096  
FOUS54 KAKQ 210910  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 210910  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
MDZ021-212000-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 69 78 71 83  
TEMP 69 75 80 81 76 72 71 70 71 75 76 77 74 73 72 72 74 79 82 82 77  
DEWPT 66 66 67 67 68 69 69 69 70 72 73 73 72 72 71 71 72 72 70 69 68  
MIN/MAX RH 61 97 86 99 65  
RH 90 74 64 62 76 89 93 96 96 90 89 86 93 99 96 97 92 79 67 65 74  
WIND DIR N N N NE E E E E E E E E SE SW W W W W W W W  
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 02 03 07 10 11 09 10 10 11 11 13 22 27 27 26 27 28 27 25  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 2  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW  
CLOUDS(%) 47 52 42 51 65 77 78 86 80 85 78 83 88 64 53 57 42 38 59 59 22  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 5 70 70 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 1.10 0.11 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L L L C C S S C C  
TSTMS S C C C S S C S  
MIX HGT 3400 3600 600 1100 2100 2000 500 1100 3900 3700  
T WIND DIR N N E SE SE SE S S SW S  
T WIND SPD 9 3 4 6 18 18 13 9 13 12  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 30 21 6 14 52 53 7 14 61 68  
MAX LVORI 4 4 7 8 5 6 8 8 4 4  
STABILITY C A F F C C F F A C  
CEILING 1700 30000 3200 3200 3200 1000 1400 1700 1700 2700  
PRESSURE 30.07 30.04 30.04 30.05 30.01 29.93 29.89 29.80 29.80 29.80  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 68 81 66 82 68 84 71 83  
TEMP 72 71 80 76 69 69 80 76 69 72 83 78 73 74 82 78  
DEWPT 64 64 60 64 64 65 63 66 66 68 70 71 72 73 74 73  
MAX/MIN RH 81 51 90 55 94 63 100 76  
RH 78 79 51 66 84 86 56 71 92 88 65 78 96 97 77 86  
WIND DIR NW NW W SW N N NW S SE SE S SE S SE S SE  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 5 3 3 6 4  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 30 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
 
MDZ022-212000-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 69 77 70 83  
TEMP 68 75 80 80 73 71 70 70 71 74 76 76 74 72 71 71 72 79 82 81 75  
DEWPT 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 70 72 72 73 73 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 69  
MIN/MAX RH 66 98 87 100 70  
RH 96 77 66 68 85 91 93 94 98 91 87 90 96 99 98100 97 79 70 72 82  
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W  
WIND DIR DEG 35 01 03 06 09 09 08 08 08 11 13 13 15 20 23 27 26 26 25 27 25  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 69 59 55 53 74 83 76 83 82 82 82 83 92 67 60 65 55 45 73 73 28  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 5 60 70 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.44 0.34 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L L L L C C S S L L  
TSTMS S C C C S S C C  
MIX HGT 3400 3400 700 800 2000 1800 600 800 4000 3500  
T WIND DIR N N SE SE SE SE S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 4 17 16 13 9 18 17  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 29 18 3 7 55 47 8 12 73 71  
MAX LVORI 4 5 7 9 5 7 9 9 4 5  
STABILITY C C F F B C F F B C  
CEILING 1700 2400 13800 3200 5200 1100 1000 1700 1700 3200  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.0 29.93 29.88 29.78 29.77 29.77  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 65 81 63 81 65 82 69 82  
TEMP 69 68 80 74 67 66 79 74 66 69 80 76 71 72 80 77  
DEWPT 64 63 61 63 63 64 64 64 64 68 69 70 70 72 73 72  
MAX/MIN RH 87 52 96 58 99 67 100 77  
RH 85 84 52 69 86 93 60 72 93 96 70 82 96100 79 85  
WIND DIR NW NW W SW NW NW W SW SW SE SE SE S S S SE  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 6 4 3 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
 
MDZ025-212000-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 77 73 78 74 81  
TEMP 71 73 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 77 77 76 76 75 75 75 78 80 79 77  
DEWPT 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 71  
MIN/MAX RH 80 90 87 96 77  
RH 93 85 81 81 82 85 85 89 92 89 87 89 90 91 94 96 94 83 77 80 84  
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E E E E SE S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 01 04 07 08 09 09 08 10 11 13 16 18 21 22 26 26 25 22 24 24  
WIND SPD 11 10 10 10 8 6 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 6 8 5  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 74 60 49 45 73 82 75 83 82 78 81 87 92 73 60 59 53 47 69 69 39  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 5 60 70 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.37 0.19 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L L L L C C S S C C  
TSTMS S C C C S S S C C  
MIX HGT 2500 2300 1600 1500 1800 1400 1200 1100 1600 1300  
T WIND DIR N E E SE SE S S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 11 4 6 9 18 20 24 23 27 20  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 29 16 8 23 42 40 23 31 58 40  
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5  
STABILITY D C E E C C E E C B  
CEILING 1700 23500 11700 6300 1600 1700 3600 1700 1700 23500  
PRESSURE 30.06 30.05 30.05 30.07 30.03 29.98 29.93 29.84 29.82 29.84  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 79 71 80 73 82 75 83  
TEMP 74 71 78 76 74 73 78 76 75 75 80 78 76 76 80 79  
DEWPT 68 64 62 64 66 66 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 74  
MAX/MIN RH 85 58 81 62 84 71 93 78  
RH 82 78 58 66 77 80 64 71 80 82 73 80 87 90 83 87  
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW NW SW SW SW E SE S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 8 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 10 12 12 10 10 11  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 20 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ064-212000-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 68 79 68 84  
TEMP 68 76 80 81 76 72 70 69 70 73 76 78 74 71 70 69 70 77 83 82 75  
DEWPT 64 65 66 66 67 67 69 69 70 72 73 73 72 70 70 68 70 71 68 67 66  
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 85 100 61  
RH 88 70 61 60 74 84 97100 99 97 92 85 93 98100 97100 82 62 61 74  
WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE SE SE E NE NE N NW SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 02 04 06 08 11 15 12 14 08 02 02 33 33 23 21 25 30 30 30 30  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 1  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 50 42 43 53 70 64 76 88 82 86 86 84 76 55 48 51 53 40 37 37 31  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 10 60 70 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.26 0.47 0.09 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L C C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S  
MIX HGT 3500 3500 500 600 2400 2200 500 800 5300 5200  
T WIND DIR NE NE SE SE S S S S W W  
T WIND SPD 9 2 4 6 13 13 10 6 10 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 36 19 4 9 45 45 5 10 61 80  
MAX LVORI 4 4 8 10 6 6 9 9 5 3  
STABILITY A A F F B B F F A A  
CEILING 6300 30000 6300 3200 2400 2400 1700 1000 15000 3200  
PRESSURE 29.96 29.92 29.88 29.90 29.84 29.77 29.73 29.65 29.67 29.68  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 63 83 63 82 66 85 69 83  
TEMP 67 66 82 74 65 65 80 74 66 68 83 77 70 71 82 76  
DEWPT 61 61 59 64 60 62 65 66 66 67 72 71 70 71 74 73  
MAX/MIN RH 87 46 90 58 100 68 100 74  
RH 81 84 46 71 84 90 60 77100 97 71 83100100 78 91  
WIND DIR NW W W S NW N W E S SE S SE S S S SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 3 3 3 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ081-212000-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 83 69 81 70 86  
TEMP 69 75 81 82 77 73 71 70 71 76 80 80 76 72 71 71 72 79 85 84 76  
DEWPT 67 68 70 70 71 71 71 70 71 73 74 74 73 71 71 70 70 72 69 68 67  
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 82 100 59  
RH 93 80 70 67 81 93100100100 91 82 83 92 97 99 98 94 79 60 59 73  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW N N N SW SW W W W W  
WIND DIR DEG 01 03 04 06 09 13 13 13 16 16 20 21 00 00 00 21 24 27 28 29 29  
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 0  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 52 47 51 51 88 87 86 82 80 73 83 88 69 47 40 45 50 41 26 19 27  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 30 80 70 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.69 0.32 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D L L L L L L  
TSTMS S S S C C C  
MIX HGT 3100 3200 600 800 3000 2800 500 800 5500 5200  
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE S S S S SW W  
T WIND SPD 8 4 9 8 16 16 9 11 17 13  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 26 15 4 10 64 63 5 14 120 118  
MAX LVORI 4 5 9 9 5 7 9 9 4 3  
STABILITY A B F F B B F F A A  
CEILING 1700 2400 800 2400 1000 1700 1700 1000 23500 4700  
PRESSURE 29.98 29.94 29.94 29.92 29.89 29.84 29.78 29.71 29.73 29.73  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 64 84 64 84 67 86 69 85  
TEMP 69 66 83 76 67 65 82 76 68 69 84 78 71 71 82 77  
DEWPT 62 61 60 63 62 62 66 67 67 67 72 72 70 71 75 74  
MAX/MIN RH 87 46 90 57 98 64 100 75  
RH 79 84 46 65 85 90 58 75 94 95 68 81 97100 78 89  
WIND DIR NW NW W N N N NW E SE SE S SE S S SW S  
WIND SPD 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 4 2  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 5 30 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S  
 
 
 
DISSWAMP-212000-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 83 70 83 72 87  
TEMP 73 78 82 82 77 74 72 71 73 78 82 80 77 73 73 73 73 81 86 84 77  
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 72 74 74 74 74 72 72 71 72 73 72 71 71  
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 77 99 63  
RH 96 84 73 74 85 93100100 97 88 77 82 92 98 97 96 97 77 63 65 82  
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E SE E E SW S SW SW N N SW SW W W W W  
WIND DIR DEG 00 02 04 06 08 10 13 10 11 21 20 22 21 00 00 22 23 25 26 26 25  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 60 60 59 62 82 90 83 72 66 73 94 82 65 55 47 41 46 40 54 54 31  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 40 80 80 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.20 0.32 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D L L C L D L C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S C C C C S C C  
MIX HGT 3200 3100 800 800 2500 2100 500 900 5200 4500  
T WIND DIR N NE SE SE SE S S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 3 13 13 10 13 18 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 29 17 4 6 55 49 6 16 108 99  
MAX LVORI 4 5 10 10 6 6 9 7 4 5  
STABILITY C C F F B B F F A B  
CEILING 4700 2400 2400 2400 5500 3200 4700 1700 1700 3200  
PRESSURE 30.02 30.0 30.0 30.0 29.97 29.92 29.87 29.80 29.82 29.81  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 67 85 66 85 69 87 71 86  
TEMP 70 70 84 79 69 68 84 79 71 71 86 81 73 73 84 80  
DEWPT 67 65 63 65 65 65 66 69 68 69 71 72 72 72 74 74  
MAX/MIN RH 90 49 93 53 97 59 99 70  
RH 90 86 49 62 87 90 55 72 91 93 61 74 96 97 72 82  
WIND DIR W NW W N N N NW SE N N SE SE S S SW S  
WIND SPD 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 20 40 20 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S C L  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
 
VAZ098-212000-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 79 74 82 74 85  
TEMP 76 77 78 78 78 77 76 75 76 79 81 80 78 76 76 75 76 80 84 81 78  
DEWPT 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 73 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 73 73 72  
MIN/MAX RH 83 95 82 94 71  
RH 94 89 85 85 85 88 91 95 92 86 83 85 88 92 93 94 91 82 71 76 82  
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND DIR DEG 00 01 02 05 07 08 09 08 09 16 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 22 23 25  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 8 5 5 6 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 55 58 56 54 84 81 89 84 71 74 86 83 86 66 54 51 50 48 70 70 43  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 5 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 20 80 80 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.38 0.20 0.05 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L D L C L D L C C L L  
TSTMS S S S S C C C C C C C  
MIX HGT 2300 2100 1200 1200 1900 1700 1000 1000 3100 2300  
T WIND DIR N NE E SE SE S S S SW S  
T WIND SPD 12 6 6 6 14 18 21 24 21 17  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR  
ADI 31 22 7 11 48 45 17 38 64 54  
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 4 5  
STABILITY C C E E C C E E C C  
CEILING 1000 2300 1000 4700 5700 5500 4700 2000 1700 9100  
PRESSURE 30.05 30.05 30.03 30.02 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.85 29.87 29.86  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 82 73 84 75 86 76 87  
TEMP 75 75 81 80 76 75 82 80 77 76 83 82 78 77 85 81  
DEWPT 71 67 66 68 68 69 68 70 70 71 73 73 73 74 75 75  
MAX/MIN RH 87 60 84 63 85 67 92 72  
RH 86 77 60 67 77 82 64 71 80 85 70 75 86 92 74 81  
WIND DIR W NW NE E S NW NE SE S SE SE S S SW S S  
WIND SPD 4 6 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 10 9 8 8 10 9  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 5 10 20 20 30 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S C C L  
TSTMS S S S S S S S  
 
 
 
NCZ014-212000-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 70 82 71 87  
TEMP 73 77 83 82 77 74 72 71 73 77 81 80 76 73 73 72 73 81 86 84 77  
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 72 74 75 74 74 73 72 72 72 73 71 71 70  
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 80 100 61  
RH 97 86 73 74 89 93100100 97 90 81 83 93 99 97100 97 77 61 65 79  
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E E N S S SW S N N N SW W W W W  
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 04 06 08 10 10 08 00 19 20 20 20 00 00 00 23 25 26 26 28  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 62 57 60 65 84 89 81 69 63 68 93 80 58 48 42 37 41 41 39 39 29  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 50 80 70 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.21 0.62 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D L C C C L L S S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S C C S S S S  
MIX HGT 3300 3100 900 600 2700 2300 500 900 5200 4500  
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 9 4 6 3 13 13 10 14 18 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 27 15 4 5 51 46 6 18 111 104  
MAX LVORI 5 6 10 10 6 6 9 9 4 4  
STABILITY C C F F B B F F A A  
CEILING 1000 1700 1700 5000 5500 5500 3200 2400 1400 3200  
PRESSURE 30.02 30.0 30.0 29.98 29.96 29.92 29.87 29.80 29.84 29.82  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 66 85 63 85 67 87 69 85  
TEMP 70 69 84 77 67 66 83 78 69 69 85 79 71 71 83 78  
DEWPT 67 65 62 65 65 65 66 69 68 69 71 73 71 71 74 74  
MAX/MIN RH 92 48 99 56 100 62 100 72  
RH 89 87 48 68 92 98 58 75 97100 65 81 99100 75 88  
WIND DIR N NW W N N N NW SE N N S SE S S SW S  
WIND SPD 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 20 40 20 70  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S C L  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
 
NCZ015-212000-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 73 84 73 87  
TEMP 76 81 83 80 77 76 75 74 75 81 83 79 77 76 75 74 76 81 86 84 78  
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 73  
MIN/MAX RH 77 100 79 97 67  
RH 96 83 77 86 90 96 98100 97 83 80 87 90 94 95 96 95 79 68 71 85  
WIND DIR N N NE E NE E SW NE E S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND DIR DEG 00 02 04 06 06 08 21 02 09 20 21 20 20 21 23 23 23 24 24 24 26  
WIND SPD 4 5 8 8 4 3 4 3 3 4 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
CLOUDS(%) 46 56 59 69 84 80 87 73 63 66 90 81 75 63 52 45 44 40 67 67 33  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 40 80 80 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.19 0.28 0.16 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L D L C C D L C C C C  
TSTMS S C S S S C C C C C C C  
MIX HGT 2800 2500 800 800 2500 2200 600 1100 3900 3300  
T WIND DIR N NE SE SE SE S S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 5 14 16 18 23 20 19  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR  
ADI 26 18 6 12 49 46 15 33 77 65  
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 10 5 5 6 6 4 5  
STABILITY C C E F C C F F A C  
CEILING 2500 1800 1000 5500 4800 6300 4700 2400 1000 3200  
PRESSURE 30.04 30.03 30.02 30.02 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.85 29.88 29.87  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 84 69 86 71 87 73 87  
TEMP 73 72 83 79 72 71 85 80 74 74 85 81 76 76 86 81  
DEWPT 69 67 66 68 68 69 68 69 70 72 73 73 73 74 76 75  
MAX/MIN RH 90 57 94 56 96 65 98 68  
RH 88 85 57 69 86 93 57 71 89 91 67 77 92 94 71 82  
WIND DIR W NW W SE S W S E S E SE SE S SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 8 5 3 5 8 6  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 30 40 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C S C C L  
TSTMS S S S C S S C  
 
 
 
NCZ030-212000-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 85 70 82 71 87  
TEMP 73 78 84 83 76 74 72 71 72 77 81 81 76 73 73 72 72 80 86 85 76  
DEWPT 73 73 74 74 74 73 72 71 72 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 71 69 69  
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 79 100 60  
RH 98 86 72 74 94 97100100100 90 80 79 91100 99100 99 78 61 60 78  
WIND DIR N NE NE E E SE E E SE SW S S S S SW SW SW W W W W  
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 05 08 11 15 07 08 11 20 20 18 17 20 22 22 24 26 26 27 26  
WIND SPD 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 63 61 62 73 86 85 80 68 67 63 92 78 55 39 37 38 48 41 22 19 15  
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 60 80 70 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.22 0.31 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L D L C C C L L S S  
TSTMS C C S S S C C S S  
MIX HGT 3200 2900 900 600 3100 2700 600 800 5000 4600  
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 9 4 9 6 13 11 9 12 16 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 24 11 5 11 47 43 5 15 101 101  
MAX LVORI 5 8 9 9 5 6 9 9 4 4  
STABILITY C C F F B B F F A A  
CEILING 3300 1700 6300 5500 4700 6200 1700 2400 1000 3200  
PRESSURE 30.0 29.96 29.97 29.93 29.94 29.88 29.84 29.78 29.82 29.81  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 66 86 63 85 67 86 68 85  
TEMP 69 68 85 76 66 66 83 77 68 69 84 79 71 71 83 78  
DEWPT 65 64 62 65 64 65 66 69 68 69 71 73 71 71 74 74  
MAX/MIN RH 90 47 99 53 100 63 100 69  
RH 87 87 47 69 92 97 57 76 99100 65 83100100 74 88  
WIND DIR NW NW W N N N NW E N E S SE S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 20 40 20 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S C L  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
 
NCZ030-212000-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 70 83 71 88  
TEMP 75 80 85 83 77 75 73 71 73 79 82 80 76 74 73 72 74 81 87 86 77  
DEWPT 74 75 75 76 75 74 72 71 73 74 75 74 74 73 72 72 73 74 72 71 71  
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 79 100 61  
RH 97 85 72 79 94 97 98100100 85 79 82 94 97 97100 98 79 62 61 82  
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E NE E SW S S S S N SW SW W W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 05 09 10 11 10 05 10 22 20 18 19 20 00 22 24 26 25 26 23  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 54 62 63 75 82 83 78 63 61 63 95 73 67 48 45 39 44 42 49 49 21  
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 60 70 70 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.18 0.48 0.02 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C C C L L S S C C  
TSTMS C C S S S C C S S C C  
MIX HGT 3000 2800 900 700 2900 2400 500 800 5100 4600  
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW  
T WIND SPD 8 6 8 4 13 11 8 12 17 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR GD GD  
ADI 22 18 5 6 61 48 4 13 110 106  
MAX LVORI 5 6 10 10 5 6 9 9 4 5  
STABILITY B C F F B B F F A A  
CEILING 2500 1700 6300 5500 4700 5900 1700 2100 1000 3200  
PRESSURE 30.01 29.98 30.01 29.96 29.97 29.92 29.87 29.82 29.85 29.84  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26  
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 66 86 64 87 68 88 69 88  
TEMP 70 69 85 78 68 68 85 78 70 71 86 80 73 73 86 80  
DEWPT 67 66 63 67 65 67 66 70 69 71 72 73 72 73 75 74  
MAX/MIN RH 93 47 100 51 100 60 100 65  
RH 90 90 47 69 90 98 54 76 97100 63 79 97100 70 82  
WIND DIR W NW W N N N SW SE N E S S S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 50 20 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S C L  
TSTMS S S 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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