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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date           07/09/26      Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun
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          87          75          83          73
TEMP             79 77 77 76 78 83 86 87 83 79 78 76 77 80 82 82 79 76 75 73 75
DEWPT            75 76 75 75 75 73 73 73 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH                   97          63          96          73          93
RH               89 95 94 96 91 72 65 63 77 89 91 94 90 82 74 74 82 90 90 93 89
WIND DIR          S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG     18 23 26 27 27 24 23 22 21 21 25 27 28 33 32 03 03 02 04 04 05
WIND SPD          8  5  5  6  6  5  8  9  8  8  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  8  9 10 11
CLOUDS           B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        79 70 27 22 19  9 19 34 65 70 63 78 80 69 84 84 69 73 67 68 63
VSBY              6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     60           5          30          70          40
QPF 12HR                   0.13           0        0.03        0.25        0.04
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        L  C                    C  C  S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S   
TSTMS             C  S                    C  C  S     S  C  C  L  C  C  S      
MIX HGT               600   800  2100  2100   700   700  1700  1600   900  1400
T WIND DIR             SW     W     W    SW    NE    SW     S     E    NE    NE
T WIND SPD              4     9    10    10     5     2     2     4    13    17
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     5    13    31    34     6     3     9     9    15    30
MAX LVORI               8     8     4     4     6     9     6     4     5     5
STABILITY               E     F     B     B     E     E     C     C     D     D
CEILING              5800  3200 20800 18200  4700  4000  4000  4000  5100   300
PRESSURE            29.82 29.82 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.89 29.93 29.92 29.96 30.01


Date           07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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          80    72    79    71    80    73    86    76    86
TEMP          79 77 74 74 78 76 73 73 80 78 75 76 84 82 78 78 85 82
DEWPT         67 67 66 66 64 65 66 66 65 67 69 70 70 71 72 72 70 72
MIN/MAX RH       63    81    62    84    61    88    62    86    61
RH            67 70 76 78 63 69 80 79 61 69 83 81 63 70 82 81 62 71
WIND DIR      NE  E  E NE  E  E  E NE SE  S SW  W SW SW SW NW SE  S
WIND SPD      14 10  9 10 10  8  4  4  8  9  8  6 10 12 10  8  9 10
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR          5     0     0     0     0     0     5     5     5

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VAZ064-100800-
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