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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

MDZ025-070800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date           07/06/26      Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26            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                      75          80          73          77          73
TEMP             78 77 77 76 76 78 79 78 77 76 75 74 74 75 76 76 75 74 74 74 75
DEWPT            76 76 76 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                   98          87          93          77          87
RH               92 97 98 97 96 90 87 89 90 92 91 90 88 81 78 77 82 84 85 86 86
WIND DIR         SE SE  S NW  N  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SE  S
WIND DIR DEG     14 15 17 33 36 06 09 09 07 06 05 05 05 05 06 07 09 12 14 15 15
WIND SPD          6  5  5  4  4  5  6  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  5  4  3  3
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        58 70 84 69 64 52 64 58 76 78 82 77 74 64 51 51 50 44 41 48 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                     40          40          40          20           5
QPF 12HR                   0.04        0.01        0.19        0.01           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S                     
TSTMS             C  C  S        S  C  C  C  C                                 
MIX HGT               400   800   900   800  1300  1600  2200  1900  1600  1500
T WIND DIR              S    SW     S    SE    NE    NE    NE    NE    SE     S
T WIND SPD              8     5     4     5    13    20    13     6     4     4
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     8     8     6     5    17    43    45    19     5    10
MAX LVORI               8     9     6     6     5     4     4     5     6     6
STABILITY               E     F     C     C     D     D     D     C     E     E
CEILING              5500  6300  2900  2400  3200   500  1000  4000  4000  2400
PRESSURE            29.92 29.90 29.95 29.92 29.92 29.96 30.03 30.03 30.02 30.01


Date           07/09Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26
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          81    75    87    76    83    73    81    73    81
TEMP          79 78 77 78 84 82 79 77 81 80 76 75 78 77 75 75 79 77
DEWPT         72 75 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 69
MIN/MAX RH       79    99    73    92    74    88    72    87    69
RH            80 91 97 96 77 78 88 91 78 79 85 87 76 78 84 85 74 75
WIND DIR       S  S SW  W SW SW  W NW NW  N NE NE  E  E SE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       9 10  9  5  9  8  6  5  6  5  5  6 10  9  8  6  9  9
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         30    50    10    20    40    10    20    20    20
RAIN SHWRS        C  C           S  S  C  C           S  S  S  S  S
TSTMS             C  C           S     S  C              S         

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VAZ064-070800-
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