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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

MDZ025-130800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date           03/12/26      Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun
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                      34          48          43          51          43
TEMP             38 39 37 36 37 42 44 46 47 47 48 46 44 49 51 50 46 44 44 43 44
DEWPT            31 29 27 26 26 28 31 34 38 38 39 37 35 34 32 33 33 34 35 35 35
MAX/MIN RH                   76          56          73          48          74
RH               76 69 67 68 64 57 60 63 70 72 71 72 71 57 48 52 60 67 70 74 70
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SE  E  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     31 31 32 31 21 18 19 19 21 22 23 25 27 29 29 28 11 11 10 10 10
WIND SPD         12 13 11 10  4 13 20 25 21 19 14 12 12 10  9  8  3  4  6  9 12
CLOUDS           SC CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        47  4  5  7 16 27 23 30 38 21 27 37 52 54 44 40 61 70 54 39 29
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                                                                           
SNOW                                                                           
MIX HGT              1700   700  2900  2800  2200  1100  1800  1600   500  1200
T WIND DIR             NW    NW     S     S    SW    SW     W    NW    NE     E
T WIND SPD             13     6    18    35    23    13    13     8     4     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    18    12    67    82    44    16    37    31     6    19
MAX LVORI               3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     4
STABILITY               D     E     D     D     D     D     C     B     E     D
CEILING             30000 30000 13800 15900 20800 18200 20800 22700 10800 11700
PRESSURE            30.07 30.17 30.23 30.04 29.93 29.93 30.15 30.17 30.28 30.31


Date           03/15Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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          53    49    57    35    41    29    39    33    45
TEMP          51 49 51 51 55 53 44 36 40 37 32 30 38 36 36 36 43 42
DEWPT         41 45 50 51 53 50 37 25 19 20 16 14 13 19 23 26 29 33
MIN/MAX RH       68   100    86    91    43    53    36    67    57
RH            69 86 97100 94 90 77 62 43 50 51 51 36 49 58 67 58 70
WIND DIR       E SE SE  S  S  S  W NW  W NW NW NW NW  S SE  E  E  E
WIND SPD      14 16 18 21 25 25 16 14 14 11 10  9  5  4  4  5  8  5
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    80    90    70     5     0     0     5     5
RAIN SHWRS           L  D  L  D  L  S                              
TSTMS                   S  S  S                                    

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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