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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date           03/11/26      Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            Sat
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                      49          53          34          49          43
TEMP             53 54 55 54 52 47 43 34 34 37 36 35 36 41 43 45 47 46 47 45 45
DEWPT            50 51 50 50 48 41 34 32 29 28 26 24 25 26 28 32 35 38 38 38 36
MAX/MIN RH                   91          72          81          54          77
RH               90 90 84 86 87 79 72 92 81 71 66 65 64 55 55 59 64 72 72 76 72
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
WIND DIR DEG     19 20 21 21 23 33 33 33 31 30 31 32 20 18 19 19 20 21 23 24 26
WIND SPD         16 17 16 16 16 18 18 16 11 10  9  4  3 10 16 19 21 19 16 12 10
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        52 76 81 86 85 91 90 92 57  7  5 11 15 36 26 27 39 59 60 58 65
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  6  4  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10          90           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.28           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                    C  L  D  D                                       
SNOWSHWRS                              D                                       
MIX HGT              1700  1700  2900  2600  1400   900  2900  2800  2700  2000
T WIND DIR              S    SW    NW    NW    NW     N     S     S    SW    SW
T WIND SPD             18    14    25    21    13     6    11    28    25    12
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    FR    GD    GD    PR
ADI                    21    22    75    72    15     7    45    69    42    26
MAX LVORI               5     5     4     4     4     3     3     1     3     4
STABILITY               D     D     D     D     E     F     C     D     D     D
CEILING             12700 18200  2400  4700 23500 30000 14800 20800 11700 12700
PRESSURE            29.82 29.71 29.80 30.01 30.15 30.18 30.26 30.13 30.05 30.04


Date           03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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          51    42    53    48    55    33    40    29    40
TEMP          50 46 43 44 50 50 50 51 53 48 39 34 38 36 32 31 37 35
DEWPT         30 33 33 35 41 46 50 50 49 42 28 23 17 18 17 17 16 21
MIN/MAX RH       46    72    69   100    75    78    42    58    42
RH            46 60 68 73 72 89 98 99 86 78 65 64 43 46 52 57 42 56
WIND DIR       W NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N SE
WIND SPD       9  3  5 10 12 14 17 19 19 18 14 14 12 10 10 10  9  8
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR          0     0    10    80    90    60    10    10     5
RAIN SHWRS                       C  D  D  D  L  S                  
TSTMS                               S     S                        

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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