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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

MDZ025-310800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date           03/30/26      Tue 03/31/26            Wed 04/01/26            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                      51          59          54          63          51
TEMP             52 52 52 52 52 57 58 57 57 55 55 54 55 59 62 62 58 55 53 52 52
DEWPT            46 47 48 48 49 49 49 48 48 49 50 50 50 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 50
MAX/MIN RH                   89          72          88          65          99
RH               82 83 85 86 88 76 73 74 74 80 84 86 84 76 69 68 78 89 94 98 95
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     20 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 20
WIND SPD         17 18 16 16 16 17 16 17 17 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        34 41 54 56 41 22 31 27 21 12 15 25 23 27 36 41 65 65 55 56 46
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           5           5          20          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.06
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                  S  S  C  C  S  S   
TSTMS                                                       S  S  S  S  S  S   
MIX HGT               600   800   800   700   900   800   900   800   500   500
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    SW     S    SW    SW    SW     S    SW    SW
T WIND SPD             20    20    20    21    23    20    16    17    17    12
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    20    23    24    25    22    22    20    19    17    14
MAX LVORI               4     4     4     3     4     4     4     4     5     8
STABILITY               D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D
CEILING              6300  9100 30000 30000 26600 17100 15900 26600 20800 20800
PRESSURE            30.22 30.20 30.23 30.14 30.11 30.10 30.17 30.15 30.19 30.25


Date           04/02Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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          59    51    61    54    62    54    62    46    53
TEMP          58 52 52 53 59 55 55 55 60 56 55 56 60 57 51 47 51 50
DEWPT         50 49 51 52 53 52 52 52 53 52 53 54 53 53 48 43 41 42
MIN/MAX RH       73    97    77    93    77    95    77    94    67
RH            76 91 94 96 81 89 92 91 80 86 93 93 78 86 89 86 68 73
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW  N  N
WIND SPD      11 11 10 10 12 13 12 10 10 13 13 13 16 16 14 13 11  9
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          5     5     5    10    10    20    40    50    30
RAIN SHWRS                                   S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C

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VAZ064-310800-
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