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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Date           03/28/26      Sun 03/29/26            Mon 03/30/26            Tue
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                      37          50          45          57          51
TEMP             43 39 38 38 39 46 48 48 46 47 46 48 50 54 55 55 52 52 53 53 53
DEWPT            23 23 25 25 27 30 31 33 38 41 43 44 44 46 46 46 46 47 47 48 49
MAX/MIN RH                   63          52          88          69          89
RH               44 52 58 60 61 52 52 55 74 80 88 87 82 74 70 71 80 82 81 85 87
WIND DIR          N  N NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     34 35 31 26 21 20 20 20 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD          9  3  4  4  4 10 14 14 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 16 13 14 16 14 14
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)         5  1  2  7 16 12  5 27 49 61 67 59 29 20 13 23 35 40 33 34 20
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           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT              2100  1200  2700  2000  1400  1500  1500  1300  1300  1200
T WIND DIR             NW    SW    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T WIND SPD              6     5    13    24    20    20    20    19    20    18
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     8    11    46    45    23    35    34    31    20    26
MAX LVORI               3     3     2     3     5     4     3     4     4     5
STABILITY               F     F     C     D     D     D     D     D     D     D
CEILING             30000 14800 17100 18200 20800 11600  2400  2400  7200  5500
PRESSURE            30.52 30.53 30.59 30.52 30.45 30.36 30.34 30.26 30.25 30.22


Date           03/31Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26
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          60    54    62    46    52    46    53    49    54
TEMP          59 56 55 54 60 56 52 48 49 47 47 47 51 50 49 49 52 51
DEWPT         50 49 51 52 52 50 50 45 44 44 45 46 48 48 48 47 49 48
MIN/MAX RH       71    92    73    97    82    95    86    96    87
RH            72 78 85 92 74 82 93 91 84 89 90 95 90 92 95 93 90 91
WIND DIR       S  S  S SW  S  S SW NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  E SE SE
WIND SPD      16 18 19 18 16 14 13 14 16 18 16 16 14 13 11 11 11 11
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR          0     0    40    70    50    60    50    50    30
RAIN SHWRS                    C  L  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                         C  S                                 

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VAZ064-290800-
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