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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

MDZ025-180800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            Thu
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                      75          83          72          83          75
TEMP             80 78 77 77 78 81 81 80 78 77 76 74 74 80 82 82 80 77 77 77 77
DEWPT            76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 72 72 72 72 71 72 73 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH                   96          80          99          70          92
RH               88 92 93 93 92 84 83 84 89 92 96 93 92 77 73 70 79 86 90 90 90
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W NW  N  E  E  E  S  W NW  N NW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     20 21 26 27 32 00 07 08 07 16 28 31 34 31 16 17 17 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD          3  4  5  4  5  4  5  5  3  3  4  4  4  3  4  8  5  6  6  5  3
CLOUDS           FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        13 54 68 69 36 23 53 51 17 30 31 39 47 14 10  7  5 14 18 28 42
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     30          40           5           5          10
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.04           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              C        S  C  C                                      S
MIX HGT               500   600   700   600   500   600  1200  1300   900   900
T WIND DIR             SW     W     W    NE     S     N     E     S     S     W
T WIND SPD              6     6     5     4     3     2     3     6     6     8
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     6     7     7     5     2     3     7    14     5    13
MAX LVORI               6     7     6     6     9     9     6     4     6     6
STABILITY               E     E     A     B     F     E     A     B     F     F
CEILING              7500  4000  7200  3900  7700  8000  7200 30000 30000 13800
PRESSURE            29.84 29.81 29.85 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.90


Date           08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
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          83    73    80    73    81    73    81    71    80
TEMP          82 79 75 74 78 78 75 74 79 78 75 75 79 77 74 72 78 77
DEWPT         75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 72 72 70 69 68 67
MIN/MAX RH       79   100    83    99    83    99    76    91    66
RH            80 88 97 99 86 86 94 98 86 88 95 99 81 83 88 90 70 71
WIND DIR       S  S  W  N  E  E SE SW  S  S SW SW  S SW  W NW  W  W
WIND SPD       9  5  5  6  8  5  5  8  9  8  6  8  9  6  8  9  8  5
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR         60    80    50    70    60    60    40    30    20
RAIN SHWRS     S  L  D  C  C  C  L  L  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
TSTMS          S  C  C  S     S  C  S     S  S        S  S  S      

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VAZ064-180800-
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