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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

MDZ025-092000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date             Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26
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                      65          56          70          54          60
TEMP             58 59 63 63 59 58 58 58 60 65 67 65 61 60 59 57 56 58 58 56 53
DEWPT            55 54 56 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 58 58 57 58 59 57 55 53 51 49 48
MIN/MAX RH                   76         100          73         100          76
RH               90 82 78 86 96 99100100 97 81 74 78 90 94 99 99 98 84 78 80 82
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  S  S  S  S  S  W  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     19 19 18 18 19 20 22 23 25 18 16 18 18 19 27 02 01 02 02 02 01
WIND SPD         12 14 14 13 11  9  6  5  3  3  9 11 10  9  8 10 13 14 16 14 10
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        59 77 70 37 57 45 44 49 49 30 33 31 38 39 50 68 94 94 87 86 69
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     30          10           0          30          90
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.21
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                 S                                C  C  D  D  D  D  S
TSTMS                      S                                                   
MIX HGT               800   800   400   300   700   700   400  1000  2000  2100
T WIND DIR              S     S     S    SW     S     S     S    SW     N     N
T WIND SPD             19    13     4     2     3    10    13     9    29    31
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR
ADI                    27    25     5     3     6    11    13    13    66    66
MAX LVORI               5     7     9    10     8     5     7     9     5     4
STABILITY               C     D     D     E     A     C     D     D     D     D
CEILING             20800 13800   300   300 20800 15900 11700  7200   300  1000
PRESSURE            29.93 29.85 29.84 29.86 29.94 29.94 29.97 29.97 30.02 30.02


Date          Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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          49    61    52    63    55    64    53    64
TEMP          51 51 59 55 54 56 61 58 59 59 62 59 56 56 61 58
DEWPT         47 44 39 43 46 49 49 52 55 56 54 53 53 53 52 51
MAX/MIN RH       86    48    79    65    93    75    93    70
RH            86 76 49 64 76 77 66 79 88 91 76 82 91 90 71 78
WIND DIR       N  N NE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NE  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD      10 13  8  4  6  9 14 16 13  8  8  6  8 10 11  8
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         20     0     0    20    70    60    20    20
RAIN SHWRS     S                    S  C  L  L  C  S     S  S
TSTMS                                  S        S            

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VAZ064-092000-
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