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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
MDZ021-182000-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 89 71 88 75 87
TEMP 76 83 86 86 82 77 75 73 75 84 87 88 82 78 77 76 77 82 85 85 77
DEWPT 76 74 73 71 72 72 71 70 68 65 65 65 67 70 72 72 74 74 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 59 91 46 90 65
RH 100 75 65 61 73 85 89 90 80 54 48 47 61 78 86 88 91 76 67 67 87
WIND DIR N N NW NW N NE N NW N W W W S S S SW W W SW SW SE
WIND DIR DEG 35 35 33 33 34 03 01 31 34 29 27 24 18 18 20 23 26 25 24 24 12
WIND SPD 3 6 6 8 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 52 39 38 33 26 8 21 25 31 10 10 0 2 8 44 44 57 57 83 83 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
POP 12HR 20 5 0 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.65
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L L L
TSTMS S S S C C C
MIX HGT 4200 4000 400 700 5000 4800 400 1100 2900 2500
T WIND DIR NW N NE NE NW SW SW NW N N
T WIND SPD 10 8 2 3 4 6 5 9 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 42 47 1 4 42 44 4 19 25 18
MAX LVORI 4 3 7 8 4 3 7 7 3 3
STABILITY B B F F A A F F B B
CEILING 8000 4800 30000 6400 4700 29400 30000 4400 12700 9100
PRESSURE 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.89 29.88 29.89 29.92 29.88
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 70 85 70 83 70 84 68 83
TEMP 73 72 83 78 72 73 82 78 73 73 83 78 70 71 82 77
DEWPT 73 72 73 73 72 73 74 74 72 73 71 70 68 68 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 74 100 64 96 55
RH 99100 72 85100100 77 87 98100 67 78 93 90 58 69
WIND DIR N NE N E E NW SW SE S SW W SW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 70 50 70 70 60 30 20 5
RAIN SHWRS L C C C L L L L L C S C S
TSTMS C S S C S S S S
MDZ022-182000-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 87 69 87 71 86
TEMP 75 82 86 84 79 74 73 71 72 82 85 86 79 73 73 73 74 81 85 85 76
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 74 72 71 69 70 69 67 67 69 69 70 70 73 73 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 68 99 52 94 65
RH 100 79 68 72 85 94 94 92 93 65 55 53 71 87 90 92 97 77 67 67 91
WIND DIR NW N N N SE S NW NW NW W W SW S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 34 34 01 12 15 29 30 32 27 25 21 17 18 19 21 21 19 18 17 16
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 2
CLOUDS B2 SC SC B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 70 41 47 77 41 16 19 40 40 23 16 5 7 6 11 22 59 59 82 82 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 70
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0.54
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L D
TSTMS S S S C C C
MIX HGT 4100 3800 500 500 5000 4600 400 600 3000 2300
T WIND DIR NW N S N NW SW S NW N N
T WIND SPD 8 6 2 2 2 6 4 6 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 36 30 2 2 36 40 2 11 24 16
MAX LVORI 5 5 10 10 7 3 6 8 4 3
STABILITY A A F F A A F F B C
CEILING 8300 2400 30000 300 6900 3200 30000 4000 12200 4000
PRESSURE 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.86 29.87 29.87 29.90 29.85
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 69 83 68 82 68 84 65 82
TEMP 73 70 81 77 71 72 80 76 71 71 81 77 69 68 80 75
DEWPT 73 70 73 72 71 72 74 73 71 71 72 70 67 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 77 100 79 100 67 99 60
RH 99100 77 85100100 82 90100100 74 79 94 97 62 71
WIND DIR W N NE E E S SW SE S SW W SW W W W SW
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 50 70 70 70 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS D L C C L L L L L C C C S
TSTMS C C C C S S S S S
MDZ025-182000-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 73 85 76 84
TEMP 76 79 79 78 77 77 76 75 75 80 82 82 79 77 77 77 77 80 81 81 76
DEWPT 76 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 72 72 71 71 72 72 73 73 75 74 75 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 86 96 67 89 79
RH 100 89 88 91 89 94 94 94 89 76 70 70 79 84 87 88 92 83 81 80 94
WIND DIR NW N E E E S W NW N NW S S S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 32 00 07 08 07 16 28 31 34 31 16 17 17 18 20 21 21 18 18 18 17
WIND SPD 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 8 5 6 6 5 3 5 9 9 5
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 63 41 40 46 27 26 25 31 34 35 24 13 13 7 10 20 35 35 71 71 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 4
POP 12HR 30 5 0 5 60
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0 0.20
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S L L D
TSTMS C S S S C
MIX HGT 700 600 500 600 1200 1300 900 900 1100 1000
T WIND DIR W NE S N E S S W N NE
T WIND SPD 5 4 3 2 3 6 6 8 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 5 2 3 7 14 5 13 14 9
MAX LVORI 6 6 9 9 6 4 6 6 5 5
STABILITY A B F E A B F F B C
CEILING 7200 3900 7700 8000 7200 30000 30000 13800 6000 10800
PRESSURE 29.85 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.90 29.94 29.92
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 73 81 73 81 73 82 71 80
TEMP 75 74 79 77 75 75 79 77 75 75 80 78 74 72 78 77
DEWPT 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 70 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 99 81 98 82 97 75 90 65
RH 96 99 82 87 94 97 85 89 94 96 80 81 87 87 69 71
WIND DIR W N E E SE SW S S SW SW S SW W NW W W
WIND SPD 5 6 8 5 5 8 9 8 6 8 9 6 8 9 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 40 70 70 70 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS D L C C L L L C L L C C S
TSTMS C C S C S S S S S S
VAZ064-182000-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 87 69 88 71 88
TEMP 74 82 86 84 80 75 73 71 72 82 87 88 81 75 73 72 74 81 85 85 75
DEWPT 74 73 72 71 72 72 69 66 65 66 64 65 68 69 69 69 72 73 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 61 90 45 93 65
RH 99 74 63 64 78 89 87 86 80 58 47 47 66 82 88 90 93 77 67 69 97
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW N NW W W SE S S NE E N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 35 00 35 35 00 34 33 32 34 32 26 26 14 16 19 06 10 01 33 02 03
WIND SPD 3 5 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 45 39 39 37 30 53 51 48 28 15 4 2 20 15 46 46 34 34 81 81 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
POP 12HR 20 5 0 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.33
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S L L L
TSTMS S S S C C C
MIX HGT 4700 4700 400 600 5300 5800 400 600 4200 3500
T WIND DIR N N NE N NW SW W N N N
T WIND SPD 9 4 2 5 4 6 6 11 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 43 38 2 6 43 50 6 11 29 13
MAX LVORI 4 4 7 7 4 3 6 6 4 3
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A C
CEILING 6300 6300 5400 4000 4000 4000 4700 4700 9800 4000
PRESSURE 29.72 29.69 29.73 29.75 29.77 29.71 29.72 29.75 29.77 29.72
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 69 84 68 83 68 85 66 84
TEMP 72 70 82 76 70 71 81 76 71 70 83 77 68 68 82 76
DEWPT 72 70 73 72 70 71 75 73 71 70 71 69 66 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 100 77 100 63 98 57
RH 100100 75 88100100 82 91100100 67 78 94 92 58 70
WIND DIR NW N N E N N NW SE SW SW W SW W NW NW SE
WIND SPD 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 60 50 70 60 40 20 20 5
RAIN SHWRS L S C L C C L C S S
TSTMS C C S S S S S
VAZ081-182000-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 90 70 91 72 92
TEMP 76 83 87 87 82 76 74 73 73 82 89 89 81 76 74 73 76 85 90 90 78
DEWPT 73 75 74 74 75 74 72 70 69 70 69 69 70 71 71 71 73 75 74 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 61 97 50 97 57
RH 91 76 65 65 78 93 92 91 87 66 53 52 70 85 92 94 91 72 60 60 91
WIND DIR NW N N N NE SE N NW N E W SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SE
WIND DIR DEG 32 00 00 00 04 12 00 33 35 08 28 14 15 15 17 18 18 22 23 23 13
WIND SPD 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 1
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 58 35 55 56 34 18 21 27 27 32 18 13 11 9 7 13 20 23 77 77 79
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
POP 12HR 10 10 5 0 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.32
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 4600 4600 400 800 5000 4900 400 900 4800 3900
T WIND DIR N N E N N W S N N NE
T WIND SPD 3 4 5 3 3 2 2 6 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 33 4 7 14 20 1 15 24 6
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 10 4 4 8 9 4 3
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A C
CEILING 4700 4700 16600 30000 5500 3200 30000 4000 4000 4000
PRESSURE 29.77 29.73 29.77 29.77 29.81 29.76 29.78 29.79 29.84 29.76
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 70 87 69 85 69 88 67 86
TEMP 73 71 84 78 71 71 83 78 72 71 85 79 69 69 84 77
DEWPT 73 71 76 74 71 71 76 74 71 70 72 70 67 66 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 76 100 59 94 55
RH 99100 77 89100100 80 89 98 98 65 75 93 90 57 72
WIND DIR N N N NE N W W S N W W SW W NW W SW
WIND SPD 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 80 70 40 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS L S S L D C C L C S S S
TSTMS C S S C C S S S S
DISSWAMP-182000-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 91 73 91 74 92
TEMP 77 87 90 87 82 78 76 75 76 85 89 89 82 77 76 75 78 86 90 91 82
DEWPT 75 76 75 76 76 75 74 73 75 75 72 72 73 73 73 72 75 76 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH 62 97 56 94 57
RH 94 71 62 71 81 91 94 94 97 71 57 58 74 87 90 90 91 72 62 61 83
WIND DIR W NW NW NE E E N N N NE NW E E SE N N N SW S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 28 32 32 04 08 10 35 35 00 04 33 06 10 14 00 00 00 21 19 17 13
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 2
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 44 28 67 55 38 7 14 31 31 15 48 52 24 17 21 21 16 19 70 70 80
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4
POP 12HR 30 10 40 0 60
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.08 0 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C L L L
TSTMS S C S C C C C
MIX HGT 4600 4100 500 700 4900 4600 600 700 5000 4300
T WIND DIR NW NE E N NE NE SE SW N NE
T WIND SPD 4 4 4 3 4 2 3 1 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 16 3 4 29 13 2 2 24 29
MAX LVORI 5 5 7 9 5 4 7 9 4 2
STABILITY A B F F A A F F A C
CEILING 6300 4000 4000 4700 10800 3200 12700 20100 9300 2400
PRESSURE 29.82 29.77 29.82 29.84 29.86 29.82 29.86 29.85 29.88 29.84
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 73 88 71 86 70 87 69 86
TEMP 76 74 86 81 74 73 84 80 74 72 85 81 72 71 84 79
DEWPT 74 74 76 75 73 73 76 75 72 72 73 72 69 68 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 100 74 100 63 93 57
RH 95100 72 81 98 99 77 85 93100 67 74 90 90 59 68
WIND DIR N SW SW E N SW SW S S S W SW W W W S
WIND SPD 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 70 80 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C L L C C D C C S C S S
TSTMS C C S C C S S C S C S S
VAZ098-182000-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 84 77 86 78 88
TEMP 78 82 83 81 81 80 79 78 80 82 84 84 82 80 80 78 80 84 86 87 81
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 74 75 74 76 76 76 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 80 92 68 90 69
RH 93 84 81 85 86 88 91 91 86 78 73 71 74 81 85 87 88 77 72 71 85
WIND DIR W N NE E E E NE N N NE E E SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 29 01 05 07 09 09 03 01 02 05 07 09 12 15 18 19 22 17 14 15 14
WIND SPD 3 4 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 10 10 6
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 56 35 42 36 36 18 18 24 27 28 36 46 37 24 25 22 17 18 58 58 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 30 10 20 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0.25
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L
TSTMS C C S C C
MIX HGT 1800 1500 400 800 2100 1700 500 800 2200 1900
T WIND DIR N NE SE NE NE NE SE W N NE
T WIND SPD 4 6 4 6 9 6 2 2 4 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 11 3 9 25 17 2 3 15 17
MAX LVORI 5 5 7 6 5 4 6 7 5 3
STABILITY A B F F A B F F B C
CEILING 6300 5300 4900 300 900 30000 8800 8800 13800 11900
PRESSURE 29.87 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.90 29.94 29.90
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 76 86 75 85 74 87 74 84
TEMP 78 78 83 81 77 75 83 81 77 75 84 82 76 74 82 80
DEWPT 76 76 77 76 75 75 76 75 74 74 75 74 72 70 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 96 81 98 78 98 69 88 64
RH 92 94 82 85 92 98 80 85 93 97 72 78 86 87 65 68
WIND DIR SW SW SE E SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW NW W S
WIND SPD 4 4 6 5 4 5 8 5 5 8 8 5 5 6 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 60 70 70 50 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C L L L C L C C C C S
TSTMS C C S C C S S C C S C S
NCZ014-182000-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 92 72 91 73 92
TEMP 77 86 90 88 82 77 75 74 75 85 89 89 81 76 75 74 77 86 90 90 81
DEWPT 75 76 75 76 76 75 74 73 74 75 73 72 73 73 73 72 75 75 74 74 76
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 57 97 56
RH 95 72 61 68 82 94 97 97 97 73 59 58 77 89 94 93 94 71 60 60 85
WIND DIR W NW NW N E E N N N NE NW N E SE S S S SW S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 29 31 30 34 09 09 01 35 35 05 30 02 11 14 18 18 18 21 20 18 12
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 2
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 49 27 60 64 39 7 9 30 31 18 32 56 36 15 20 18 15 20 67 67 79
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 30 10 30 0 50
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.06 0 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C L
TSTMS S S S S C C C C
MIX HGT 4900 4400 400 600 4600 4300 600 500 4700 4300
T WIND DIR NW NE E N N N SE E N NE
T WIND SPD 3 5 6 3 4 4 5 1 4 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 15 5 3 26 24 3 2 24 25
MAX LVORI 5 5 8 10 5 5 8 9 4 2
STABILITY A B F F A A F F A C
CEILING 5500 4600 4000 5500 10800 3700 4000 300 4700 3200
PRESSURE 29.82 29.76 29.82 29.82 29.85 29.81 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.82
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 72 88 70 86 70 87 68 86
TEMP 74 74 86 81 73 72 83 79 73 72 85 80 71 70 84 79
DEWPT 74 74 76 76 73 72 76 75 72 72 73 72 69 68 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 71 100 75 100 63 97 57
RH 100100 71 86 99100 80 89 97100 66 78 93 93 59 71
WIND DIR N SW SW E N SW SW S N S W SW N W W S
WIND SPD 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 80 70 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C S L D C C L C C C S S
TSTMS C S S C C S S C C C S S
NCZ015-182000-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 91 75 90 77 91
TEMP 77 86 89 86 82 79 77 76 78 86 89 87 81 79 78 77 80 86 89 90 83
DEWPT 76 77 76 77 77 77 76 75 76 76 74 74 74 75 74 74 77 77 76 77 77
MIN/MAX RH 66 97 61 94 64
RH 98 74 67 74 85 95 97 96 94 71 62 66 78 88 89 90 91 74 67 65 83
WIND DIR W NW S E E E N N N E E E E SE S SW SW S SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 27 29 17 08 07 07 02 02 01 07 11 10 10 15 17 20 22 20 15 15 16
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 3 3 2 2 1 4 6 8 4
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 60 41 48 70 47 30 23 22 22 23 26 51 32 27 23 17 12 18 58 58 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 30 20 30 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C L
TSTMS S C S C C C C
MIX HGT 3700 3000 500 900 3500 3100 500 800 2900 2700
T WIND DIR NW E E NE NE NE E E NE E
T WIND SPD 4 11 6 6 9 6 3 1 2 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 27 5 12 38 18 3 2 10 29
MAX LVORI 4 5 8 9 4 5 7 9 5 3
STABILITY A C F F A B F F A B
CEILING 6300 4800 3200 300 1000 25500 900 300 300 30000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.86 29.90 29.87 29.90 29.89 29.93 29.89
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 76 89 74 87 73 88 71 86
TEMP 78 78 87 82 76 76 85 80 75 75 86 81 73 73 84 80
DEWPT 76 77 77 77 75 76 77 76 74 75 75 74 71 71 71 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 100 75 100 68 96 63
RH 95 97 72 85 97 99 77 88 97100 70 78 93 93 65 72
WIND DIR SW SW S SE SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 3 3 4 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 60 70 80 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C L L L L D C C C C S S
TSTMS C C S C C C S C C C S C S S
NCZ030-182000-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 93 72 92 73 94
TEMP 76 85 91 90 84 77 75 74 75 85 90 90 82 77 75 74 77 87 92 92 82
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 74 74 73 71 73 73 73 72 74 75 74 73 75
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 52 97 52
RH 97 72 60 62 75 93 98 99 97 72 58 54 73 87 94 94 90 69 57 55 80
WIND DIR W NW NW N NE NE N N N NE NW N SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 28 31 30 34 04 06 01 00 01 05 31 34 12 13 18 18 18 20 20 19 14
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 4 5 5 2
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 39 22 43 44 41 17 14 24 28 20 30 40 26 14 17 20 23 20 61 61 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 20 20 20 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L
TSTMS S S C C C
MIX HGT 4800 4500 600 800 4700 4500 500 400 4900 4500
T WIND DIR NW W NE N N NW E E N E
T WIND SPD 2 4 11 3 5 6 2 2 3 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 21 16 7 4 36 42 2 2 21 12
MAX LVORI 5 5 10 10 5 3 8 10 5 2
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A C
CEILING 6300 4700 3200 1000 10800 30000 17000 30000 4700 3400
PRESSURE 29.80 29.76 29.80 29.80 29.84 29.79 29.82 29.84 29.87 29.81
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 72 89 70 86 69 87 67 86
TEMP 74 74 87 80 72 72 84 79 72 72 85 80 70 70 84 79
DEWPT 74 74 75 75 72 72 75 75 72 72 72 72 68 68 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 72 100 61 99 55
RH 100100 68 85100100 74 87 99100 65 77 94 95 59 71
WIND DIR N SW SW E N SW SW S S S W SW W W W N
WIND SPD 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 0
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 80 70 50 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS L C S L D C C L C S C S
TSTMS C S S L C S S C C C S
NCZ030-182000-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26
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 94 73 93 74 95
TEMP 77 86 92 92 84 78 76 75 76 87 91 91 82 78 76 75 78 88 92 93 83
DEWPT 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 74 75 75 74 73 74 74 74 73 75 76 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 54 97 53
RH 97 71 60 59 77 93 97 97 97 69 58 56 77 88 94 94 92 69 57 56 80
WIND DIR W NW W NW NE E N N N NE N E SE SE S S S SW S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 28 30 29 32 06 07 00 01 00 06 01 08 12 14 18 18 18 20 19 18 15
WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 2
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 59 43 40 49 47 21 14 27 26 19 35 51 41 16 20 19 23 15 60 60 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 20 20 30 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L
TSTMS S C C C C
MIX HGT 4800 4500 500 800 4900 4300 500 400 4600 4300
T WIND DIR W W NE N N NW E E N E
T WIND SPD 3 4 12 5 6 6 3 2 3 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 27 21 8 8 34 39 2 2 14 22
MAX LVORI 4 5 8 10 4 4 8 10 5 2
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A B
CEILING 6300 6000 300 300 8700 30000 4000 300 300 8000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.77 29.84 29.82 29.86 29.82 29.86 29.85 29.89 29.84
DATE FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 73 91 71 87 70 89 68 87
TEMP 75 75 88 81 74 74 85 80 74 73 86 81 71 71 86 79
DEWPT 75 75 76 76 73 74 76 75 73 73 73 73 70 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 72 100 63 100 56
RH 100100 68 85100100 75 85 97100 65 77 97 97 58 74
WIND DIR N SW SW SE N SW SW S SW S SW SW SW W W SE
WIND SPD 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 70 70 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C S L L C C L C S S C S S
TSTMS C S S L C C S C C S S C 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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