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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

MDZ025-180800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

Date           05/17/26      Mon 05/18/26            Tue 05/19/26            Wed
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                      62          74          62          73          63
TEMP             66 64 63 62 64 70 72 73 70 66 65 63 65 69 72 72 69 66 65 64 66
DEWPT            61 61 61 62 63 63 63 63 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH                  100          69          97          69          93
RH               83 90 95 98 96 80 73 71 78 88 93 97 94 81 74 70 80 85 92 92 89
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     20 19 20 21 22 20 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 20 21 22
WIND SPD         10  8  8  5  4  5 11 13 13 14 13 11 10 12 14 16 16 17 14 13 12
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        35 42 38 39 27 12 18 22 25 22 43 19 12 13  8 10 16 20 11 17 13
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20           5           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  S                                                         
MIX HGT               300   300  1300  1300   400   400  1300  1300   500   500
T WIND DIR              S    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD              6     6     9    12    16    13    12    16    17    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     7     7    18    19    15    13    24    25    16    14
MAX LVORI               9     9     6     4     5     8     6     4     5     6
STABILITY               E     F     B     C     D     D     C     C     D     D
CEILING              8000  8000 12700 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 27700 30000
PRESSURE            30.13 30.13 30.18 30.17 30.17 30.17 30.19 30.13 30.09 30.06


Date           05/20Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26
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          75    59    65    55    63    57    66    59    68
TEMP          73 67 65 60 63 57 57 58 61 58 59 61 65 60 60 63 66 60
DEWPT         62 63 65 58 53 53 54 55 55 56 59 61 60 60 60 61 60 59
MIN/MAX RH       66   100    72    92    82   100    86   100    86
RH            68 82 97 87 75 83 89 89 82 94 99 98 88100 98100 88100
WIND DIR       S  S  W  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SE  S
WIND SPD      14 14  4 13 13 10  9 14 16 13 11 10 10  9  8  6  9  9
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         20    70    60    60    60    50    50    50    50
RAIN SHWRS        S  L  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                C  S  S  S                                    

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VAZ064-180800-
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