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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026

MDZ025-210800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026

Date           03/20/26      Sat 03/21/26            Sun 03/22/26            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                      46          54          42          56          50
TEMP             49 47 48 47 47 53 53 50 44 43 44 44 46 51 54 55 53 54 53 52 51
DEWPT            39 43 44 44 44 46 44 41 40 41 42 43 43 45 47 48 48 49 49 49 45
MAX/MIN RH                   89          71          95          76          90
RH               69 85 88 88 89 78 72 72 85 91 90 95 91 81 77 77 83 85 87 88 81
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW  W  N NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
WIND DIR DEG     19 20 21 23 26 33 03 07 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 19 19 20 21 24 28
WIND SPD         17 14 14 11 10 10 11 11  6  5  6  6  8 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 14
CLOUDS           B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        84 88 83 54 29 26 31 38 40 43 48 57 50 58 51 37 23 37 48 64 75
VSBY              6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     70           0           0           0          20
QPF 12HR                   0.15           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        L  L  C  S                                            S  S  S
TSTMS                   S                                               S  S   
MIX HGT              1000   900  1200  1000   600   700  1100  1100   900  1200
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    NW     E    SE     S     S     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD             18    11    11     8     6     9     8    12    13    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    20    14    16    13     7    11    13    16    13    19
MAX LVORI               5     5     4     5     6     6     6     4     5     5
STABILITY               D     D     C     C     E     E     D     C     D     D
CEILING              8000  4700 30000 23500 15900 14500   300 23500 11900 17100
PRESSURE            29.89 29.80 29.84 29.90 29.97 29.90 29.86 29.73 29.67 29.52


Date           03/23Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26
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          53    36    45    38    51    40    54    45    56
TEMP          52 48 42 37 43 40 41 42 49 47 43 41 49 47 51 49 53 49
DEWPT         40 34 30 25 24 28 33 35 36 36 35 33 35 39 44 43 40 38
MIN/MAX RH       62    65    47    79    59    75    55    85    57
RH            62 58 63 62 47 62 73 77 60 65 72 74 60 75 79 81 60 67
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N NE  S  S SW  W SW NW  N  S  S  S  W  W  N
WIND SPD      18 12 12 11  4  5  8 10 11  9 10 11 10 11 14 14 12 11
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR         20     5     0     5    10    10    20    20    30
RAIN SHWRS     S                                   S        S  C  C

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VAZ064-210800-
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