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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
MDZ021-162000-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 81 50 56 38 59
TEMP 66 71 78 80 74 65 60 57 51 53 55 53 48 47 43 41 40 52 58 59 52
DEWPT 66 67 68 68 66 60 56 53 47 43 38 34 33 32 30 30 31 35 36 37 40
MIN/MAX RH 67 90 47 69 42
RH 100 87 72 67 76 83 87 85 85 69 54 48 56 57 60 65 68 51 44 44 62
WIND DIR S SW SW S SW N NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 20 19 22 35 33 33 35 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 02 03 03 04 04
WIND SPD 5 9 10 9 8 5 6 9 11 14 14 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3
CLOUDS OV B1 SC FW B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 95 62 30 18 84 93 94 97 92 83 68 51 29 12 9 13 15 6 16 19 24
VSBY 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 90 30 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.23 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D L L C S
TSTMS S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 1900 1900 1300 1200 5200 5200 500 900 4100 4300
T WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 17 13 18 19 31 23 13 12 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD
ADI 47 45 20 41 91 91 14 13 65 68
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 5 3 2 3 3 2 3
STABILITY D C E D D D E E C C
CEILING 1000 30000 4700 1000 7200 8900 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.76 29.79 29.90 30.09 30.22 30.37 30.45 30.56 30.55
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 44 61 47 66 49 66 49 64
TEMP 46 46 61 56 51 49 64 58 53 50 65 59 53 50 63 58
DEWPT 42 43 47 49 48 48 51 51 49 48 52 51 50 49 52 52
MAX/MIN RH 94 59 97 58 96 59 97 63
RH 84 89 60 78 90 95 62 76 87 94 63 75 88 97 67 79
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 10 11 8 6 10 10 5 5 9 10 6 4 8 9 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
MDZ022-162000-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 82 51 55 40 58
TEMP 66 72 79 81 74 66 60 57 52 51 53 52 47 46 44 43 42 53 57 57 52
DEWPT 65 68 68 67 65 61 56 54 49 45 40 34 33 31 32 32 34 39 40 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 63 92 50 72 51
RH 99 87 69 63 76 84 86 90 88 80 62 50 57 56 61 65 72 58 53 53 66
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S N NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 19 22 22 21 20 34 32 32 35 00 35 35 35 00 01 01 01 04 04 04 04
WIND SPD 3 9 10 10 9 6 8 10 11 14 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 9
CLOUDS OV B1 SC FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 67 38 12 52 88 92 96 95 90 71 58 38 16 12 23 20 13 24 29 31
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 40 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C L C S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 2100 2400 1300 1900 4800 4800 500 900 4300 4300
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 19 16 21 20 31 24 14 13 23 17
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD
ADI 52 57 24 49 92 88 13 16 71 67
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 5 4 2 2 3 3 3
STABILITY D C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 5500 5500 6600 8000 17700 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.75 29.75 29.85 30.02 30.15 30.31 30.39 30.51 30.51
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 45 61 48 65 50 65 51 64
TEMP 47 47 61 55 51 50 64 58 53 52 64 58 54 52 63 58
DEWPT 43 46 52 51 51 50 54 53 52 51 55 53 52 52 55 53
MAX/MIN RH 97 72 100 68 100 69 97 71
RH 87 96 72 86 99 99 70 82 96 97 73 83 94 99 75 83
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 9 12 13 11 9 10 10 8 6 10 11 12 8 10 10 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S S S S
MDZ025-162000-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 73 55 58 48 60
TEMP 68 69 72 72 70 68 63 61 57 55 55 55 53 52 51 50 50 56 58 59 56
DEWPT 67 67 67 67 66 63 58 56 53 48 44 40 39 39 40 41 42 44 45 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 83 89 56 75 60
RH 97 93 85 85 86 86 85 84 89 77 67 56 58 62 66 72 75 65 62 61 68
WIND DIR S SW S S S N NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 20 19 20 34 31 32 35 35 35 35 00 01 01 02 03 04 04 04 04
WIND SPD 9 11 13 16 17 18 17 17 21 23 23 23 24 23 23 24 24 23 21 21 23
CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 71 36 15 35 84 93 96 96 93 78 62 45 23 18 32 28 27 31 33 37
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 50 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C C S S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 700 700 2400 2700 4600 5000 4700 3900 4600 4400
T WIND DIR SW S W N N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 17 18 25 34 32 33 35 31 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD VG VG VG VG VG VG
ADI 20 19 34 75 101 99 48 101 99 84
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 4 4 1 1 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 23500 5000 1700 6300 15200 30000 30000 25400
PRESSURE 29.94 29.80 29.76 29.87 30.03 30.17 30.32 30.40 30.51 30.52
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 53 62 55 63 56 63 56 62
TEMP 55 56 61 60 58 57 62 61 60 58 63 61 59 57 62 61
DEWPT 49 53 55 55 56 56 57 56 57 57 58 56 56 57 57 56
MAX/MIN RH 89 79 97 79 95 81 97 82
RH 80 92 82 85 92 97 82 85 91 95 84 84 89 97 85 85
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 23 23 26 31 24 24 20 25 23 25 25 31 26 24 21 24
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S S S S S
VAZ064-162000-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 86 51 56 38 56
TEMP 63 72 82 84 73 63 59 55 52 53 54 53 48 45 42 40 39 50 56 56 49
DEWPT 63 67 68 67 65 58 53 52 47 43 37 33 31 32 30 28 30 32 33 35 37
MIN/MAX RH 56 89 46 69 42
RH 100 84 62 57 75 85 80 89 85 70 52 46 52 60 62 63 70 50 43 45 63
WIND DIR S SW SW SW NW N NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 21 22 33 34 33 32 35 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 01 03 03 04 04
WIND SPD 4 9 10 8 10 6 6 9 10 12 13 12 9 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 3
CLOUDS OV B1 FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 94 51 13 33 83 90 97 96 90 71 60 40 28 13 8 8 7 6 12 15 15
VSBY 5 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 80 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L C C S S
TSTMS S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 2700 3800 800 1400 5800 5400 500 700 3900 4000
T WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 13 16 9 19 28 21 9 9 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR GD PR PR VG VG PR PR FR FR
ADI 48 74 13 47 94 92 7 8 59 59
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 5 3 2 3 3 2 3
STABILITY D C D D D D E E C B
CEILING 1000 30000 4600 4600 2400 10800 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.77 29.62 29.67 29.80 30.0 30.10 30.26 30.34 30.44 30.42
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 41 59 46 65 49 65 49 64
TEMP 43 42 58 53 48 47 63 57 52 50 64 57 52 50 63 57
DEWPT 39 40 47 49 48 45 50 52 49 48 53 53 51 49 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 95 64 100 62 96 65 100 67
RH 86 92 64 86 99 93 63 83 91 94 66 85 97 97 69 86
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 8 10 6 4 9 9 4 4 8 9 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 10 5 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S
VAZ081-162000-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 88 53 56 41 59
TEMP 65 74 86 86 77 68 60 57 54 54 53 54 49 46 44 42 42 52 57 58 52
DEWPT 65 67 65 63 63 64 57 54 51 47 43 37 35 34 32 31 32 36 37 38 39
MIN/MAX RH 46 92 51 68 45
RH 100 78 50 46 62 86 90 88 90 77 68 51 59 62 62 65 69 55 47 48 61
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 21 20 01 01 34 35 35 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 03 04 04 02
WIND SPD 3 6 10 10 6 10 6 8 10 13 13 11 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 6
CLOUDS B1 SC CL FW SC OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 69 47 4 10 44 94 96 94 95 91 66 56 41 19 10 11 19 10 21 21 28
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 90 50 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.08 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D L L C C C
TSTMS S S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 4000 4800 1100 1300 5300 5200 700 1000 4300 4500
T WIND DIR SW SW W N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 17 6 18 29 19 11 10 18 16
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD
ADI 71 88 6 32 100 87 9 9 82 85
MAX LVORI 5 3 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY B C E D D D E E C C
CEILING 1000 30000 4000 4000 1000 4700 16500 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.85 29.70 29.68 29.84 29.98 30.13 30.26 30.32 30.45 30.42
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 45 62 48 67 50 68 51 67
TEMP 46 46 61 56 50 49 65 60 53 51 67 60 53 52 66 60
DEWPT 41 43 51 51 49 47 53 52 50 49 55 54 52 51 55 53
MAX/MIN RH 93 68 100 62 95 63 100 65
RH 82 90 70 84 97 94 65 76 90 94 65 81 96 97 68 79
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N
WIND SPD 3 10 10 6 3 9 9 3 3 8 10 4 3 6 8 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S
DISSWAMP-162000-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 88 56 58 47 61
TEMP 67 77 86 86 77 74 66 60 57 56 55 54 51 51 49 49 49 57 60 61 56
DEWPT 67 68 66 64 63 65 60 55 54 52 47 43 39 38 38 38 41 44 45 46 47
MIN/MAX RH 48 87 63 73 56
RH 100 74 51 48 62 73 81 85 90 86 74 66 64 61 65 66 73 62 58 57 72
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 21 21 20 00 35 34 00 00 00 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 03
WIND SPD 3 6 10 10 8 8 11 10 10 13 14 13 11 10 10 11 11 14 14 13 12
CLOUDS B1 SC CL CL FW B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 33 3 3 14 61 92 93 96 94 79 68 53 37 27 33 36 38 49 49 46
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 70 70 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.14 0.05 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C L L C C S S C C S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 4100 4400 1900 2000 4400 4900 600 1500 4700 5000
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 18 11 16 25 26 20 18 31 27
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG
ADI 83 87 20 37 86 88 21 35 102 99
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY B C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 4000 2900 1000 1000 6300 30000 1700 2400
PRESSURE 29.93 29.80 29.77 29.84 29.97 30.11 30.26 30.31 30.44 30.43
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 52 65 53 68 54 69 56 68
TEMP 54 54 64 60 55 55 67 62 56 56 68 62 58 56 67 62
DEWPT 49 52 55 55 53 53 56 55 54 54 56 56 55 55 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 91 70 96 65 93 64 95 65
RH 83 92 73 84 93 93 68 79 93 94 66 81 91 96 68 81
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 11 12 13 12 8 10 10 9 4 10 10 11 6 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S
VAZ098-162000-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 83 60 62 53 63
TEMP 69 74 81 81 74 72 68 63 61 59 57 57 56 55 54 54 55 60 61 62 59
DEWPT 68 68 68 66 67 66 63 58 56 54 50 47 44 44 44 46 47 50 50 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 61 85 65 75 65
RH 98 81 65 62 78 80 84 83 85 84 76 69 65 67 69 73 73 69 67 66 73
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 21 19 20 21 00 34 34 00 00 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 04 04
WIND SPD 8 10 11 11 11 11 18 18 18 23 25 24 24 25 26 26 25 26 25 26 25
CLOUDS B1 SC CL CL FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 61 38 5 4 6 59 91 96 97 94 88 75 61 45 43 48 55 51 54 55 58
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 70 80 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.25 0.11 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C D L C C S S S C C C
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 2500 2000 1900 3000 4300 5200 4700 4300 4900 4800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 16 14 25 36 41 40 41 37 35
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX EX EX VG EX EX
ADI 51 46 19 62 120 120 56 111 119 110
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 4 4 3 1 3 3 3
STABILITY C D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 3200 1700 1000 1000 6300 2400 1700 2400
PRESSURE 29.97 29.84 29.81 29.86 30.0 30.11 30.27 30.32 30.45 30.46
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 59 66 59 66 60 66 60 66
TEMP 60 61 64 62 60 60 65 63 60 60 66 63 61 60 66 63
DEWPT 53 56 59 58 58 58 60 58 58 58 60 58 58 58 59 58
MAX/MIN RH 86 81 94 79 92 81 93 79
RH 80 86 83 87 93 91 83 84 91 91 83 85 91 90 80 85
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE N N NE
WIND SPD 25 24 25 26 21 20 19 21 20 20 21 25 21 18 19 19
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 40 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S S S S S S S S
NCZ014-162000-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 88 55 57 45 61
TEMP 67 78 87 86 76 74 67 59 56 56 54 54 50 50 47 47 47 57 60 61 55
DEWPT 67 68 65 63 63 65 61 55 54 51 46 43 39 37 36 37 39 43 44 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 46 90 63 73 53
RH 100 71 49 46 64 74 81 87 92 84 74 65 66 62 65 67 74 60 55 56 71
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 21 21 20 00 35 34 35 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 03 03 04 03
WIND SPD 3 6 10 10 8 9 12 10 10 13 14 12 10 10 10 10 10 13 14 13 10
CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL FW B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 62 25 2 3 16 58 92 92 96 94 77 67 53 36 26 32 32 44 50 50 41
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 70 70 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.12 0.04 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C L C C C S S C C S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 4200 4400 1400 1900 4400 4700 600 1400 4700 5000
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 18 10 14 23 28 19 13 29 26
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG
ADI 83 91 12 34 86 91 20 30 101 99
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY B C E D D D D E D D
CEILING 1000 30000 18800 3200 1000 1000 6300 30000 1700 2400
PRESSURE 29.94 29.80 29.77 29.84 29.97 30.12 30.26 30.31 30.44 30.43
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 50 65 52 69 53 70 54 69
TEMP 52 52 64 59 54 53 67 61 55 54 69 62 56 55 68 62
DEWPT 48 50 53 54 52 52 54 54 52 52 55 56 54 54 55 56
MAX/MIN RH 94 66 96 62 95 59 96 61
RH 87 93 68 83 93 95 63 77 90 94 61 80 93 97 63 81
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 11 13 10 6 9 9 6 4 9 10 9 4 8 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
NCZ015-162000-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 86 58 61 49 63
TEMP 68 77 84 83 75 73 70 63 59 59 57 55 54 52 50 51 52 60 62 62 59
DEWPT 68 69 68 66 67 67 65 58 56 55 51 46 44 43 42 45 46 50 50 50 51
MIN/MAX RH 56 90 70 82 63
RH 100 76 59 57 76 81 84 86 90 88 80 72 70 70 74 78 81 68 65 66 75
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 21 20 20 20 34 35 35 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 02 03 03 03 03
WIND SPD 5 10 10 10 11 10 13 12 12 16 19 17 18 18 17 18 19 21 21 20 19
CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL CL SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 52 22 4 2 4 41 78 94 97 94 85 78 62 49 46 52 53 54 55 57 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 60 70 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.19 0.18 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C S S S C C C C S
MIX HGT 3400 3500 1200 2100 3900 4500 1400 2700 5200 5100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 18 17 18 29 39 36 36 39 36
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR VG EX FR GD EX EX
ADI 68 71 17 40 103 118 44 88 120 117
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY C C D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 30000 3200 3200 1000 1000 5500 2400 1700 2400
PRESSURE 29.98 29.86 29.84 29.84 29.97 30.09 30.25 30.30 30.42 30.43
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 55 66 56 68 57 69 58 68
TEMP 56 57 66 61 56 57 67 62 57 57 68 63 58 59 67 63
DEWPT 53 56 59 58 56 56 60 57 56 57 61 59 57 57 60 59
MAX/MIN RH 94 78 100 74 100 74 99 75
RH 89 95 79 89 97 99 77 85 95 99 77 87 96 95 77 87
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 18 18 19 16 11 13 16 10 10 14 16 14 11 14 14 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 40 20 20 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S S S S S S S
NCZ030-162000-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 88 55 57 42 61
TEMP 66 78 87 85 76 74 69 60 56 56 54 54 50 48 45 44 44 55 60 61 54
DEWPT 66 67 65 63 63 64 62 55 54 51 45 43 39 37 35 34 36 41 43 44 45
MIN/MAX RH 47 90 63 73 52
RH 100 69 49 49 64 71 79 84 92 84 71 65 66 65 67 68 73 60 54 53 70
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 21 21 20 00 35 35 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 02 03 04 03
WIND SPD 3 6 10 9 8 8 12 10 10 13 14 12 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 13 11
CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL FW B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 56 19 2 3 22 51 88 93 95 94 78 66 54 35 29 28 27 32 40 40 34
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 70 70 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.16 0.02 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L C L C S S S S S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 4200 4500 700 2100 4600 4600 900 1200 4800 5100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 17 11 13 21 27 16 11 26 27
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG
ADI 77 85 12 33 90 90 18 20 92 96
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY B C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 28900 4000 4000 1000 1000 5500 30000 30000 3200
PRESSURE 29.93 29.79 29.76 29.81 29.95 30.10 30.25 30.30 30.42 30.39
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 48 64 50 69 51 70 52 69
TEMP 50 50 64 58 52 51 68 61 54 52 69 62 55 53 68 62
DEWPT 46 47 52 53 50 49 53 54 50 50 54 55 53 52 54 56
MAX/MIN RH 94 64 98 57 96 57 100 59
RH 86 90 65 82 93 93 59 75 87 93 59 78 94 96 61 80
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 11 12 10 5 10 9 5 4 9 10 8 4 9 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 5 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
NCZ030-162000-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DATE FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26
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 88 56 58 44 63
TEMP 67 79 86 85 76 73 71 61 57 57 55 54 51 49 47 46 46 57 61 62 57
DEWPT 67 68 66 64 64 64 64 56 54 53 48 43 41 39 37 38 39 45 47 47 47
MIN/MAX RH 48 88 65 78 57
RH 100 70 51 49 67 73 79 84 90 86 77 66 68 68 68 72 76 64 60 58 71
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 21 20 20 35 00 35 35 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 03 03 04 03
WIND SPD 3 5 9 9 6 9 10 10 10 12 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 10
CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 53 18 1 1 15 45 82 92 96 94 86 69 57 41 35 35 31 49 51 51 44
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 60 70 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.16 0.05 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L C L L S S S C C C C S
OBVIS PF
MIX HGT 4000 4300 900 2000 4400 4600 700 1100 4900 5100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 17 13 16 19 29 20 18 28 28
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR VG VG PR PR VG EX
ADI 73 80 13 32 83 94 22 29 100 105
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY B C D D D D D E D D
CEILING 26400 23500 7900 3800 1000 1000 5500 13900 1700 3200
PRESSURE 29.95 29.84 29.80 29.82 29.96 30.10 30.25 30.30 30.42 30.40
DATE MON 10/19/26TUE 10/20/26WED 10/21/26THU 10/22/26
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 50 66 52 70 52 71 53 70
TEMP 52 52 65 60 54 53 69 62 55 53 70 63 56 54 69 63
DEWPT 49 50 57 55 52 52 57 56 52 52 58 57 54 54 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 96 70 97 63 97 63 100 66
RH 88 93 74 84 93 96 67 81 90 95 66 81 93100 68 84
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 10 11 6 4 6 6 3 3 6 8 5 4 6 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S
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
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