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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Date           07/07/26      Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri
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                      73          76          73          83          76
TEMP             75 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 75 79 82 82 80 78 77 76 79
DEWPT            73 73 73 72 71 69 69 69 68 70 70 71 72 72 74 75 75 76 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH                   97          79          97          77          99
RH               91 94 96 95 90 82 82 81 79 87 89 93 91 80 78 80 85 96 98 97 90
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
WIND DIR DEG     06 05 05 04 04 05 06 09 13 14 16 17 16 16 17 17 18 21 24 27 27
WIND SPD          8  9  9  9 10 10  9  8  5  5  4  4  5  8  9  9  9  8  6  6  6
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        83 80 76 68 77 58 41 19 24 67 70 68 78 66 64 64 64 64 33 30 19
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10           5           5          50          50
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0        0.01        0.04
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  S                                S  S  C  C  C  C         
TSTMS             S  S                                      C  C  C  S         
MIX HGT              1300  1700  1900  1900  1500  1400  1600  1500   800   700
T WIND DIR             NE    NE    NE     E    SE     S     S     S    SW     W
T WIND SPD              9    11    10     6     6     6    10     9     8     8
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     9    26    26    20     5    12    23    20     8    10
MAX LVORI               6     6     4     4     6     8     5     5     9     9
STABILITY               D     D     D     B     E     E     C     C     D     F
CEILING              1000  2400  1000 23500 14400   300  1500  5500  6300   300
PRESSURE             30.0 29.98 30.05 30.02 30.01 29.97 29.96 29.92 29.88 29.86


Date           07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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          88    76    83    73    81    73    82    74    85
TEMP          87 84 78 78 82 80 75 75 81 78 75 75 81 79 75 76 84 81
DEWPT         74 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 69 69 69 70 69 68 69 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH       65    94    70    88    65    86    63    85    61
RH            67 76 90 89 74 77 86 87 68 73 82 82 66 70 81 81 63 71
WIND DIR      SW SW  W NW NE NE  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NW  S  S
WIND SPD       8  6  5  5  5  5  5  8 10  9  6  5  9  9  8  6  9 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR         10    20    40    20    20    20    20    20    10
RAIN SHWRS        S  S     C  C  S        S  S  S  S        S      
TSTMS             S  S     S  C  S        S  S              S      

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VAZ064-080800-
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