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

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

Date           09/03/26      Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26            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                      77          88          72          81          69
TEMP             82 79 79 78 79 84 87 87 81 77 75 73 74 78 80 80 76 73 72 70 71
DEWPT            76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 71 69 67 67 66 66 67 66 67
MAX/MIN RH                   91          65          95          64          89
RH               84 87 87 88 88 75 68 68 81 90 94 94 91 74 66 66 73 81 84 86 87
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W SW  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     21 24 25 26 26 26 23 25 23 26 28 32 00 01 03 05 04 03 01 02 02
WIND SPD         10 10  9  8  6  5  6  6  8  6  9 10 11 10  8  8  5  6  6  9 11
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        23 34 44 43 21 10 10 26 57 65 70 59 44 41 41 37 43 43 27 21 11
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          10          50          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.12           0        0.29           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        S  C  C  S              C  C  C  C                           
TSTMS             S  S                    C  C                                 
MIX HGT               400   400  2100  2100   500   700  2700  2700   900  1400
T WIND DIR             SW     W    NW     W     W     N    SE    SE     S     E
T WIND SPD              8     3     6     6     5     9     8     6     8    17
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     8     7    22    15     8    17    23    22    11    43
MAX LVORI               6     7     5     4     6     8     4     3     5     5
STABILITY               E     E     B     B     D     D     C     B     E     E
CEILING              8900  7900  8600 27100  9800  6300  4400  9400  1000  1000
PRESSURE            29.92 29.88 29.90 29.87 29.85 29.85 29.85 29.82 29.85 29.80


Date           09/06Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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          76    68    76    68    78    70    81    74    85
TEMP          75 72 71 71 76 72 71 71 78 74 72 73 79 77 76 76 84 79
DEWPT         64 63 62 62 59 59 60 62 60 62 66 66 66 68 70 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH       65    76    58    76    56    80    67    82    65
RH            69 72 74 74 58 64 68 74 57 66 77 79 68 74 82 83 67 78
WIND DIR      NE  E  E NE  E SE SE NW  S  S SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD      16 13 10 10  9  6  3  3  6  8  8  6 12 16 16 12 12 13
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10     5     0     0     0     0     0     5    10

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VAZ064-040800-
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