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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

MDZ025-042000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

Date             Tue 08/04/26            Wed 08/05/26            Thu 08/06/26
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                      79          74          82          76          84
TEMP             74 76 78 76 77 76 75 74 76 80 81 82 80 78 77 76 77 81 83 83 81
DEWPT            74 73 73 73 74 75 75 74 76 75 75 75 76 76 77 76 77 77 76 77 77
MIN/MAX RH                   86         100          80         100          79
RH               99 90 86 90 90 98100100100 88 83 82 90 96 98 98 99 88 80 82 87
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     05 05 05 06 08 10 14 16 18 19 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 20 19 18 19
WIND SPD         10 10 10  9  6  5  4  5  5  8 10 10 10 11 10  9  9 10 12 13 14
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        71 74 68 76 83 87 73 68 52 36 37 38 28 32 21 18 19 14  8  8  9
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          40          30           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.10        0.03           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              S           S  C  C                                    
MIX HGT              1400  1300   700   800  1000  1200  1100  1000  1300  1300
T WIND DIR             NE     E     S    SE     S     S    SW    SW    SW     S
T WIND SPD             16     6     8    12    25    16    12    13    18    16
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    26    16     9    14    36    31    12    22    32    29
MAX LVORI               4     6     9     9     5     6     8     8     5     4
STABILITY               D     C     E     E     C     C     E     E     C     C
CEILING              1000  5500   300  4700  1700 10300 10800 11700 30000 30000
PRESSURE            30.01 30.05 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.09 30.13 30.17 30.13


Date          Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26
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          77    85    76    84    76    84    76    85
TEMP          78 79 83 81 77 78 82 80 77 77 82 80 77 77 82 81
DEWPT         77 77 76 76 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH       97    80    97    80    99    80    98    76
RH            95 94 82 87 95 95 84 85 94 99 82 85 94 99 80 84
WIND DIR      SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      12 10 12 14 11 10 11 12 10  8 10 11 10  8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR          0     5    30    10    20    10    10     5
RAIN SHWRS                 C           S                     
TSTMS                      C           S                     

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VAZ064-042000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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