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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

MDZ025-032000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date             Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26
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                      86          77          87          73          81
TEMP             77 80 82 85 81 80 79 78 78 83 85 86 81 78 76 74 74 78 80 79 75
DEWPT            75 76 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 75 74 73 74 73 72 70 67 66 65 65
MIN/MAX RH                   75          91          67          94          62
RH               93 90 84 76 83 86 86 88 87 75 72 69 77 88 92 94 86 70 63 64 71
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG     18 19 20 20 22 25 27 24 25 25 22 22 24 28 30 33 35 00 02 05 05
WIND SPD          5  8  9  9  9  8  9  6  4  5  6  6  5  5  6  9 10 10  9  9  5
CLOUDS           B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        62 39 17 35 61 52 60 45 17 12 43 40 84 74 55 41 35 29 34 35 45
VSBY              4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          20          40          60          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.04        0.03           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                    S  S              C  C  L  L              S  S   
TSTMS                         S  S              C  C  C  S                     
Obvis            PF                                                            
MIX HGT              1100  1100   500   500  1300  1300   700  1300  3000  2900
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    SW     W     W     W     W    NW     N     N
T WIND SPD              9     9     6     5     6     8     5     8    11     4
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    14    13     8     6    12    15     6    23    42    35
MAX LVORI               5     4     5     6     4     4     8     7     4     3
STABILITY               B     B     D     E     B     B     E     D     C     B
CEILING              4700 23500  9800  8900  5500 14800  8900  6300  3200  6300
PRESSURE            30.01 29.94 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.84 29.80 29.76 29.80 29.82


Date          Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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    76    68    76    70    79    72    82
TEMP          72 71 75 72 71 70 75 74 73 72 77 76 74 74 79 78
DEWPT         67 67 64 63 62 62 59 60 62 64 64 65 68 68 69 70
MAX/MIN RH       89    69    77    58    79    61    84    69
RH            84 86 70 72 75 76 58 63 71 77 63 70 81 83 72 76
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE  E NE  E SE  S  W  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD       6 11 14 13  8  6  8  6  5  4  9 10 10  9 11 14
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR          5    10     0     0     0     0     0     5

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VAZ064-032000-
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