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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026

MDZ025-262100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026

Date             Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26            Wed 01/28/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      32          18          32          19          27
TEMP                32 32 31 27 25 22 20 18 23 28 31 30 28 25 21 20 23 25 27 24
DEWPT               24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 12 15 17 19 15 12 11 11 10 11 12
MIN/MAX RH                   62          76          49          69          49
RH                  71 65 62 65 65 69 70 73 57 50 51 58 68 66 69 70 59 51 50 60
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND DIR DEG        31 31 30 30 31 31 31 30 28 23 24 25 27 31 31 31 31 30 29 29
WIND SPD            16 19 21 23 24 21 18 14 11 12 16 17 17 17 17 16 13 11 10  9
CLOUDS              B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           85 53 36 31 21 13  8  7  4  9  7 13 24 26 11 13 13 17 49 69
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW                                                                          S
MIX HGT                    3600  3900  3300  3100  3000  3400  3600  3600  4000
T WIND DIR                   NW    NW    NW     W    SW     W    NW    NW     W
T WIND SPD                   32    39    28    17    25    33    31    21    13
SMOKE DISP                   VG    VG    GD    FR    GD    VG    VG    GD    FR
ADI                          82    55    55    48    61    47    73    65    56
MAX LVORI                     1     3     3     3     1     3     3     1     2
STABILITY                     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     D     C
CEILING                    7200 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800
PRESSURE                  29.90 30.05 30.19 30.26 30.11 30.09 30.17 30.27 30.18


Date          Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          16    24    13    21    14    26    18    31
TEMP          22 17 24 21 17 14 20 19 16 15 23 23 21 19 28 27
DEWPT         14 10  9  9  8  7  5  8  9  9 11 14 14 13 14 17
MAX/MIN RH       75    51    73    51    79    55    79    53
RH            71 73 51 60 65 74 52 62 71 78 58 67 73 77 54 66
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD      12 18 17 18 16 14 14 16 16 16 14 17 19 20 21 20
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         30    20    10    10    20    20    20    20
FRZG DRZL                                                   S
SNOW           S  C  S                    S  S  S  S  S  S  S

$$

VAZ064-262100-
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