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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
MDZ021-190800-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 72 93 73 93 62
TEMP 85 79 76 74 76 86 91 92 85 79 77 75 77 86 91 91 81 74 71 67 63
DEWPT 68 67 68 67 67 67 68 67 66 65 65 64 64 65 66 66 67 69 67 61 56
MAX/MIN RH 79 44 70 43 87
RH 55 67 76 79 74 55 47 45 53 62 67 70 65 50 44 44 64 83 87 82 79
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S W N NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 19 20 21 21 19 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 18 27 01 33 00 01
WIND SPD 10 9 6 5 8 6 9 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 4 3 3 5 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 5 22 33 11 8 10 4 57 57 76 76 63 64 79
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C L
TSTMS S C S S
MIX HGT 600 700 4500 4200 700 1000 4600 4400 1200 1600
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW SW W W N
T WIND SPD 9 9 12 13 9 8 10 19 10 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 7 10 70 55 7 13 65 80 16 35
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 6 5
STABILITY E E B C E F B B F E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 8900 8900 30000 20800 7200 300
PRESSURE 30.13 30.13 30.17 30.09 30.06 30.03 30.05 29.97 30.05 30.07
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 72 54 68 56 75 62 78 63 79
TEMP 70 63 57 58 64 63 60 62 72 70 66 66 76 73 67 66 77 73
DEWPT 54 53 53 53 53 54 57 60 64 64 64 64 66 65 65 64 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 56 87 65 96 74 98 69 98 64
RH 58 69 87 82 66 72 91 94 77 80 94 94 71 76 94 92 68 73
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E SE E E E S E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 6 3 2 4 8 5 3 4 8 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 50 60 70 70 60 60 50 40
RAIN SHWRS L C C C L L L L L L L L C L C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S
MDZ022-190800-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 71 93 71 93 60
TEMP 85 78 75 73 75 86 91 92 85 78 75 73 75 86 91 91 81 73 70 66 61
DEWPT 66 64 66 65 66 66 64 63 64 63 63 62 63 63 62 61 65 66 65 61 55
MAX/MIN RH 79 37 71 36 88
RH 53 63 74 76 74 51 41 38 50 60 66 68 66 47 38 37 58 79 84 85 80
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S NE NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 20 18 20 21 22 22 23 22 20 20 04 32 00 02
WIND SPD 9 8 6 5 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 8 8 8 8 9 5 2 2 4 8
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 6 5 7 11 7 3 4 6 9 21 14 9 5 3 29 29 72 72 68 75 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C C C
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 700 700 5400 5200 700 900 5300 5400 1200 1400
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW W SW W N
T WIND SPD 10 10 16 16 9 10 12 13 6 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 7 13 94 98 7 17 85 97 6 28
MAX LVORI 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 5
STABILITY E E B C E E B B F E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 8900 30000 30000 20800 8000 1700
PRESSURE 30.12 30.11 30.13 30.06 30.05 30.01 30.02 29.94 30.01 30.05
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 68 52 64 54 72 61 78 61 76
TEMP 66 60 56 56 61 60 59 60 69 68 65 64 75 72 66 64 73 70
DEWPT 51 51 51 51 50 53 56 59 62 62 62 63 64 62 62 62 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 58 89 68 97 75 100 63 97 62
RH 58 72 83 83 68 78 90 97 77 81 90 96 69 72 88 93 68 73
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE E E E E SE
WIND SPD 9 3 3 6 9 6 4 6 8 5 3 4 6 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 60 70 60 60 60 50 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L L L L L C L C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
MDZ025-190800-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 64 74 64 77 58
TEMP 71 67 66 65 66 71 73 74 70 67 66 65 67 73 76 76 67 66 65 63 60
DEWPT 64 64 65 65 65 65 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 62 63 63 64 65 62 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 96 61 100
RH 81 90 95100 96 82 72 70 77 87 92 93 87 72 63 63 87 93 99100 94
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 20 21 20 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 21 30 01 02
WIND SPD 13 14 12 11 10 12 16 16 16 17 14 12 12 11 14 16 14 6 5 8 13
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 35 18 21 28 31 24 23 19 17 16 21 21 11 5 6 8 62 62 59 66 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 300 300 1300 1300 400 400 1700 1800 600 1000
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW S N NW
T WIND SPD 14 12 13 16 16 13 12 13 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 13 26 26 15 14 26 30 12 28
MAX LVORI 5 8 6 4 5 7 5 5 9 10
STABILITY D D C C D D C C D D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 8900 8000
PRESSURE 30.17 30.17 30.18 30.13 30.10 30.07 30.07 30.01 30.02 30.09
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 64 55 62 56 66 59 69 59 68
TEMP 63 59 57 58 58 57 59 60 63 61 62 63 66 62 62 62 65 61
DEWPT 53 52 54 54 53 55 59 60 61 61 62 62 62 61 62 62 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 69 93 81 100 92 100 82 100 81
RH 71 80 89 87 83 94 99 99 92100100 99 87 98 99 98 83 93
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE E SE E E E E SE
WIND SPD 14 11 9 14 16 13 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 8 8 6 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 70 70 60 60 60 50 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L L C C L C L C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
VAZ064-190800-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 71 96 72 95 59
TEMP 86 79 76 73 76 88 93 95 87 80 77 74 77 87 93 93 81 73 69 64 60
DEWPT 64 64 64 63 65 66 61 59 60 61 61 60 63 64 60 60 66 68 66 62 58
MAX/MIN RH 73 29 65 31 96
RH 49 60 66 71 69 48 35 30 40 52 57 62 62 46 33 34 60 85 90 92 94
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 21 21 23 24 23 22 21 20 22 22 22 23 22 23 35 00 00 00 01
WIND SPD 4 5 5 4 5 5 8 9 5 6 6 6 5 3 5 6 3 2 3 4 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 3 3 4 9 12 4 5 8 28 27 14 16 17 7 62 62 83 83 63 69 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C L
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 700 800 7000 7300 900 1000 7300 7300 1200 1300
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W N N
T WIND SPD 5 9 10 11 8 8 12 16 5 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD VG PR PR
ADI 3 13 86 106 6 13 98 120 3 32
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 7 6
STABILITY F F B B E F A B F E
CEILING 10800 30000 30000 30000 8900 20800 20800 8000 8000 1700
PRESSURE 29.94 29.96 30.0 29.90 29.88 29.88 29.90 29.78 29.88 29.93
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 68 52 65 54 74 60 78 62 79
TEMP 66 62 56 56 62 62 59 59 70 70 65 63 76 73 66 64 77 74
DEWPT 53 53 54 54 54 55 57 59 64 64 63 63 66 66 65 64 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 61 98 72 100 76 100 68 100 64
RH 63 72 93 94 77 78 94100 80 81 96100 73 80 97100 69 76
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E NE E SE E SE SW S E SE NE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 2 1 3 5 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 50 70 70 60 50 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS L C C C L L L L L L C C C L C C C C
TSTMS S C S C S C S
VAZ081-190800-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 70 97 70 96 64
TEMP 87 79 75 72 75 88 94 95 87 79 75 72 75 87 93 94 86 76 71 68 65
DEWPT 66 65 65 64 65 67 64 61 63 62 62 62 63 65 62 60 63 64 66 65 63
MAX/MIN RH 79 33 72 31 94
RH 50 63 72 77 72 50 36 33 45 57 64 71 66 48 36 32 47 67 82 91 93
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S NW N N N
WIND DIR DEG 19 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 20 31 34 00 02
WIND SPD 5 5 5 3 5 6 8 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 2 1 3 5
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 5 4 4 8 11 70 70 56 52 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 800 800 6400 6700 900 800 6400 7400 1200 1800
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW E NE
T WIND SPD 6 9 13 13 9 9 10 13 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR VG PR PR
ADI 5 12 105 118 4 13 72 120 6 27
MAX LVORI 3 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 5 7
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 8000 8000
PRESSURE 30.02 30.06 30.09 30.0 29.98 29.98 29.98 29.86 29.92 29.97
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 76 54 70 58 80 63 82 64 83
TEMP 74 64 58 57 66 66 62 62 77 75 67 65 80 76 68 66 81 76
DEWPT 58 56 55 56 58 59 60 62 67 66 65 65 67 67 66 66 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 56 99 69 100 68 100 62 100 58
RH 58 75 90 96 76 79 93100 71 76 94100 66 76 93100 64 72
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E NE NE SE SW SE S SW SW S S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 6 4 2 3 5 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 70 60 50 70 40 60 50 60
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L L C C C L C C C L C C C L
TSTMS S C S C S C S
DISSWAMP-190800-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 69 92 68 94 69
TEMP 84 77 74 71 73 84 90 91 83 76 73 70 73 85 91 92 84 77 71 69 72
DEWPT 68 68 67 66 67 68 67 65 65 64 63 63 65 66 66 64 64 65 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 87 42 81 39 93
RH 60 75 80 84 82 60 47 42 55 66 71 78 76 54 43 39 51 67 82 90 87
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW N NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 18 19 21 21 21 22 22 21 19 20 21 00 32
WIND SPD 8 6 5 3 5 5 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 4 1 0 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 1 1 12 13 1 4 2 2 2 2 5 23 6 4 5 36 36 30 39 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 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
MIX HGT 600 700 5500 5700 700 800 5400 6200 1300 1800
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE
T WIND SPD 9 9 14 13 9 10 13 13 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 6 13 101 111 5 13 71 118 5 7
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 5 7
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 30000 27700 7200
PRESSURE 30.12 30.15 30.17 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.09 29.96 29.98 30.03
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 80 59 74 61 82 63 83 65 82
TEMP 78 66 61 62 70 68 65 66 78 75 67 66 79 75 68 66 79 75
DEWPT 62 57 58 61 63 63 65 66 69 68 67 66 69 68 67 66 69 66
MIN/MAX RH 59 97 73 100 68 100 64 100 63
RH 59 74 91 96 79 84100100 74 79100100 73 78 99100 72 74
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S S S SW SW SE S SW S SE
WIND SPD 8 4 2 3 5 3 0 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 60 50 40 70 50 70 50 70
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C C C C L C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S S C S C S S
VAZ098-190800-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 70 85 70 88 68
TEMP 78 75 73 71 73 80 83 84 79 74 73 71 73 82 86 87 80 76 73 70 69
DEWPT 70 69 69 67 68 68 68 66 67 66 66 65 66 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 88 55 82 49 95
RH 74 84 87 87 84 68 61 56 67 76 79 82 78 61 54 50 66 75 81 90 95
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 21 21 20 17 17 18 19 21 21 22 21 19 18 18 20 23 24 31
WIND SPD 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 11 6 4 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 9 6 10 22 22 7 4 4 4 3 3 8 8 4 4 5 27 27 24 40 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 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
MIX HGT 500 500 2900 2700 500 700 3100 3100 1500 1700
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW S SW E
T WIND SPD 13 11 13 14 13 12 13 14 11 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 13 13 48 48 13 14 42 52 17 10
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 5 8
STABILITY D E B C D E C C D F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 30000 7200
PRESSURE 30.19 30.20 30.23 30.17 30.14 30.12 30.13 30.03 30.04 30.09
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 76 62 70 64 77 65 78 66 78
TEMP 74 64 63 64 67 66 66 67 73 71 67 67 74 71 68 67 74 71
DEWPT 63 60 61 63 65 65 66 66 69 68 67 67 69 68 68 67 69 67
MIN/MAX RH 70 97 90 100 86 100 78 100 74
RH 70 88 93 96 93 99 99 99 89 91 99 99 86 90 99100 84 86
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SE SE SW SW E SE
WIND SPD 14 11 9 12 11 9 4 5 10 6 6 8 9 6 5 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 50 50 40 60 40 60 50 60
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C L C C C L C C C L
TSTMS S S S S S S
NCZ014-190800-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 69 93 68 94 69
TEMP 84 77 74 71 74 85 90 92 84 76 73 70 73 85 91 92 85 77 72 69 72
DEWPT 67 67 66 65 66 66 65 63 64 63 62 63 64 65 64 62 63 64 65 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 84 37 80 36 89
RH 58 71 76 81 77 53 43 38 51 64 68 77 74 51 41 37 47 63 80 89 84
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW N W
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 17 19 21 21 21 22 21 21 18 20 21 00 27
WIND SPD 6 6 4 3 5 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 3 4 1 0 1
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 5 1 1 13 15 1 4 3 2 1 2 7 34 7 4 5 32 32 28 33 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 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
MIX HGT 600 700 5500 5900 700 800 5500 6300 1200 1700
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 13 13 9 10 12 13 6 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 6 13 100 109 4 13 72 120 4 7
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 2 3 4 3 2 5 7
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 30000 30000 7200
PRESSURE 30.12 30.14 30.17 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.09 29.96 29.97 30.02
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 82 59 76 61 84 63 84 65 84
TEMP 80 68 61 63 72 71 65 66 79 76 67 66 80 76 68 67 81 77
DEWPT 62 57 58 60 62 62 64 66 67 67 67 66 68 67 67 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 53 94 67 100 63 100 59 100 57
RH 53 69 89 91 71 75 97100 67 73100100 66 72 97100 64 68
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E N S S SE S SW SW S S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 8 4 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 60 60 40 80 40 70 50 70
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C L C S C D C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S S C S C S S
NCZ015-190800-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 69 90 69 91 71
TEMP 83 76 73 71 73 83 88 89 82 76 73 71 73 84 89 90 81 75 73 71 73
DEWPT 69 69 68 68 68 68 66 66 66 65 65 65 66 67 65 65 66 66 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 89 44 86 43 89
RH 63 78 84 88 83 60 47 46 58 70 78 83 79 58 45 44 59 73 83 89 84
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 21 22 21 20 18 18 19 21 22 22 22 20 18 18 20 22 22 25
WIND SPD 10 9 8 4 8 9 9 10 10 8 8 6 8 10 10 11 10 10 5 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 11 23 30 1 2 2 3 2 3 26 24 3 4 4 6 7 16 34 41
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 700 3900 3800 600 800 4000 4000 1300 1700
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 13 13 12 13 18 17 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 8 14 67 56 9 18 64 71 16 14
MAX LVORI 4 6 3 3 4 5 3 3 6 7
STABILITY E F B C E E C C E F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 26600 30000 8000
PRESSURE 30.19 30.20 30.25 30.17 30.17 30.13 30.14 30.04 30.04 30.09
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 62 76 66 82 67 83 67 83
TEMP 81 67 63 66 74 70 68 69 79 75 68 69 81 75 69 69 80 75
DEWPT 64 60 61 64 65 66 67 69 69 69 68 69 69 69 68 69 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 55 96 75 100 68 100 64 100 63
RH 55 78 94 93 75 85 99100 71 81100100 67 81 98100 67 76
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 12 9 4 8 10 5 3 3 8 5 4 5 8 4 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 50 30 60 40 60 40 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C L C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S S S S S C S S
NCZ030-190800-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 67 93 66 93 68
TEMP 83 75 72 69 72 84 90 91 83 75 71 68 71 84 90 91 84 76 71 68 71
DEWPT 68 67 66 66 67 66 63 62 64 63 63 63 65 65 62 61 63 64 65 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 93 37 89 36 93
RH 61 76 81 90 84 55 41 38 53 66 76 84 81 53 39 37 49 66 83 93 89
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 18 19 20 21 21 22 21 20 19 19 21 22 25
WIND SPD 5 6 5 3 5 5 6 6 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 5 3 2 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 5 16 23 1 3 3 2 1 4 28 39 6 4 6 31 31 24 31 41
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
MIX HGT 600 700 5500 5800 600 700 5600 6300 1200 1700
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 9 9 11 13 9 9 13 13 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 7 12 87 105 5 13 75 120 5 13
MAX LVORI 4 6 3 2 4 5 3 2 5 6
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 29600 26600 30000 30000 7200
PRESSURE 30.11 30.14 30.17 30.09 30.09 30.06 30.07 29.96 29.96 30.01
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 85 59 77 61 84 63 84 64 84
TEMP 83 71 61 62 74 72 65 65 80 76 67 67 81 77 68 67 81 77
DEWPT 63 59 59 61 63 64 64 65 67 68 67 67 67 68 67 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 49 99 65 100 63 100 58 100 55
RH 51 67 91 97 69 76 99100 65 75100100 63 75 99100 62 71
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E NE SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 5 2 3 4 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 60 60 40 80 40 70 50 70
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C L C S C D C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S S C S C S S
NCZ030-190800-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 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 68 93 67 93 69
TEMP 84 76 73 70 73 85 90 91 83 75 72 69 72 84 90 92 84 76 71 69 72
DEWPT 69 68 68 66 68 67 64 63 66 64 64 64 66 66 63 62 64 65 66 66 69
MAX/MIN RH 90 38 87 36 92
RH 61 76 83 88 84 55 42 40 56 68 76 84 81 55 41 37 52 69 84 91 89
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 21 22 22 21 20 17 19 20 21 22 22 21 20 19 19 22 21 23
WIND SPD 6 6 4 2 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 1
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 4 2 6 20 31 3 2 3 2 1 4 30 35 4 4 6 18 18 18 30 36
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 600 700 5400 5700 600 800 5600 6200 1200 1700
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 8 11 11 9 9 13 13 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 9 11 78 93 4 13 95 120 5 13
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 3 4 5 3 2 5 6
STABILITY E F B B F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 26600 30000 7600
PRESSURE 30.15 30.17 30.20 30.12 30.11 30.09 30.11 30.0 30.01 30.03
DATE 05/21FRI 05/22/26SAT 05/23/26SUN 05/24/26MON 05/25/26
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 61 79 63 86 65 86 65 86
TEMP 85 71 63 64 76 73 66 68 81 78 69 68 82 77 68 68 82 78
DEWPT 64 60 60 63 65 65 66 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 49 97 67 100 63 100 57 100 56
RH 50 69 90 96 70 76100100 65 73 99100 63 75100100 63 70
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 4 2 3 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 50 60 30 80 40 70 40 70
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C L C S C D C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S S C 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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