49 38 29 26 27
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT              1200  1200   400   300   900   700   400   500   700   600
T WIND DIR              W     W     W    NW    NE     S     S     S    SW     S
T WIND SPD              6     4     3     1     2     4     4     6    10    12
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    10     8     2     2     2     6     5     9    13    14
MAX LVORI               5     5     7     9     6     6     7     9     6     4
STABILITY               D     D     F     F     B     C     D     D     C     D
CEILING              4700  3600  6300  5500 30000 19300 23500 23500 17100 12700
PRESSURE            30.01 30.01 30.04 30.06 30.10 30.07 30.09 30.09 30.11 30.06


Date          Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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          68    76    67    72    65    70    62    66
TEMP          70 69 74 74 70 68 69 69 67 67 67 68 66 62 63 64
DEWPT         66 67 67 67 67 66 65 62 64 65 65 62 62 60 55 51
MAX/MIN RH       97    76    96    79    96    83    95    63
RH            87 96 78 80 89 94 87 79 89 96 93 82 88 92 75 63
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  S SW  N NE NE  E SE  S  S NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD      11 10 10 11 10  9 12 14 11 12 13 14 10 13 13 13
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR          0     0     5    10    40    60    50    30
RAIN SHWRS                             C  C  L  C  C  C  C  S

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VAZ064-292000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
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