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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

MDZ025-192100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

Date             Mon 01/19/26            Tue 01/20/26            Wed 01/21/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      42          22          31          24          43
TEMP                35 40 40 38 34 29 26 24 27 31 30 27 26 25 26 28 35 40 41 41
DEWPT               23 23 25 25 21 15 12  9  8  8  7  7  7  8  9 11 16 22 26 30
MIN/MAX RH                   48          60          35          50          45
RH                  60 50 55 60 58 55 55 53 44 37 36 40 45 46 49 49 45 48 54 63
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N SE  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG        23 24 24 25 31 32 32 32 31 29 30 31 33 33 35 12 17 19 19 20
WIND SPD            12 18 17 14 16 16 14 13 11 11 10  8  4  4  3  4  8 12 14 14
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            5  4  8  8 16 31 15 10  7  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  6 11 29 37
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT                    4000  2700  2600  4300  4500  2500  1700  3200  3100
T WIND DIR                    W     W    NW     W    NW    NW     W     S     S
T WIND SPD                   24    20    19    18    18    11     3    17    27
SMOKE DISP                   GD    FR    FR    GD    GD    PR    PR    GD    GD
ADI                          70    31    39    53    66    10    15    65    63
MAX LVORI                     3     2     2     1     2     2     2     2     1
STABILITY                     D     D     D     D     D     F     F     C     D
CEILING                   30000  4000 18200 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE                  30.03 30.09 30.23 30.35 30.38 30.51 30.52 30.52 30.39


Date          Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          38    46    29    40    21    28    18    27
TEMP          40 40 44 41 36 29 36 36 32 23 26 23 21 19 25 24
DEWPT         32 33 35 34 26 19 16 22 22 16 10  8 10 11 11 13
MAX/MIN RH       81    66    79    43    74    48    70    53
RH            73 78 69 76 67 65 43 56 67 74 49 53 61 70 54 63
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W NW  N NW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD      13 11 11  9 10 10  8  9 14 17 14 14 17 18 16 16
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR         10    20    10    10    30    40    50    50
RAIN                 S  S                                    
SNOW                                   S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C

$$

VAZ064-192100-
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