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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

MDZ025-312000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

Date             Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26
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                      80          73          81          74          82
TEMP             72 76 79 79 77 75 74 73 74 78 80 80 78 76 75 74 75 79 81 81 79
DEWPT            69 70 70 70 71 71 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 73 72 73 73 72 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH                   73          95          76          97          76
RH               90 79 75 74 81 88 92 93 93 82 78 77 80 89 90 95 93 80 78 80 85
WIND DIR         NW SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S
WIND DIR DEG     33 12 16 16 17 19 20 21 19 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 15 16
WIND SPD          3  3  5  6  8  8  6  4  4  6 10 11 11 12 11  9  9 10 11 12 14
CLOUDS           SC FW SC SC FW SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2
CLOUDS(%)        41 12 28 38 12 29  4 12 20 49 47 46 40 54 53 56 48 46 46 42 70
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                     10           0           5           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                                    L
TSTMS                                                                         C
MIX HGT              1100   700   600   600   900  1000  1200  1400  1600  1500
T WIND DIR              N    SE     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD              3     5     8     5     9    14    16    18    18    19
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     6     7     6     5    11    18    16    33    42    41
MAX LVORI               6     4     6     8     5     4     5     5     4     4
STABILITY               A     B     E     F     B     C     D     D     C     C
CEILING              5500  3300  4000 30000 26600 26600 23500 20800 23500 23500
PRESSURE            29.96 29.94 29.95 29.94 29.97 29.94 29.93 29.92 29.93 29.88


Date          Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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    82    73    81    74    82    74    82
TEMP          76 77 80 78 75 75 79 77 76 76 80 78 76 76 81 78
DEWPT         75 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 75 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH      100    84    99    85    97    86   100    84
RH            96 96 87 90 98 98 86 90 95 97 88 88 97100 89 90
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      16 14 13 11 10  5  9  9  6  5 10 11 10  8 10 11
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR         60    70    50    40    20    20    20    20
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
TSTMS          C  C  S  C  C  S     S  S  S     S  S  S     S

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VAZ064-312000-
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