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

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

Date             Fri 09/11/26            Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26
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                      79          72          80          73          82
TEMP             76 78 78 77 75 74 74 74 75 78 79 79 77 76 76 75 76 78 78 81 78
DEWPT            73 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 73 74 75 74 74 74 74 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH                   77          92          78          99          80
RH               91 85 80 78 83 86 88 89 88 81 80 83 91 97 95 98 96 87 85 81 89
WIND DIR         NW NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     33 03 04 05 07 08 10 09 10 11 12 12 13 16 19 22 24 24 25 23 23
WIND SPD          4  9 12 10  9  9 10 10 11 13 12 11 10 10  9  8  8  9  8  6  3
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        65 59 63 61 53 64 62 67 71 72 75 80 85 80 87 87 79 72 58 54 40
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          10          20          80          50
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.06           0        0.21        0.18
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  S                          S  S  C  C  D  D  C  C  C  C   
TSTMS                                              S  S  S              S  S   
MIX HGT              1600  1600  1300  1500  2000  1600  1100  1000  1500  1200
T WIND DIR              N    NE     E     E     E    SE     S     S    SW     W
T WIND SPD             13    14    12    16    17    16    14    12    12     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    30    29    12    30    35    28    15    15    21    13
MAX LVORI               5     4     5     5     4     5     6     7     5     6
STABILITY               D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D
CEILING              2400  1000  7200  7200  4000  2400  1700   300  1000  1700
PRESSURE            29.93 29.95 30.01 30.04 30.09 30.07 30.05 30.01 29.97 29.92


Date          Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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          72    81    68    76    70    79    72    80
TEMP          75 74 79 76 73 71 76 75 73 73 78 76 74 74 78 77
DEWPT         73 71 66 64 64 65 63 65 67 69 67 68 69 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH       98    61    88    64    90    70    90    75
RH            96 90 66 67 74 82 64 73 82 86 70 76 85 88 76 79
WIND DIR       W NW  N NE NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S
WIND SPD       3  8 11  9  9  8  9  8  5  3  8  8  6  4 10 11
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR          5     5     0     0     0     0     0    10

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VAZ064-112000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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