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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date           07/03/26      Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon
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                      77          84          76          84          75
TEMP             82 80 79 79 79 82 82 82 81 80 79 77 78 81 83 82 79 78 77 76 76
DEWPT            75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH                   91          78          92          77         100
RH               81 88 89 88 88 81 80 79 81 85 87 88 90 83 78 79 87 94 96 98 98
WIND DIR         SW SW SW  W  W  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE  S SE  S SE
WIND DIR DEG     20 21 23 27 28 16 17 18 22 21 22 22 20 18 16 15 15 16 14 15 13
WIND SPD         10 10  8  5  3  3  6 10 10  9  5  3  3  4  9 10 11 10  9  8  8
CLOUDS           CL FW SC SC CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)         4 14 38 29  5 16 14 17 51 56 53 50 39 40 27 23 53 53 56 58 59
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          30          10          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                             S  S  C                    C  C  S  S   
TSTMS                                  S  S  C                    C  S  S      
MIX HGT               400   400   400   600   500   500   800   600   700   800
T WIND DIR             SW    SW    SW     S    SW    SE    SE     E    SE     S
T WIND SPD             10     6     5    11    12     6     9     9    10     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    10     7     9    12    12     8    10     9    10     8
MAX LVORI               6     6     5     4     5     6     5     5     6     8
STABILITY               E     F     A     B     D     E     A     C     D     D
CEILING             30000  4700 30000 25700 30000 13800 21700 23500   300   300
PRESSURE            29.94 29.92 29.95 29.90 29.86 29.89 29.96 29.94 29.95 29.96


Date           07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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          82    75    82    74    79    75    81    76    85
TEMP          81 80 77 76 79 78 76 75 76 76 76 76 79 77 77 78 81 80
DEWPT         76 76 75 76 73 72 74 73 70 69 73 74 71 71 74 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH       85    99    78    96    75    94    74    96    75
RH            86 89 95 99 81 83 93 94 81 80 91 93 76 83 92 93 79 81
WIND DIR      SE SE  S SW  S SE NE NE  E SE  S SE  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD      10 10  9  6  9  8  6  5  8  6  4  3  8 10  8  5 10  9
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         20    50    40    30    20    10    10    10    20
RAIN SHWRS        S  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S                       S
TSTMS             S  C  C  S  C  S                                S

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VAZ064-040800-
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