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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

MDZ025-020800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

Date           09/01/26      Wed 09/02/26            Thu 09/03/26            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                      76          80          76          86          77
TEMP             79 79 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 77 77 76 78 82 85 85 82 80 79 78 78
DEWPT            76 76 75 74 74 75 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH                   95          83          98          73          91
RH               89 90 92 93 92 88 86 84 87 90 91 95 92 82 76 76 83 88 87 88 88
WIND DIR          S SW  W SW  N NE NE  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
WIND DIR DEG     20 21 25 20 00 04 06 07 09 10 14 17 18 18 20 20 21 22 26 28 28
WIND SPD         10  9  6  4  4  8 10  9  8  6  4  3  4  5  8  8  8  6  6  5  5
CLOUDS           SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        29 53 41 30 27 52 43 47 51 64 61 59 32 22 25 21 35 35 41 32 23
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           5          30           5          40
QPF 12HR                   0.07           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C  C  S                 S  S  C  C              C  C  S  S   
TSTMS             C  S                    S  S  C  S              C  C         
MIX HGT               400   400  1600  1600   700   600  1800  1700   400   400
T WIND DIR             SW     N    NE    NE     E     S    SW    SW     E    SW
T WIND SPD             10     9    16    13     9    10     8     8    14    17
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    14    21    27    31     8     9    19    15    21    16
MAX LVORI               7     7     5     5     6     9     5     4     5     5
STABILITY               D     F     B     B     E     F     B     B     E     F
CEILING              7200 11700  9800 10800 23500  8900 26600 26600 10300  8000
PRESSURE            29.93 29.96 30.03 30.03 30.02 29.98 30.01 29.92 29.89 29.92


Date           09/04Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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          86    73    81    70    77    69    77    70    78
TEMP          85 80 75 73 78 77 72 72 76 74 72 71 76 74 73 72 76 75
DEWPT         74 75 73 70 65 66 67 66 64 64 65 64 63 64 65 66 64 65
MIN/MAX RH       68    98    61    86    66    81    63    83    65
RH            70 84 96 90 64 70 83 83 67 72 79 78 64 71 79 81 66 72
WIND DIR       W  W NW  N NE NE  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  S SW  S  S
WIND SPD       4  3  5 10  8  4  6 10 11  9  6  6 10  8  8  8 10  9
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         30    40     5    10    10    10    10    10    10
RAIN SHWRS        C  C                                             
TSTMS             C  C                                             

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VAZ064-020800-
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