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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

MDZ025-122000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date             Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26
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                      79          75          79          73          81
TEMP             76 78 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 78 78 77 76 75 74 74 75 78 79 80 78
DEWPT            74 72 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 69 69 69 70 68 68 69 70
MIN/MAX RH                   69          75          67          87          69
RH               91 81 72 69 71 74 74 74 73 68 67 69 71 82 85 85 86 73 71 71 79
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E SE  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     06 07 07 09 09 10 11 10 10 09 09 09 09 08 09 07 05 07 11 16 19
WIND SPD         10 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 10  9  6  5  3  4  4  5  8  8
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        79 76 74 77 73 70 54 47 52 74 48 63 54 62 46 42 32 19 15  9  8
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S                                                            
TSTMS             S                                                            
MIX HGT              1700  2000  1900  2400  2900  2800  2100  1500  1800  1500
T WIND DIR              E     E     E     E     E     E     E    NE     E     S
T WIND SPD             18    19    18    16    18    11     9     3     3     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    43    49    22    48    59    44    13    11    10    16
MAX LVORI               4     3     3     3     3     3     5     6     4     4
STABILITY               D     C     D     D     C     C     D     E     A     B
CEILING              6200 26600 23500 26600 30000 26600 26600 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            30.09 30.12 30.15 30.17 30.18 30.17 30.17 30.13 30.15 30.11


Date          Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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          75    86    78    85    76    84    76    84
TEMP          76 77 84 83 80 78 83 80 78 77 82 80 78 77 82 80
DEWPT         72 74 75 75 74 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH       92    72    85    66    85    68    86    70
RH            88 91 74 77 83 82 70 78 84 83 70 75 83 85 73 77
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  N NE  S SW NW SE  S SW NW  E  S
WIND SPD       9  9 11 12 10  6  6  5  6  6  8  9  8  8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     5     5    10    10    20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                         S        S
TSTMS                                              S        S

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VAZ064-122000-
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