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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Date           08/26/26      Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26            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                      75          80          73          80          72
TEMP             76 76 76 76 77 78 79 78 76 76 75 74 75 78 79 79 77 75 75 73 74
DEWPT            69 70 71 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   87          82          97          80          94
RH               79 81 85 87 87 86 84 83 90 91 94 96 94 83 81 83 87 90 92 94 91
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  S  S  S SW  W  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     17 17 17 18 17 17 16 16 17 19 22 24 24 28 17 18 18 21 27 34 01
WIND SPD         10 12 11 10  9  9 10 10  9  9  6  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  3  4  5
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        61 65 70 68 53 50 47 35 34 39 42 63 56 44 65 65 69 77 80 75 73
VSBY             10 10 10 10  9 10  9  9  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          10          20          50          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02        0.11        0.05
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                       S  S        S  S     S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C   
TSTMS                            S  S        S  S           S  S  S            
MIX HGT              1100  1100  1800  1800   900   900  1600  1500  1000   900
T WIND DIR              S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW     S    SW    NW
T WIND SPD             13    10    16    13     8     8    10     9    13     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    15    13    39    38     8    11    24    23     9     6
MAX LVORI               4     5     4     6     7     7     5     6     6     8
STABILITY               D     D     C     C     E     E     A     C     F     E
CEILING             23500 14800 10400  7700 30000  4000 15400  4700  3700  6900
PRESSURE            30.05 30.03 30.04 30.01 29.97 29.96 30.01 29.98 30.02 30.03


Date           08/29Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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          79    73    82    75    85    76    86    77    87
TEMP          78 76 75 75 79 78 76 77 83 81 78 78 83 80 78 78 84 81
DEWPT         71 71 72 72 72 72 74 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH       77    93    74    96    71    94    71    94    70
RH            79 85 90 92 79 82 93 92 76 83 92 91 77 85 91 91 75 81
WIND DIR      NE  E  E  E SE  S SW SW SW  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       9  5  4  3  8  9  9  6 10 10  9  5  9 10 10  8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR         10     5     5     0     5     5     5    10     5

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VAZ064-270800-
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