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

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

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                      57          49          61          53          66
TEMP             56 55 54 53 52 52 51 50 52 58 59 57 55 55 55 55 59 62 64 63 60
DEWPT            53 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 47 42 42 43 45 48 49 51 52 52 53 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                   80          89          53          85          68
RH               91 84 81 82 82 85 87 89 83 56 53 58 70 78 81 85 79 71 68 73 83
WIND DIR         NE NE  N NE NE NW NW NW  N  N  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     03 03 02 03 04 33 30 32 35 01 07 16 17 18 19 19 20 19 18 18 18
WIND SPD         20 17 14 10  5  4  5  9 10 10 10  9 10 10 11 11 14 17 19 19 20
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%)        83 91 94 94 69 18 21 12  7  6  3  3 18 19 16 29 26 36 61 69 96
VSBY              7  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                     80           5           0           0          20
QPF 12HR                   0.11           0           0           0        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  C  D  C                                            S  S  D
TSTMS                                                                         S
MIX HGT              1800  1500  1000  1500  3500  2200  1100  1600  1700  1500
T WIND DIR             NE     N    NW    NW     N     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD             27    12     8    10    11    10    14    19    26    23
SMOKE DISP             FR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    53    29     6    23    52    19    15    49    60    53
MAX LVORI               4     4     6     6     3     3     4     4     3     4
STABILITY               D     D     F     E     C     B     E     D     C     C
CEILING              3200  1000 12300 30000 30000 30000 26600  5500  6300 18000
PRESSURE            30.07 30.07 30.11 30.13 30.19 30.18 30.17 30.11 30.05 29.92


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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          57    66    54    67    56    71    59    72
TEMP          59 59 63 61 56 55 64 61 59 59 67 63 62 62 68 64
DEWPT         58 57 54 52 50 50 50 52 53 54 53 55 57 57 56 57
MAX/MIN RH      100    70    84    59    86    60    89    63
RH            97 95 73 74 81 82 61 71 82 83 62 76 85 85 65 78
WIND DIR       S  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      16  9  4  4  9 10  8  5  6  5 10  9  8  6  9  8
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR         90    30     5    10     0     5     5     0
RAIN SHWRS     D  D  C  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