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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

MDZ025-062000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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                      82          75          79          73          78
TEMP             78 80 80 79 78 77 77 76 76 77 78 78 77 76 75 74 74 76 78 78 76
DEWPT            77 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 71 71 71 70 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH                   88          99          86          92          74
RH               97 89 89 91 95 98 98 97 96 91 88 88 87 88 88 90 89 81 78 74 80
WIND DIR          S  S  S SE SE  S SW  W  N NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     18 18 17 15 14 17 24 26 01 03 06 07 06 05 04 04 04 05 06 07 10
WIND SPD          6  8  9  9  6  4  4  4  4  5  8  9  9  9  9 10 10 10  9  6  5
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        64 54 70 65 78 80 79 71 67 73 75 57 72 80 79 74 69 65 48 35 30
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          50          40          50          10
QPF 12HR                   0.20        0.32        0.10        0.02           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C               
TSTMS                C  C  C  C  C  C  S     S  C  C  S  S                     
MIX HGT               500   500   500   500  1200  1300  1300  1800  2000  1800
T WIND DIR              S     S    SW    SW    SW    SE    NE    NE    NE     E
T WIND SPD             13    10    13     5     4     4    13    16    12     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    11    10    13     6    11    11    15    38    37    17
MAX LVORI               6     6     8     9     8     6     5     5     4     5
STABILITY               C     C     E     E     C     C     D     D     D     B
CEILING               300  7900   300  6300  1700  3200  1000  1000  3200  3700
PRESSURE            29.93 29.92 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.92 29.93 29.96 30.01 30.01


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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          72    82    76    87    77    83    74    81
TEMP          73 75 81 78 77 77 83 82 78 77 81 78 76 75 79 78
DEWPT         70 71 71 74 75 77 76 75 75 75 75 73 73 72 71 70
MAX/MIN RH       93    71    98    77    95    78    93    73
RH            90 87 72 88 95 98 80 82 91 94 83 85 90 90 76 78
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW  W SW NW  W NW  N NE  N NE  E SE
WIND SPD       4  5 10 11 10  8 10  8  6  5  8  8  6  9 10  9
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0    10    40    30    20    40    20    10
RAIN SHWRS                 C  S     C  S     S  C  S         
TSTMS                      C  S     C  S     S  C  S         

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VAZ064-062000-
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