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

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

Date           08/30/26      Mon 08/31/26            Tue 09/01/26            Wed
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                      75          85          76          88          78
TEMP             79 77 76 75 76 82 84 84 81 79 77 76 78 84 86 87 83 81 79 79 79
DEWPT            73 73 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH                   99          71          96          66          90
RH               82 90 93 97 94 78 75 74 82 87 92 96 93 75 69 68 76 83 86 88 87
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
WIND DIR DEG     18 19 21 23 23 20 18 18 20 20 21 22 23 21 20 20 20 21 23 25 26
WIND SPD         10 10 10  8  4  3  6  6  5  5  5  5  4  5  9 10 10 10  9  6  4
CLOUDS           FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        10 21 57 54 43 21 23 21 42 25 23 30 13 14 21 14 27 37 44 33 28
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          20          10           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
TSTMS                               S  S                                       
MIX HGT               700   600  1300  1200   600   600  1600  1500   700   700
T WIND DIR              S    SW    SW     E     S    SW    SW    SW    SW     W
T WIND SPD             14     9     4     4     8     9     9    11    10     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    14    12     6     6     5     8    20    19    11     6
MAX LVORI               5     8     6     6     6     8     5     4     5     6
STABILITY               E     D     A     B     F     F     B     C     E     F
CEILING             14800  9100  5000  3200  7200  7600  9800 14800 30000 11000
PRESSURE            30.09 30.04 30.07 30.04 30.03  30.0  30.0 29.92 29.93 29.93


Date           09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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          87    78    88    75    85    72    81    70    78
TEMP          86 80 79 79 86 81 78 77 83 78 74 74 79 75 73 72 78 74
DEWPT         75 76 75 76 75 75 74 74 72 72 72 70 68 68 68 67 65 65
MIN/MAX RH       68    92    70    93    71    93    69    86    68
RH            69 84 90 91 73 78 88 91 74 79 90 89 73 75 84 85 71 72
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  S SW SW  W SE  E NW  N NE  E NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       8  9  8  5  8  8  6  5  6  4  5  8 10  8  8 11 13 13
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5    10    10    40    30    40    30    20    20
RAIN SHWRS                       C        C  C     S  C     S  S   
TSTMS                            S        S  S        S            

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VAZ064-310800-
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