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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026

MDZ025-140800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
511 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026

Date           05/13/26      Thu 05/14/26            Fri 05/15/26            Sat
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                      57          65          53          67          57
TEMP             62 59 58 58 59 62 64 64 60 57 55 54 56 62 65 66 63 59 59 59 62
DEWPT            55 57 58 58 56 52 50 48 47 47 47 47 47 47 48 51 52 52 53 54 55
MAX/MIN RH                  100          56          75          54          88
RH               78 93100 99 93 70 61 57 62 68 73 75 73 58 54 58 67 78 82 86 79
WIND DIR          S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     17 17 20 32 32 32 31 29 30 30 29 30 30 30 29 29 26 23 22 22 21
WIND SPD         17 14 10  5 10 11 11 13 12 13 14 14 16 11 10 10  5  5  6  5  5
CLOUDS           B1 SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        52 45 73 75 73 46 20 23 18 15 11 27 24 33 36 26 23 21 16 31 25
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          40           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  C                                                
TSTMS                   S                                                      
MIX HGT               500   900  2100  2500  3300  3500  4500  3300   400   400
T WIND DIR              S     W    NW    NW    NW    NW    NW     W    SW    SW
T WIND SPD             13     9    18    17    20    20    18    11     9     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    GD    GD    FR    PR    PR
ADI                    14    28    44    46    32    76    76    57     8     9
MAX LVORI               7    10     4     2     3     3     1     3     5     6
STABILITY               D     E     C     C     D     D     C     C     F     F
CEILING             14800  8300  5500 30000  4000  3200  3200 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.84 29.73 29.76 29.76 29.84 29.84 29.92 29.95 30.04 30.09


Date           05/16Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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          71    62    75    62    72    61    73    63    74
TEMP          68 64 64 66 71 67 64 65 69 63 63 66 70 65 65 66 72 65
DEWPT         54 57 59 60 60 60 61 62 60 60 61 63 62 61 63 63 62 62
MIN/MAX RH       62    88    72    94    78    99    82    97    81
RH            63 78 84 85 72 84 92 90 80 91 99 96 84 91 96 93 81 91
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      11 13 12  9  8  6  3  3  9  9 10  8 12 16 13 10 13 14
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0    10     5    10     0     0     0     5    20
RAIN SHWRS                                                        S

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VAZ064-140800-
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