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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

MDZ025-262000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date             Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26
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                      78          70          80          73          82
TEMP             70 75 76 76 74 73 72 72 73 77 78 79 77 75 75 74 76 78 80 80 78
DEWPT            66 64 63 63 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 69 69 70 71 72 73 73 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH                   61          87          71          96          81
RH               87 69 64 64 69 72 77 81 83 73 73 72 78 84 87 94 91 86 84 82 87
WIND DIR          N NE NE NE  E SE SW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     01 03 05 06 09 14 22 25 20 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 19 18 18 18 19
WIND SPD          6  9 10  9  5  4  6  4  3  6  9 10 11 10 10 10 10 13 16 16 16
CLOUDS           CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)         5  7  1  1  6 21 21  9  6 17 43 21 33 30 49 55 62 69 87 87 84
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  4
POP 12HR                      0          20          20          30          80
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02        0.02        0.22
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S           S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  D  D  D
TSTMS                                              S  S  S              S  C  L
MIX HGT              2400  1900  1100   900  1700  1700  1300  1100  1600  1500
T WIND DIR             NE    NE     E     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD             13     9     4     3     9    13    16    16    16    21
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    41    26     3     5    23    29    15    20    39    41
MAX LVORI               4     3     4     6     4     4     4     5     5     4
STABILITY               B     B     F     F     B     C     E     D     D     C
CEILING             30000 30000  8000  8000  4000 16500  4700  3200  3200 23500
PRESSURE            29.92 29.86 29.84 29.82 29.85 29.82 29.80 29.76 29.72 29.65


Date          Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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          73    83    71    79    72    80    73    80
TEMP          75 74 81 79 74 72 77 76 73 74 78 77 75 76 78 77
DEWPT         73 72 71 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 70 71 71 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH       98    70    90    74    89    75    91    83
RH            95 95 74 78 86 89 76 82 87 86 77 83 88 89 84 87
WIND DIR      SW NW  W  W NW NW  W SW  W NW SW  S SW  W  S  S
WIND SPD      12 10 10  8  9  9  6  4  5  5  5  5  6  3  8  9
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         80    20     5    10     5    10     5    20
RAIN SHWRS     D  C     S                                S  S
TSTMS          L  C     S                                   S

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VAZ064-262000-
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