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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
MDZ021-180800-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 74 88 71 89 74
TEMP 84 79 77 76 78 83 86 87 82 76 74 72 74 84 87 88 82 78 77 75 77
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 75 74 72 70 70 70 70 69 70 69 67 68 70 72 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 57 95 50 91
RH 76 88 90 94 91 74 63 57 68 82 89 90 86 60 52 52 67 83 88 89 86
WIND DIR SW W W NW N N NW NW N NE N NW N W W W S S S SW W
WIND DIR DEG 23 25 28 31 35 35 33 33 34 03 01 31 34 29 27 24 18 18 20 23 26
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 8 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 43 57 65 43 27 20 22 11 13 18 29 43 34 12 7 4 12 9 56 56 57
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 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 400 1000 4200 4000 400 700 5000 4800 400 1100
T WIND DIR N NW NW N NE NE NW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 4 6 10 8 2 3 4 6 5 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 12 42 47 1 4 42 44 4 19
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 3 7 8 4 3 7 7
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F
CEILING 4000 5500 8000 4800 30000 6400 4700 29400 30000 4400
PRESSURE 29.81 29.81 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.89 29.88 29.89
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 87 70 84 69 83 70 83 68 83
TEMP 85 81 74 73 82 78 72 73 82 77 73 74 82 77 71 71 82 77
DEWPT 71 74 73 72 74 73 72 73 74 74 72 73 72 70 69 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 72 100 75 100 67 96 57
RH 63 79 96 99 75 85100100 78 89 98 99 72 79 92 90 61 70
WIND DIR SW SE N NE N E E NW SW SE S SW W SW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 60 70 60 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C L L L C L C C C C S S S
TSTMS C C C S C S S
MDZ022-180800-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 73 87 68 88 71
TEMP 83 79 77 75 77 82 85 84 78 73 72 70 71 82 85 87 80 74 73 73 74
DEWPT 75 75 74 73 75 75 74 73 73 72 71 69 71 70 69 69 71 70 71 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 55 97
RH 77 88 91 94 94 80 69 70 85 96 98100 99 68 59 56 73 88 93 94 93
WIND DIR S SW W W NW N N N SE S NW NW NW W W SW S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 23 25 29 33 34 34 01 12 15 29 30 32 27 25 21 17 18 19 21 21
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 19 46 67 52 38 30 51 53 12 30 37 43 43 12 10 7 5 10 50 50 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 40 30 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.08 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 400 800 4100 3800 500 500 5000 4600 400 600
T WIND DIR SW W NW N S N NW SW S NW
T WIND SPD 2 4 8 6 2 2 2 6 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 8 36 30 2 2 36 40 2 11
MAX LVORI 7 10 5 5 10 10 7 3 6 8
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 4700 300 8300 2400 30000 300 6900 3200 30000 4000
PRESSURE 29.79 29.78 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.86 29.87 29.87
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 87 69 82 68 81 69 81 66 81
TEMP 84 80 73 71 80 76 71 71 79 76 71 72 80 75 69 69 79 74
DEWPT 73 74 72 71 74 72 71 71 74 73 71 72 72 70 68 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 76 100 82 100 74 100 64
RH 70 82 96100 82 87 99100 85 90100100 77 84 97 98 66 75
WIND DIR S S W N NE E E S SW SE S SW W SW W W W SW
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 60 70 60 60 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L D C C L L L C L L C C C C S S S
TSTMS C C C S C S S S S
MDZ025-180800-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 83 72 83 75
TEMP 80 78 77 77 78 81 81 80 78 77 76 74 74 80 82 82 80 77 77 77 77
DEWPT 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 72 72 72 72 71 72 73 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 80 99 70 92
RH 88 92 93 93 92 84 83 84 89 92 96 93 92 77 73 70 79 86 90 90 90
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW N E E E S W NW N NW S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 26 27 32 00 07 08 07 16 28 31 34 31 16 17 17 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 8 5 6 6 5 3
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 54 68 69 36 23 53 51 17 30 31 39 47 14 10 7 5 14 18 28 42
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 40 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S
MIX HGT 500 600 700 600 500 600 1200 1300 900 900
T WIND DIR SW W W NE S N E S S W
T WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 6 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 7 7 5 2 3 7 14 5 13
MAX LVORI 6 7 6 6 9 9 6 4 6 6
STABILITY E E A B F E A B F F
CEILING 7500 4000 7200 3900 7700 8000 7200 30000 30000 13800
PRESSURE 29.84 29.81 29.85 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.90
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 83 73 80 73 81 73 81 71 80
TEMP 82 79 75 74 78 78 75 74 79 78 75 75 79 77 74 72 78 77
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 72 72 70 69 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 83 99 83 99 76 91 66
RH 80 88 97 99 86 86 94 98 86 88 95 99 81 83 88 90 70 71
WIND DIR S S W N E E SE SW S S SW SW S SW W NW W W
WIND SPD 9 5 5 6 8 5 5 8 9 8 6 8 9 6 8 9 8 5
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 80 50 70 60 60 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S L D C C C L L C L L C C C C S S S
TSTMS S C C S S C S S S S S S
VAZ064-180800-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 73 89 69 90 71
TEMP 84 78 76 74 76 83 86 86 80 75 72 70 71 82 87 89 82 76 74 72 73
DEWPT 75 74 73 72 73 73 72 71 71 70 69 67 67 68 68 68 71 70 70 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 94 59 95 51 90
RH 74 87 90 92 90 72 62 62 76 86 90 90 87 63 53 52 71 83 86 87 90
WIND DIR W NW W NW N N N N N N NW NW N NW W W SE S S NE E
WIND DIR DEG 28 30 27 31 35 00 35 35 00 34 33 32 34 32 26 26 14 16 19 06 10
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 59 75 65 51 22 16 20 26 13 32 42 44 56 17 8 8 21 24 39 39 34
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 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 600 1000 4700 4700 400 600 5300 5800 400 600
T WIND DIR N NW N N NE N NW SW W N
T WIND SPD 3 8 9 4 2 5 4 6 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 12 43 38 2 6 43 50 6 11
MAX LVORI 7 7 4 4 7 7 4 3 6 6
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 4000 4700 6300 6300 5400 4000 4000 4000 4700 4700
PRESSURE 29.69 29.68 29.72 29.69 29.73 29.75 29.77 29.71 29.72 29.75
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 87 69 82 68 81 68 82 66 82
TEMP 86 79 72 70 81 75 70 70 80 75 70 70 82 74 68 67 81 75
DEWPT 72 73 72 70 74 72 70 70 75 73 70 70 72 69 67 66 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 63 100 77 100 81 100 69 100 58
RH 63 84 99 99 80 90100 99 85 94100 99 72 85 95 97 60 72
WIND DIR N NE NW N N E N N NW SE SW SW W SW W NW NW SE
WIND SPD 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 70 70 60 60 50 50 30 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C L L C C C C S S C S
TSTMS S C C C C S S S
VAZ081-180800-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 73 90 71 91 72
TEMP 85 80 78 74 76 83 88 88 81 76 74 72 73 83 89 90 84 77 74 73 74
DEWPT 75 74 73 72 73 74 74 74 74 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 95 61 100 55 97
RH 73 81 84 93 90 75 64 64 79 90 93 97 94 69 58 56 71 85 92 95 92
WIND DIR S W NW W NW N N N NE SE N NW N E W SE SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 18 27 31 27 32 00 00 00 04 12 00 33 35 08 28 14 15 15 17 18 18
WIND SPD 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 54 66 60 41 12 16 20 20 24 43 47 37 33 19 15 9 16 8 8 20 31
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 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 400 1000 4600 4600 400 800 5000 4900 400 900
T WIND DIR NW N N N E N N W S N
T WIND SPD 6 4 3 4 5 3 3 2 2 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 5 18 33 4 7 14 20 1 15
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 4 8 10 4 4 8 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 8000 6300 4700 4700 16600 30000 5500 3200 30000 4000
PRESSURE 29.76 29.75 29.77 29.73 29.77 29.77 29.81 29.76 29.78 29.79
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 91 70 86 69 84 69 85 67 85
TEMP 89 82 73 71 83 78 71 71 81 77 71 71 84 77 69 68 83 76
DEWPT 73 74 72 71 76 74 71 71 76 73 71 70 73 70 67 66 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 78 100 80 100 67 97 58
RH 59 77 98100 80 88 99 99 86 89100 98 70 80 93 93 60 74
WIND DIR SW SE N N N NE N W W S N W W SW W NW W SW
WIND SPD 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 80 70 80 60 50 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS L D C S L D C C L C S C C S
TSTMS C C C C C S S S
DISSWAMP-180800-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 91 73 91 74
TEMP 87 82 80 76 78 86 90 89 82 78 76 75 75 87 90 89 83 78 76 75 77
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 74 74 74 75 75 74 73 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 92 58 100 58 95
RH 67 77 81 90 88 69 60 64 80 89 90 93 96 67 59 60 75 88 93 94 91
WIND DIR NE S W W W NW NW NE E E N N N NE NW E E SE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 15 26 25 28 32 32 04 08 10 35 35 00 04 33 06 10 14 00 00 00
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 20 47 44 46 28 25 51 56 21 19 23 33 36 26 35 35 16 23 17 18 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 40 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S
TSTMS S S C C S S
MIX HGT 400 800 4600 4100 500 700 4900 4600 600 700
T WIND DIR SW N NW NE E N NE NE SE SW
T WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 3 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 3 19 16 3 4 29 13 2 2
MAX LVORI 5 7 5 5 7 9 5 4 7 9
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F
CEILING 10800 4700 6300 4000 4000 4700 10800 3200 12700 20100
PRESSURE 29.80 29.80 29.82 29.77 29.82 29.84 29.86 29.82 29.86 29.85
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 92 72 87 71 87 71 87 69 85
TEMP 90 85 76 74 85 80 73 73 84 80 74 73 85 81 72 71 83 78
DEWPT 73 75 73 73 76 75 73 73 76 74 72 72 73 72 70 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 72 100 71 97 65 96 59
RH 58 73 93 99 75 84100100 76 83 93 97 68 76 92 92 61 70
WIND DIR S SE N SW SW E N SW SW S S S W SW W W W S
WIND SPD 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 60 70 80 80 70 50 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C D D C C L C S S C C S S
TSTMS C C S C C C C C S S
VAZ098-180800-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 76 85 77 84 78
TEMP 82 81 80 77 79 83 84 84 82 80 79 78 79 83 84 84 82 80 80 79 80
DEWPT 76 76 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 90 72 93 71 88
RH 80 85 85 89 88 79 75 75 80 87 87 88 87 76 73 72 78 83 85 87 86
WIND DIR SE S W W W N NE E E E NE N N NE E E SE SE S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 17 27 27 29 01 05 07 09 09 03 01 02 05 07 09 12 15 18 19 22
WIND SPD 5 4 5 5 3 4 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 26 18 52 51 34 28 43 38 21 22 27 34 28 27 21 20 21 26 30 28 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 700 1800 1500 400 800 2100 1700 500 800
T WIND DIR S NW N NE SE NE NE NE SE W
T WIND SPD 6 6 4 6 4 6 9 6 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 10 10 11 3 9 25 17 2 3
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 5 7 6 5 4 6 7
STABILITY F E A B F F A B F F
CEILING 10800 4900 6300 5300 4900 300 900 30000 8800 8800
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.90
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 87 75 85 74 86 74 87 73 85
TEMP 87 83 78 77 83 81 77 75 84 81 77 76 84 81 76 74 82 80
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 77 76 74 74 76 75 74 74 75 73 72 70 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 69 96 78 97 75 96 70 90 64
RH 69 79 91 96 82 85 93 97 78 83 91 95 74 77 87 89 66 68
WIND DIR SE SE SW SW SE E SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW NW W S
WIND SPD 10 6 4 4 6 5 4 5 8 5 5 8 8 5 5 6 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 50 60 70 70 70 50 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L L C C L C S S C C S
TSTMS C C S C C C C C S S
NCZ014-180800-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 74 92 72 91 73
TEMP 87 82 79 76 77 85 90 89 81 77 75 73 74 84 89 90 83 77 75 74 76
DEWPT 74 74 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 75 74 73 74 74 74 73 75 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 94 58 100 56 97
RH 65 78 82 92 90 71 60 63 86 95 96 98100 72 61 58 76 95 96 97 94
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW NW N E E N N N NE NW N E SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 23 21 27 27 29 31 30 34 09 09 01 35 35 05 30 02 11 14 18 18 18
WIND SPD 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 17 45 44 35 27 29 44 56 26 20 23 35 37 25 24 24 14 16 13 17 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 40 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S
TSTMS S S S C S S
MIX HGT 400 700 4900 4400 400 600 4600 4300 600 500
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NE E N N N SE E
T WIND SPD 3 3 3 5 6 3 4 4 5 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 4 21 15 5 3 26 24 3 2
MAX LVORI 5 7 5 5 8 10 5 5 8 9
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F
CEILING 10800 4700 5500 4600 4000 5500 10800 3700 4000 300
PRESSURE 29.81 29.80 29.82 29.76 29.82 29.82 29.85 29.81 29.84 29.84
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 92 71 87 70 86 70 86 68 84
TEMP 91 83 74 74 85 80 72 72 83 79 73 72 84 80 71 70 83 77
DEWPT 73 75 73 74 76 75 72 72 75 75 72 72 73 73 69 68 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 71 100 73 100 66 98 59
RH 57 77 98100 75 85100100 76 88 97100 69 78 94 93 61 75
WIND DIR S SE N SW SW E N SW SW S N S W SW N W W S
WIND SPD 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 50 70 70 80 70 50 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L D C C L C S S C C S S
TSTMS C C S S C C C C C S S
NCZ015-180800-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 76 90 75 88 76
TEMP 85 82 81 78 80 87 90 87 81 78 77 76 78 86 88 87 81 79 78 78 80
DEWPT 76 77 77 75 75 76 76 77 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 93 65 100 67 94
RH 76 85 88 91 85 70 66 72 84 93 97 97 95 71 68 69 84 90 91 92 89
WIND DIR E S W W W NW S E E E N N N E E E E SE S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 10 17 27 26 27 29 17 08 07 07 02 02 01 07 11 10 10 15 17 20 22
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 3 3 2 2 1
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 19 40 34 30 23 55 62 31 29 33 32 24 22 51 51 27 29 20 21 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 50 20 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.13 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S C C
TSTMS S S S C C S C C
MIX HGT 500 800 3700 3000 500 900 3500 3100 500 800
T WIND DIR S W NW E E NE NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 4 9 4 11 6 6 9 6 3 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 12 17 27 5 12 38 18 3 2
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 5 8 9 4 5 7 9
STABILITY F F A C F F A B F F
CEILING 9400 4700 6300 4800 3200 300 1000 25500 900 300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.86 29.90 29.87 29.90 29.89
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 91 75 88 73 87 73 88 71 86
TEMP 90 85 77 77 86 81 75 76 85 81 76 75 85 81 73 73 84 80
DEWPT 76 76 75 76 77 76 75 75 77 75 74 75 75 74 72 71 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 73 100 74 100 70 97 62
RH 64 75 95 97 75 85 99 99 77 83 94 99 72 78 96 93 64 72
WIND DIR SE S SW SW S SE SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W S
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 3 3 4 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 60 70 70 70 60 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L L C C L L S C C C S
TSTMS C C C S C C C C S S C S S
NCZ030-180800-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 73 92 72 91 73
TEMP 86 82 78 75 76 85 91 91 83 77 75 73 74 84 90 91 84 77 75 74 76
DEWPT 75 74 73 72 74 75 74 74 76 75 74 73 74 75 74 73 74 73 73 72 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 56 100 56 98
RH 69 77 85 91 93 72 59 58 81 93 98100 99 74 60 56 72 87 94 95 94
WIND DIR SW W NW W W NW NW N NE NE N N N NE NW N SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 23 25 29 27 28 31 30 34 04 06 01 00 01 05 31 34 12 13 18 18 18
WIND SPD 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 15 43 40 36 32 19 27 49 21 34 26 37 44 29 20 15 14 13 7 19 25
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 400 600 4800 4500 600 800 4700 4500 500 400
T WIND DIR SW NW NW W NE N N NW E E
T WIND SPD 3 4 2 4 11 3 5 6 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 4 21 16 7 4 36 42 2 2
MAX LVORI 5 8 5 5 10 10 5 3 8 10
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 4700 4700 6300 4700 3200 1000 10800 30000 17000 30000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.78 29.80 29.76 29.80 29.80 29.84 29.79 29.82 29.84
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 93 71 87 69 86 69 86 67 85
TEMP 92 85 74 74 86 80 72 72 84 80 73 72 85 80 70 69 84 78
DEWPT 73 75 74 74 75 75 72 72 75 74 72 72 73 72 69 68 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 68 100 71 100 63 100 57
RH 54 73 98 99 70 85100100 75 84 97100 68 78 97 97 60 74
WIND DIR S SE N SW SW E N SW SW S S S W SW W W W N
WIND SPD 5 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 0
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 70 70 80 70 50 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L D C C L C S S C C S S
TSTMS C C S S C C C C C S S
NCZ030-180800-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU
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 94 73 92 74
TEMP 87 83 79 76 78 88 93 92 83 78 76 74 76 87 92 91 82 78 76 75 77
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 77 76 75 74 75 76 75 74 75 74 75 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 93 55 100 56 99
RH 68 78 85 93 91 66 56 57 82 94 97100 97 70 58 58 79 88 96 96 94
WIND DIR W SW NW W W NW W NW NE E N N N NE N E SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 24 22 30 26 28 30 29 32 06 07 00 01 00 06 01 08 12 14 18 18 18
WIND SPD 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 18 23 43 32 35 19 20 54 25 32 24 31 39 23 39 39 16 12 7 17 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.30 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S
TSTMS S S C S S
MIX HGT 400 600 4800 4500 500 800 4900 4300 500 400
T WIND DIR SW W W W NE N N NW E E
T WIND SPD 3 5 3 4 12 5 6 6 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 6 27 21 8 8 34 39 2 2
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 5 8 10 4 4 8 10
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 4700 4700 6300 6000 300 300 8700 30000 4000 300
PRESSURE 29.81 29.81 29.84 29.77 29.84 29.82 29.86 29.82 29.86 29.85
DATE 08/20FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26
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 94 73 89 71 88 70 88 68 87
TEMP 93 85 75 75 87 81 73 74 86 81 74 73 86 80 71 71 85 79
DEWPT 74 75 74 75 77 75 73 74 76 75 73 73 74 73 70 70 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 53 100 68 100 68 100 63 100 57
RH 54 72 97100 71 82100100 72 82 97100 68 78 97 97 59 74
WIND DIR S SE N SW SW SE N SW SW S SW S SW SW SW W W SE
WIND SPD 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 70 70 80 70 50 50 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L D C C L C S C C C S S
TSTMS C C S S C C C C 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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