448  
FOUS54 KAKQ 150910  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 150910  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
MDZ021-152000-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 72 86 74 90  
TEMP 74 83 87 86 79 75 74 73 76 82 84 84 80 78 76 75 78 85 88 88 83  
DEWPT 72 71 69 71 71 72 71 71 72 72 72 73 74 75 76 75 75 74 75 75 74  
MIN/MAX RH 55 95 66 100 63  
RH 95 68 56 61 76 89 91 93 88 72 68 70 84 92100100 90 71 66 66 74  
WIND DIR NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 04 07 10 09 12 13 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 20 23 26 29 31 31 32 33  
WIND SPD 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 8 8 6 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 52 30 39 41 36 30 47 69 73 63 77 81 86 86 56 60 39 24 25 22 19  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 10 5 60 80 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.63 0.82 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C D D C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
MIX HGT 5100 5100 600 1100 3500 3000 700 1600 4100 4500  
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE S S S SW NW W  
T WIND SPD 8 5 6 4 13 19 16 16 13 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 50 27 4 11 55 47 16 33 72 80  
MAX LVORI 5 4 7 10 4 4 5 7 4 3  
STABILITY A A F F C D D E B B  
CEILING 7500 4700 10800 6300 6300 4700 1700 6300 12700 4700  
PRESSURE 30.11 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.06 29.98 29.93 29.82 29.82 29.79  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 87 70 88 74 89 69 85  
TEMP 77 74 86 81 72 74 87 82 78 77 87 83 72 72 83 78  
DEWPT 72 71 69 68 69 70 68 70 72 73 73 72 69 67 68 68  
MAX/MIN RH 92 52 94 52 90 59 92 57  
RH 86 89 56 66 88 88 53 67 84 88 63 71 88 86 60 71  
WIND DIR N N NW N S S S S S SW W NE N N N NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 2 0 1 4 4 5 5 8 4 3 5 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 40 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
 
MDZ022-152000-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 69 84 73 90  
TEMP 73 81 84 84 77 73 72 71 73 80 82 82 77 75 75 74 77 83 88 88 82  
DEWPT 72 73 70 70 70 71 70 69 71 70 70 71 72 74 75 74 76 75 75 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 59 97 65 100 63  
RH 98 76 62 63 79 95 95 92 92 73 67 69 85 97100100 97 77 66 64 77  
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 07 10 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 17 17 20 22 25 28 30 31 31 32  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 8 9 10 8 8 8 6 5 8 8 6 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 62 37 27 36 31 37 39 52 66 65 66 75 88 88 61 66 53 27 32 20 17  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 10 5 50 80 10  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.19 1.30 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C D D C C  
TSTMS S C C  
MIX HGT 4700 4600 400 900 3600 3000 500 1400 4000 4200  
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE S S SW W NW  
T WIND SPD 10 6 3 3 11 17 13 14 12 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 47 38 2 5 56 52 16 25 61 66  
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 10 4 4 6 5 4 4  
STABILITY A A F F C D D D B B  
CEILING 8000 4700 11700 7200 6300 5800 4400 6300 8000 4000  
PRESSURE 30.07 30.06 30.07 30.06 30.05 29.98 29.92 29.80 29.79 29.76  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 86 67 87 71 89 68 84  
TEMP 74 72 84 79 69 71 85 80 74 75 87 81 71 71 82 77  
DEWPT 72 70 69 68 68 69 67 70 71 73 73 72 69 68 68 68  
MAX/MIN RH 96 57 100 53 96 59 94 59  
RH 92 93 61 70 96 93 55 72 89 94 63 74 92 91 62 73  
WIND DIR NW N N SE S SW S S S SW W S NW N NE E  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 1 1 4 4 3 4 6 4 3 4 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 40 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
 
MDZ025-152000-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 80 74 82 75 85  
TEMP 76 78 79 79 77 76 76 75 77 79 80 80 78 77 77 76 78 81 83 83 80  
DEWPT 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 71 71 73 74 76 75 76 75 76 75 74  
MIN/MAX RH 78 91 72 100 76  
RH 91 85 80 81 83 86 86 87 83 75 73 74 84 92 96 97 95 84 80 76 83  
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 04 05 06 07 08 12 13 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 27 29 30 31 32  
WIND SPD 9 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 9 10 11 14 16 18 18 14 11 10 9 6 4  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 56 36 25 24 42 42 38 42 61 61 58 74 84 84 59 65 57 34 27 20 20  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 10 5 40 80 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.69 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D D C C  
TSTMS C C S  
MIX HGT 1500 1400 1300 1600 2500 2100 2200 1300 1800 1700  
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 13 11 9 9 12 18 24 23 11 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR  
ADI 30 20 11 26 32 37 31 34 32 15  
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 6 3 4 5 5 5 5  
STABILITY B B E E C D D D C B  
CEILING 7200 16500 12700 7200 7200 6300 4700 1000 7200 4100  
PRESSURE 30.10 30.10 30.10 30.09 30.09 30.02 29.95 29.85 29.82 29.79  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 74 83 72 83 75 84 72 80  
TEMP 77 75 81 78 75 74 80 79 77 77 82 80 75 74 78 77  
DEWPT 74 72 71 71 71 71 70 72 74 74 74 73 71 70 69 69  
MAX/MIN RH 94 69 90 70 91 73 89 70  
RH 91 89 71 78 87 89 72 80 90 91 77 81 87 88 75 77  
WIND DIR NW N NE SE S W S S S SW S S NW NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 8 5 3 3 3 6 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 9  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 10 30 50 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
VAZ064-152000-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 70 86 73 90  
TEMP 73 81 85 85 78 74 73 72 72 79 84 83 78 76 75 74 76 84 88 87 80  
DEWPT 72 73 70 69 69 70 71 71 72 75 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 74  
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 76 100 63  
RH 98 77 62 60 74 86 95 98 99 87 78 82 94 97 97 99 97 74 66 68 82  
WIND DIR N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 02 06 08 09 10 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 21 24 26 29 32 32 32 34  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 9 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 3 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 57 51 54 42 39 54 68 73 83 82 79 80 67 67 37 30 35 24 32 34 32  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 20 20 70 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.40 0.08 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L C C  
TSTMS S C C S  
MIX HGT 4300 4400 500 700 3300 3000 500 800 5400 5500  
T WIND DIR E E SE S S S S SW NW NW  
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 6 13 12 9 9 12 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 46 30 5 8 60 54 7 9 75 68  
MAX LVORI 5 4 7 10 5 6 9 9 4 5  
STABILITY B A F F C C E F A A  
CEILING 4700 4700 5500 4900 4700 4000 2300 6300 13800 5500  
PRESSURE 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.89 29.78 29.76 29.69 29.68 29.67  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 71 87 68 89 72 90 68 84  
TEMP 74 72 85 79 70 71 87 82 75 74 87 80 71 70 82 76  
DEWPT 70 68 69 67 67 67 71 71 70 72 72 70 67 66 68 66  
MAX/MIN RH 90 55 93 55 94 56 92 59  
RH 86 86 59 67 90 87 57 69 86 93 61 73 89 86 63 71  
WIND DIR NW N N NE N SW S S S SW NW NW N N NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 1 0 1 3 4 4 3 5 3 3 4 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 40 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ081-152000-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 71 89 74 93  
TEMP 73 81 85 84 78 74 72 72 73 80 87 87 80 77 76 75 77 86 91 91 83  
DEWPT 73 74 71 69 70 73 72 72 72 74 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75  
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 69 97 58  
RH 100 80 64 62 77 96 99100 99 81 71 74 88 95 94 97 95 70 60 60 76  
WIND DIR N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 01 05 06 07 10 13 14 14 15 17 18 19 17 20 22 24 27 30 31 31 00  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 52 64 60 49 34 33 36 68 75 83 55 61 56 56 36 28 21 17 22 22 38  
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 10 40 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.08 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
MIX HGT 3800 3700 400 700 3400 3700 500 900 5000 5200  
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 9 10 6 2 11 13 11 9 11 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 42 46 5 5 55 57 9 11 67 59  
MAX LVORI 5 4 10 10 6 5 6 7 4 4  
STABILITY B B F F C C E F A A  
CEILING 3200 4000 5500 5500 4700 4700 5500 7200 12700 5500  
PRESSURE 30.0 29.98 29.97 29.97 29.96 29.84 29.80 29.76 29.75 29.70  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 89 70 91 73 92 70 86  
TEMP 76 73 87 81 72 72 88 83 75 74 90 82 73 71 84 78  
DEWPT 72 69 71 69 68 68 71 72 71 71 73 71 68 66 69 68  
MAX/MIN RH 91 57 91 55 93 53 89 59  
RH 88 88 59 67 88 88 57 69 86 90 59 70 85 85 62 70  
WIND DIR N N N NE N N SW S S SW W N N N NE NE  
WIND SPD 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 10 10 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C  
TSTMS S C S S  
 
 
 
DISSWAMP-152000-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 72 89 75 94  
TEMP 76 82 86 85 80 76 74 72 74 82 87 87 81 79 77 76 78 87 92 92 85  
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 71 73 73 72 72 73 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 77 76 75 76  
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 63 99 56  
RH 96 79 69 70 75 89 97100 93 74 65 68 82 89 94 97 95 72 60 58 75  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E N N E SE S S S S SW SW W W W NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 01 04 05 06 09 10 00 00 11 15 18 17 17 19 21 23 25 28 29 30 00  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 4 5 6 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1  
CLOUDS(%) 59 60 60 63 37 44 49 51 59 59 45 61 60 60 45 45 20 22 24 32 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 10 20 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.10 0.09 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S C  
TSTMS S S C S S S C  
MIX HGT 3500 3400 400 700 4300 4200 700 1000 5200 5700  
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 12 11 3 2 10 11 12 13 13 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD  
ADI 53 42 3 3 64 66 10 15 83 88  
MAX LVORI 4 4 8 10 5 4 6 7 4 4  
STABILITY B C F F C C E E A A  
CEILING 3200 3200 9800 7200 6300 4700 4600 8000 8000 5500  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.03 30.02 29.93 29.89 29.82 29.81 29.76  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 75 89 71 90 74 92 72 87  
TEMP 78 77 87 83 74 74 88 83 76 76 90 84 74 74 84 80  
DEWPT 74 73 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 73 74 74 72 71 72 71  
MAX/MIN RH 90 59 98 57 93 56 93 62  
RH 88 87 62 70 92 91 59 70 87 91 60 71 93 90 67 74  
WIND DIR N N N E N N S SE S SW SW SE NE N NE E  
WIND SPD 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 4 3 1 3 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 30 5 10 10 50 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C C C C C  
 
 
 
VAZ098-152000-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 76 86 77 90  
TEMP 78 80 81 80 79 78 78 77 78 81 83 84 82 80 79 78 79 85 89 88 83  
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 78 77 77  
MIN/MAX RH 77 90 73 95 68  
RH 92 82 80 78 81 87 86 87 85 79 75 74 79 87 90 94 91 77 69 71 82  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW W W NW N E  
WIND DIR DEG 02 04 05 06 07 10 11 11 11 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 25 28 32 01 07  
WIND SPD 6 8 9 8 5 5 4 4 6 9 10 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 4 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 55 48 40 37 40 39 45 50 47 49 37 57 61 61 55 55 19 22 51 51 54  
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 5 20 40 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S S S C  
MIX HGT 2500 2400 900 1500 2700 2500 900 1100 3100 2700  
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE S S SW W SE  
T WIND SPD 17 14 11 11 13 17 20 19 12 4  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 50 46 7 26 45 45 19 24 46 20  
MAX LVORI 5 4 6 5 4 3 5 5 4 5  
STABILITY C B F E B D D D B B  
CEILING 3200 4700 11700 8900 7200 6300 6300 7400 8000 12700  
PRESSURE 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.02 29.96 29.88 29.86 29.81  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 78 85 76 86 77 90 76 84  
TEMP 80 79 83 81 78 78 84 83 79 78 88 84 78 76 82 80  
DEWPT 75 75 75 73 73 72 73 73 74 74 76 75 73 72 73 72  
MAX/MIN RH 89 74 87 67 91 66 87 72  
RH 85 86 77 77 84 85 69 73 84 89 68 75 84 87 74 76  
WIND DIR NW N NE E E E SE SE S SW S S NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 2 5 8 3 3 3 6 8 6 6 10 8 8 9 10 8  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 20 5 10 5 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C S C  
 
 
 
NCZ014-152000-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 71 89 75 95  
TEMP 75 82 85 85 79 75 73 72 74 82 87 87 80 78 77 76 77 87 93 93 84  
DEWPT 74 75 75 75 72 73 73 72 72 74 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 77 76 75 76  
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 66 100 54  
RH 97 79 71 73 81 93 99 99 94 77 67 70 87 91 94 99 97 71 58 56 77  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E N N E SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W N  
WIND DIR DEG 01 03 04 06 09 10 00 00 11 15 18 17 18 19 21 23 24 28 28 29 00  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1  
CLOUDS(%) 67 54 59 68 44 44 55 55 66 72 53 62 59 59 38 36 19 19 16 27 58  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 50 20 20 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.13 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
MIX HGT 3500 3600 500 700 3900 4000 500 1000 5400 6200  
T WIND DIR NE E E E SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 10 11 6 6 11 12 13 13 14 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 43 48 4 9 46 50 10 16 90 97  
MAX LVORI 5 5 10 10 5 5 6 9 4 4  
STABILITY B B F F B C E F A A  
CEILING 7000 3200 8900 6300 6300 4700 4700 8000 8000 5500  
PRESSURE 30.02 30.02 30.02 30.03 30.02 29.92 29.88 29.82 29.81 29.76  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 74 89 71 90 73 92 71 86  
TEMP 77 76 87 82 73 73 88 83 75 75 90 83 73 73 84 80  
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 71 71 72 73 72 74 74 74 72 71 72 71  
MAX/MIN RH 95 61 100 57 97 56 97 64  
RH 90 90 63 74 93 95 59 73 91 96 60 74 96 92 67 75  
WIND DIR N N N E N N S SE S SW SW SE NE N NE E  
WIND SPD 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 30 10 10 5 40 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C C C C C  
 
 
 
NCZ015-152000-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 75 87 77 94  
TEMP 77 83 85 83 78 77 76 75 77 83 85 85 81 79 79 77 80 87 92 91 85  
DEWPT 76 75 75 74 73 74 74 73 74 74 75 76 75 77 76 76 77 78 78 78 77  
MIN/MAX RH 72 95 69 97 62  
RH 96 77 72 74 85 91 95 93 89 76 71 75 83 93 92 97 91 74 64 65 77  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW E  
WIND DIR DEG 01 03 05 06 07 09 09 10 10 13 14 16 18 19 21 23 24 27 27 29 07  
WIND SPD 3 5 5 8 3 3 3 3 4 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 6 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1  
CLOUDS(%) 55 44 53 56 54 51 48 41 46 63 38 44 57 55 53 53 11 16 38 38 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 20 30 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0.02 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S S S S C  
MIX HGT 3200 3000 800 1300 3200 2900 600 1100 4700 4400  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 13 13 10 10 12 14 16 17 16 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 50 45 8 23 49 52 16 24 80 74  
MAX LVORI 4 4 8 8 4 4 5 5 4 4  
STABILITY A C F F C B D D B B  
CEILING 8000 2400 7500 8000 6800 4700 5100 8900 8000 5500  
PRESSURE 30.06 30.07 30.09 30.07 30.07 30.01 29.96 29.88 29.86 29.80  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 77 89 74 89 76 92 74 87  
TEMP 79 79 87 82 76 77 87 82 77 78 90 84 76 77 85 81  
DEWPT 76 76 75 74 73 74 73 73 74 76 76 75 74 73 74 72  
MAX/MIN RH 94 67 96 61 96 62 94 66  
RH 91 91 68 77 90 91 63 74 90 93 64 74 92 88 70 75  
WIND DIR N N NE E E E SE SE S SW S S NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 1 3 5 3 1 2 5 4 3 3 6 5 4 5 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 30 10 10 5 40 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C  
TSTMS C C C C S S C  
 
 
 
NCZ030-152000-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 72 90 75 95  
TEMP 76 82 87 87 80 76 74 73 74 82 88 87 81 78 77 75 77 87 93 93 85  
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 74 74 75 75 77 75 75 75 76 77 75 74 75  
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 64 100 53  
RH 98 81 68 69 86 94100100100 77 66 68 87 91 94100 97 72 56 54 72  
WIND DIR N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW  
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 00 03 10 11 10 11 11 15 17 18 17 19 21 23 24 28 28 29 32  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 4 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1  
CLOUDS(%) 61 52 58 61 49 40 41 70 72 77 56 60 55 55 28 28 14 14 21 20 51  
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 20 20 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.01 0.09 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C  
TSTMS S C S S C  
MIX HGT 4100 4100 500 800 3900 4200 500 900 5600 6000  
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 6 9 6 6 8 11 11 12 13 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 30 33 4 8 34 48 9 12 80 89  
MAX LVORI 5 5 9 9 6 5 7 9 4 3  
STABILITY B C F F C C E F A A  
CEILING 8000 4100 6300 5500 5300 4000 6000 13800 8900 6300  
PRESSURE 30.01 30.0 30.01 30.01 30.01 29.92 29.87 29.81 29.80 29.75  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 74 91 70 91 73 93 71 87  
TEMP 77 76 89 82 73 73 89 83 75 75 91 84 73 73 85 80  
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 71 72 71 73 72 74 73 73 71 70 70 71  
MAX/MIN RH 96 58 100 53 100 51 94 59  
RH 91 90 59 74 94 97 56 72 90 96 56 71 93 90 62 74  
WIND DIR N N N E N E S SE S SW SW SE NE N NE E  
WIND SPD 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 3 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 30 10 10 10 40 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C C C C S C  
 
 
 
NCZ030-152000-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26  
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 73 90 76 96  
TEMP 77 85 89 86 80 77 75 74 75 84 88 87 81 79 77 76 78 88 94 94 86  
DEWPT 75 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 75 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 76  
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 66 100 53  
RH 94 76 67 72 85 93 97100 97 74 68 71 87 91 97 99 97 70 56 54 72  
WIND DIR N N N NE E E N E E SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW  
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 01 06 08 11 00 10 11 14 17 18 17 19 21 23 24 27 28 29 31  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 1  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1  
CLOUDS(%) 52 47 56 63 47 42 40 67 69 74 49 60 61 53 25 24 12 9 17 26 52  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 50 20 30 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.01 0.06 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C  
TSTMS S S S C  
MIX HGT 3800 3900 500 900 3800 3700 400 800 5500 6000  
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE S S SW W W  
T WIND SPD 8 9 9 8 9 13 10 12 12 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 36 29 5 10 44 43 8 13 94 106  
MAX LVORI 4 5 9 9 5 5 7 9 4 3  
STABILITY B B F F B C F F A A  
CEILING 8200 4000 6300 5500 5500 4000 4700 8000 8000 6300  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.03 30.03 30.03 29.94 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.76  
 
DATE TUE 08/18/26WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26  
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 75 92 72 92 74 94 72 88  
TEMP 78 77 90 83 74 74 90 83 75 76 92 84 74 74 86 80  
DEWPT 75 75 75 74 72 74 73 74 73 75 75 75 73 73 73 72  
MAX/MIN RH 97 61 100 55 100 53 97 61  
RH 91 94 62 75 93100 59 74 94 98 58 73 97 96 65 77  
WIND DIR N N NE E N N SE SE S SW SW SE NE N NE E  
WIND SPD 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 40 10 20 5 30 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S S C  
TSTMS C C S C C S C  
 
 
 
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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