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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

MDZ025-132100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

Date             Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26            Thu 01/15/26
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                      49          42          50          30          35
TEMP                43 46 46 46 45 44 43 42 45 47 48 46 46 44 37 31 33 33 33 30
DEWPT               31 32 33 36 34 32 32 33 34 34 36 36 37 37 35 25 20 16 14 13
MIN/MAX RH                   57          71          61          90          44
RH                  61 59 61 68 66 63 66 69 65 62 64 69 71 75 90 77 57 47 44 50
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG        21 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 25 29 30 30 30 30 31
WIND SPD             8 10 13 17 17 16 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 17 20 20 19 19 19
CLOUDS              FW FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           24  7  5 35 23  8  9 17 48 69 89 88 68 78 85 83 63 43 28 20
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           5          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.01           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                            S  S  C  C  S  S         
SNOWSHWRS                                                      C  S  S         
MIX HGT                     700   800   700   600   500   700  3000  4200  4900
T WIND DIR                    S    SW    SW    SW     S    SW    NW    NW    NW
T WIND SPD                   17    20    21    19    13    14    28    27    26
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    GD    VG
ADI                          21    20    25    24    17    16    74    74    80
MAX LVORI                     3     3     3     3     3     4     4     3     1
STABILITY                     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D
CEILING                   14800 20800 30000 23500 11700  7200  3200 16100 30000
PRESSURE                  30.01 29.92 29.81 29.76 29.64 29.55 29.52 29.71 29.75


Date          Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
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          22    38    33    44    30    39    25    36
TEMP          26 24 33 37 37 36 43 40 37 31 37 35 31 26 33 33
DEWPT         12 12 13 19 22 26 29 31 29 25 21 22 20 18 14 18
MAX/MIN RH       60    44    64    57    75    50    70    44
RH            54 59 44 48 56 66 57 69 72 76 51 57 62 71 46 51
WIND DIR      NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      19 14 11 16 17 13 13 10 10 11 12 13 16 14 14 13
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR          5     0     5    10    10    20    20     5
RAIN                                            S            
SNOW                                               S         

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VAZ064-132100-
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