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

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

Date             Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26
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                      82          71          79          72          82
TEMP             76 79 80 79 76 74 74 73 73 76 79 77 75 74 74 73 75 78 80 80 78
DEWPT            74 74 73 72 72 73 72 71 72 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 72
MIN/MAX RH                   76         100          72          91          70
RH               96 86 81 80 86 94 94 94 96 81 73 77 82 86 87 91 86 76 71 74 82
WIND DIR         SW  S  S  E  S  W  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     21 19 17 11 16 28 34 01 03 03 04 06 07 09 10 10 10 12 15 17 18
WIND SPD          4  4  4  4  3  2  3  8 10 10 10 10  6  5  4  3  3  4  6  9  8
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)        78 75 83 85 79 70 81 82 74 65 55 56 78 42 37 32 24 14 16 22 32
VSBY              7  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     60          10           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.31           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  C  L  C                                                   
TSTMS             S  S  C  C                                                   
MIX HGT               600   500   800  1300  1900  1700  1300  1300  1500  1500
T WIND DIR             SW     E    NE     N    NE    NE     E    SE    SE     S
T WIND SPD              6     2     3    11    13     9     5     4     6    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     6     3     4    23    31    22     7     6    20    25
MAX LVORI               6     6     9     7     4     4     6     7     4     4
STABILITY               C     C     F     E     C     C     E     F     A     B
CEILING              1000  2400  5400  7900 26100 30000 30000 30000   300  6300
PRESSURE            29.98 29.98 30.02 30.05 30.14 30.15 30.17 30.17 30.19 30.13


Date          Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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          75    86    76    86    77    86    76    86
TEMP          76 77 83 80 77 77 83 81 78 78 83 82 78 78 84 81
DEWPT         74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 73 73
MAX/MIN RH       96    70    94    72    94    72    91    70
RH            91 93 74 82 90 94 78 82 89 91 76 81 88 89 71 78
WIND DIR      SW  W  S  S SW SW  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD       8  4  6  5  5  3  8 10 10  8  9 10  9  8  8  6
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5     5    10    10    10    30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                         C  S  S  S
TSTMS                                              S         

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VAZ064-282000-
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