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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Date           09/11/26      Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon
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                      73          80          74          82          72
TEMP             75 74 74 74 75 78 78 79 77 77 76 75 76 78 80 81 78 76 75 74 74
DEWPT            70 70 70 70 71 70 71 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   91          76          99          80          99
RH               84 86 87 88 88 77 79 82 91 92 94 96 96 87 83 80 86 93 94 96 94
WIND DIR          E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W NW
WIND DIR DEG     07 08 09 09 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 19 22 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 32
WIND SPD          9  8  9 10 11 13 13 12 10 10 10  9  8  9  8  6  5  4  4  5  9
CLOUDS           SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        48 25 43 42 40 51 46 57 75 74 83 83 84 79 55 53 28 17 15 20 25
VSBY              9  9  9  9  9  9  9  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          10          70          70           5
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0        0.16        0.23           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C               
TSTMS                                        S  S  C  C  C  C  S               
MIX HGT              1300  1500  1900  1600  1000  1000  1600  1200   800  1100
T WIND DIR              E     E     E    SE    SE     S    SW    SW    SW     W
T WIND SPD             12    17    19    16    12    12    10    11     6     3
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    12    37    37    30    14    14    22    18     5     5
MAX LVORI               5     5     4     5     6     7     5     5     8    10
STABILITY               E     D     D     D     D     D     D     C     F     F
CEILING              2300  2400  3200  1700  1000  5500  4700  7200  5300  8000
PRESSURE            29.98 30.02 30.07 30.05 30.01 29.96 29.96 29.92 29.93 29.90


Date           09/14Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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          80    68    76    69    77    70    80    71    80
TEMP          78 73 71 70 76 72 71 71 76 73 72 72 78 75 74 73 79 74
DEWPT         65 61 63 64 62 63 64 65 64 65 67 68 67 69 71 71 69 69
MIN/MAX RH       60    82    64    82    67    88    70    93    75
RH            65 71 76 80 64 71 76 80 69 75 82 86 71 79 87 92 75 83
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE  E SE  S SW  S  S SW NE  E  E
WIND SPD      11 11 12 11 10  9  5  3  8  6  3  3 10  9  8  9 11 11
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10     0     0     0     0     0     5    20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                               S  S     S

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VAZ064-120800-
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