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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

MDZ025-310800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Date           07/30/26      Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26            Sun
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                      69          80          72          81          74
TEMP             77 75 73 71 72 77 78 78 76 75 74 74 75 78 79 79 77 76 76 76 76
DEWPT            69 69 69 68 69 69 70 71 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 73
MAX/MIN RH                   94          75          96          80          93
RH               77 84 86 90 92 78 77 78 84 90 91 92 91 82 81 82 86 89 89 90 91
WIND DIR          N  E SW NW  N SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     33 08 24 30 34 13 17 16 17 18 20 21 19 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 17
WIND SPD          3  4  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  8  6  4  4  6 10 11 11 12 11  9  9
CLOUDS           B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        70 24 16  9  9 21 38 25 21 37 38 38 33 43 50 50 48 56 49 52 55
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               500   600  1100   800   600   600  1000  1000  1300  1400
T WIND DIR             SE     E     E    SE     S     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD              2     4     4     4     5     4     8    16    17    14
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     2     6     6     5     6     5    14    20    17    29
MAX LVORI               6     8     6     5     6     8     6     4     5     5
STABILITY               F     F     A     B     E     E     B     C     D     D
CEILING             30000 30000 30000  4000 30000     0     0     0     0     0
PRESSURE            29.88 29.90 29.96 29.93 29.94 29.96  30.0 29.95 29.94 29.93


Date           08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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    74    80    73    79    73    81    74    82
TEMP          79 78 76 76 78 78 75 74 78 76 75 74 78 78 76 76 79 79
DEWPT         74 74 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH       82    98    86    98    83    98    80   100    83
RH            84 89 97 97 90 89 97 97 84 87 95 97 86 86 95 99 88 88
WIND DIR       S  S  S SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  W  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      11 14 16 11 10  9  6  8  9  8  6  5  9  9  8  6 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    60    60    50    30    30    20    30    20
RAIN SHWRS           C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  C  S     S
TSTMS                C  C  S  C  C  S     S                       S

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VAZ064-310800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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