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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

MDZ025-102000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date             Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN                      87          75          81          73          80
TEMP             78 82 85 86 82 79 78 76 77 80 80 79 78 75 75 74 75 77 79 79 77
DEWPT            75 74 73 73 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 72 72 72 69 68 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   65          94          79          96          67
RH               92 75 69 65 78 88 92 94 91 83 79 81 86 96 91 93 88 76 70 67 70
WIND DIR          W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     27 24 23 23 23 21 25 27 28 33 14 03 03 02 04 04 05 06 07 07 08
WIND SPD          8  5  8 10  9  6  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  8  9 10 11 11 12 11  9
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        12 11 17 17 68 65 64 64 56 57 78 84 72 68 59 58 53 53 51 47 48
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          30          70          20           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03        0.48        0.01           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                    S  C  C  S  C  C  L  L  S  S                     
TSTMS                         S  S  C  S     S  C  C  S  S                     
MIX HGT               700   700   400   700  1300   900  1300  1700  2300  2300
T WIND DIR              W    SW    SW    SW    SW     E    NE    NE    NE     E
T WIND SPD              9     9     6     6     4     5    12    19    20    16
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    12    10     7     7     7     8    19    45    54    51
MAX LVORI               5     4     6     6     5     5     6     5     4     3
STABILITY               B     B     D     E     B     C     D     D     C     C
CEILING             11100  9100  2200  5500 10800  3200  5200   300 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.88 29.85 29.89 29.89 29.92 29.92 29.97 30.01 30.10 30.17


Date          Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX          72    82    71    82    75    87    76    86
TEMP          75 75 80 74 72 73 79 78 76 77 85 83 79 78 82 81
DEWPT         66 67 65 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 74 73 74 73
MAX/MIN RH       79    59    86    67    87    66    87    71
RH            75 75 61 73 80 83 73 76 84 86 68 74 85 86 77 79
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E SE  N  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  S  S
WIND SPD       6  5  9  6  3  3  9 11 11  9 11 13 10  8  9  9
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR          0     0     5     0     0     0     5    10

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VAZ064-102000-
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