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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date             Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26
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          71          81          73          82
TEMP             70 71 75 76 73 72 73 74 74 78 79 80 78 78 77 75 74 78 80 80 75
DEWPT            68 68 69 69 70 70 72 70 71 71 71 70 71 72 72 71 70 69 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH                   78          97          73          90          64
RH               94 90 81 78 90 96 96 89 88 80 75 73 79 82 85 87 88 74 69 65 76
WIND DIR         SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W SW
WIND DIR DEG     14 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 27 26 23 28 23
WIND SPD          5  5 11 11 12 14 14 16 16 18 18 16 12 12 11  9  8  4  6  6  6
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        63 32 33 29 37 43 39 45 51 57 34 28 48 68 75 79 76 75 60 57 28
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     30           0          30          50          70
QPF 12HR                   0.16           0        0.05        0.02        0.11
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C                                C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C   
TSTMS                                              S  S  S  S  S     S         
MIX HGT              1000  1000   600   900  1500  1400   700   900  1300  1300
T WIND DIR             SE     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW    NW     E
T WIND SPD              5    12    12    16    20    14     9     6     6    12
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    13    14    13    21    43    37    10     8    13    23
MAX LVORI               8     5     6     5     4     4     5     6     6     4
STABILITY               B     C     D     D     D     C     D     D     C     C
CEILING              8900 30000   300   300 15900 26600  5500  4700  3200  2900
PRESSURE            29.84 29.80 29.78 29.73 29.72 29.67 29.70 29.79 29.85 29.81


Date          Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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          69    83    69    80    71    81    71    79
TEMP          72 71 80 75 71 71 76 75 72 73 77 75 74 73 77 74
DEWPT         65 61 59 61 61 61 61 65 67 67 69 69 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH       84    45    74    59    84    72    89    68
RH            80 73 49 61 71 71 60 71 82 83 77 82 86 84 71 78
WIND DIR      NW NW  W  W NW NW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  N NE  E
WIND SPD       8  6 10  8  6  4 10 11 11 16 19 18 14 11 10  6
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR          5     0     0     5    30    50    50    20
RAIN SHWRS                                C  C  C  C  C  S  S
TSTMS                                     S     S  S  S      

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VAZ064-172000-
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