495  
FOUS54 KAKQ 162110  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 162110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
MDZ021-170800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 91 73 88 70  
TEMP 77 76 76 75 77 85 89 89 84 78 76 74 76 83 87 87 81 75 73 71 74  
DEWPT 70 73 75 75 75 75 74 73 75 75 73 72 72 69 69 67 68 68 68 68 70  
MAX/MIN RH 100 59 93 51 92  
RH 80 90 96100 96 72 61 59 75 91 90 93 87 63 54 52 65 78 84 89 88  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W NW W W NW NW N N N NW NW N N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 22 24 25 29 29 28 27 30 32 34 00 35 33 33 01 01 32 30 33  
WIND SPD 9 10 9 5 5 6 8 5 3 1 2 3 3 5 6 5 2 1 1 2 1  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 73 84 67 69 44 15 11 13 28 21 43 41 32 15 9 15 15 5 5 10 3  
VSBY 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 5 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.34 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S  
TSTMS C C S  
MIX HGT 600 1300 4100 4300 400 1200 4500 4800 400 900  
T WIND DIR S SW W W W N N N SE N  
T WIND SPD 16 14 11 9 4 8 8 4 2 2  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 18 23 62 61 3 14 36 35 1 4  
MAX LVORI 5 8 4 4 7 6 3 3 6 8  
STABILITY D D B B F F A B F F  
CEILING 6200 1000 1000 6300 4000 7600 4000 4000 30000 4700  
PRESSURE 29.93 29.82 29.84 29.77 29.79 29.79 29.85 29.82 29.87 29.88  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 88 74 88 68 83 67 83 67 85  
TEMP 86 83 78 78 86 81 72 72 81 76 69 71 82 77 70 72 83 78  
DEWPT 66 70 73 74 74 73 70 68 68 68 68 69 70 70 69 70 69 68  
MIN/MAX RH 51 91 65 96 62 100 65 100 60  
RH 51 66 86 88 68 76 91 89 64 75 96 93 67 80 96 94 64 71  
WIND DIR W S S SW SW E N N N NE E NE N E SE NW W N  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 60 50 30 40 40 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S L C S S C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S C S S C C S S S  
 
 
 
MDZ022-170800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 90 71 87 67  
TEMP 76 73 74 74 75 83 88 88 82 77 75 72 74 82 86 86 79 73 71 68 71  
DEWPT 68 71 73 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 72 73 71 70 69 69 68 67 67 68  
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 100 55 97  
RH 76 92 97100100 77 66 63 79 91 95100 97 69 60 58 72 85 88 95 90  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W W W W W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW W W NW  
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 21 22 25 27 28 29 26 27 30 32 34 35 33 32 33 29 27 29 30  
WIND SPD 9 8 8 5 4 6 8 6 3 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 71 83 81 63 64 22 15 15 18 25 40 24 37 16 16 12 15 10 7 8 2  
VSBY 7 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 5 10 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.33 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C  
TSTMS C C S  
MIX HGT 800 1100 4300 4200 400 900 5000 5000 400 400  
T WIND DIR S SW W W SW N NE NE SE SE  
T WIND SPD 13 14 13 9 3 6 8 5 3 1  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 16 16 70 65 2 11 44 38 3 1  
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 4 8 9 4 3 7 9  
STABILITY D E B B F F A A F F  
CEILING 4000 1000 1700 4200 4000 4000 4000 4100 4000 300  
PRESSURE 29.92 29.80 29.81 29.75 29.76 29.76 29.81 29.79 29.84 29.85  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 71 88 68 80 66 82 66 82  
TEMP 85 80 74 75 85 79 71 70 78 74 68 70 79 75 69 70 79 75  
DEWPT 66 69 71 74 74 72 69 69 69 67 67 69 70 69 69 69 69 68  
MIN/MAX RH 53 97 68 100 70 100 72 100 67  
RH 53 68 90 97 70 79 94 99 73 79 96 97 74 82 99 98 72 79  
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW E N N NE NE NE N NE E E N W SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 60 50 40 40 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S L C C S C C C C C C C S C  
TSTMS C S S C C S S S  
 
 
 
MDZ025-170800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 85 74 83 72  
TEMP 78 77 77 76 76 82 84 84 81 77 76 75 76 80 82 82 78 75 74 73 74  
DEWPT 71 72 75 75 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 70  
MAX/MIN RH 99 72 98 71 92  
RH 80 87 96 97 96 82 75 74 86 94 98 96 93 80 74 72 81 88 90 91 88  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N N NE E E S W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 21 21 23 25 25 26 25 26 27 32 34 00 04 08 10 18 27 30 32  
WIND SPD 16 17 17 14 11 10 9 8 5 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 70 87 83 67 63 29 16 14 14 28 38 28 35 23 19 16 19 18 13 15 6  
VSBY 7 7 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 10 10 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.01 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S  
TSTMS C C C S  
MIX HGT 1500 1200 1100 800 400 700 1700 1500 600 400  
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW NW NE NE E E  
T WIND SPD 23 20 16 10 6 6 13 11 5 3  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 26 24 24 14 3 12 31 25 4 4  
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 7 7  
STABILITY D D C B F F B A F F  
CEILING 4700 1700 1000 6300 6300 4000 4000 4700 300 300  
PRESSURE 29.97 29.85 29.86 29.79 29.80 29.78 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.88  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 75 84 72 79 71 79 72 81  
TEMP 81 79 78 78 82 79 75 74 77 77 74 73 77 76 74 73 79 77  
DEWPT 70 72 74 75 75 74 72 71 70 69 69 71 70 70 71 71 70 70  
MIN/MAX RH 68 94 77 95 73 92 76 94 73  
RH 69 78 89 93 80 85 92 91 78 77 87 91 80 82 88 93 75 77  
WIND DIR S S S SW S SE NE NE NE NE E N NE E SE N SE SW  
WIND SPD 5 8 10 9 10 8 8 10 10 8 6 8 10 6 6 6 8 6  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 50 60 30 50 40 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS C S C C C S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ064-170800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 92 70 88 68  
TEMP 79 75 75 74 76 85 90 90 83 77 74 72 74 82 86 86 80 74 72 69 72  
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 74 75 74 73 75 73 72 70 70 70 69 69 69 67 65 64 65  
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 97 54 85  
RH 88 97 98 97 94 72 60 58 77 88 93 93 87 67 57 56 69 80 80 84 80  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW W NW NW NW N N N N N NE N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 22 23 25 30 30 28 30 33 33 34 35 00 35 35 04 00 31 31 32  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 0 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 80 69 62 47 31 13 21 33 39 43 50 42 41 18 22 25 13 16 16 21 11  
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 30 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.03 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S  
TSTMS C C  
MIX HGT 500 600 5300 5100 600 1000 4800 4900 400 400  
T WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW N N N N  
T WIND SPD 9 8 10 9 8 6 6 4 8 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 6 9 84 78 4 10 35 30 4 9  
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 4 7 8 3 3 5 6  
STABILITY E E A A F F A A F F  
CEILING 3200 4700 5500 4000 4700 5700 6300 3400 4500 4700  
PRESSURE 29.77 29.69 29.71 29.65 29.67 29.68 29.73 29.70 29.75 29.76  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 89 71 88 67 80 66 82 66 83  
TEMP 86 82 74 73 86 78 70 69 79 73 68 68 80 75 68 69 82 75  
DEWPT 67 70 71 72 74 72 69 67 69 67 67 68 71 70 68 68 69 68  
MIN/MAX RH 52 95 63 100 69 100 71 100 63  
RH 53 67 89 95 67 82 97 92 72 81 98100 75 84100 98 66 78  
WIND DIR W SE S W W NE N N N NE N N NE E SW NW W SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 60 50 40 40 40 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C S C C C S C C S  
TSTMS C S C S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ081-170800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 72 90 70  
TEMP 81 76 75 75 77 86 91 91 84 78 76 73 75 84 88 88 82 76 74 71 74  
DEWPT 74 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 70 70 69 68  
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 98 56 95  
RH 79 95100 97 93 70 61 59 74 88 90 98 90 67 57 57 71 84 89 95 83  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW W SW N N N N N N N NE N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 22 23 28 30 28 23 00 00 35 00 01 35 01 05 00 00 00 00  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 75 59 63 52 43 19 21 11 39 46 62 54 49 42 23 20 22 16 25 36 32  
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 60 10 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S S  
TSTMS C C S  
MIX HGT 500 900 5100 5400 400 700 4900 5100 400 800  
T WIND DIR S SW W SW W N N N NE N  
T WIND SPD 9 9 12 8 4 6 6 5 3 4  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 8 12 82 82 4 5 36 31 2 8  
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 4 6 9 4 3 7 8  
STABILITY E E A A F F A A F F  
CEILING 4000 6300 7100 8000 8800 6300 4700 3200 30000 4000  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.77 29.78 29.72 29.72 29.72 29.76 29.73 29.77 29.78  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 90 72 91 69 84 67 84 67 86  
TEMP 88 83 75 74 90 81 73 70 82 77 69 69 82 77 70 70 84 78  
DEWPT 70 72 72 72 74 73 70 68 72 70 68 68 72 71 69 69 70 69  
MIN/MAX RH 56 94 59 97 71 100 70 100 60  
RH 56 70 90 94 61 77 92 94 73 80 98 96 73 82 97 96 64 74  
WIND DIR W SE S S SW N N N N NE N NW NW SE N W W E  
WIND SPD 2 1 2 2 4 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 50 60 50 50 50 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L S S C C C C C C S  
TSTMS C C S C C C S S  
 
 
 
DISSWAMP-170800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 93 75 90 72  
TEMP 80 78 77 77 79 87 91 91 86 80 78 76 78 85 89 89 83 77 75 73 75  
DEWPT 73 74 75 75 76 77 76 75 76 75 75 74 74 75 73 73 73 72 72 71 71  
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 94 58 95  
RH 80 88 94 95 92 72 61 59 72 85 91 94 88 71 61 60 74 85 90 94 88  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W W N N N N N N NE E N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 21 21 23 25 27 28 25 00 00 00 34 01 00 04 08 00 00 00 00  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 61 50 44 56 50 34 20 18 25 37 31 54 44 43 53 53 26 19 17 30 30  
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 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.02 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
MIX HGT 500 1000 5100 5000 600 700 5100 5000 400 600  
T WIND DIR S SW SW W S W NW NE NE NE  
T WIND SPD 8 8 10 10 3 4 5 6 5 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 6 14 63 98 2 6 27 35 4 7  
MAX LVORI 6 9 4 4 6 6 4 4 7 8  
STABILITY E E B A F F A B F F  
CEILING 2400 4700 400 8000 5500 8000 5500 3200 7200 300  
PRESSURE 29.93 29.86 29.87 29.79 29.78 29.76 29.81 29.77 29.82 29.84  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 89 73 92 72 85 70 84 70 86  
TEMP 88 84 76 76 91 84 76 74 84 79 72 72 83 79 72 72 85 80  
DEWPT 70 73 73 74 74 74 73 72 73 72 71 71 73 72 71 71 71 71  
MIN/MAX RH 56 94 56 97 67 100 67 99 61  
RH 56 70 90 94 58 73 91 94 70 79 97 97 72 79 97 97 63 74  
WIND DIR E SE S SW SW SE SW N E E N W NW E N W W SE  
WIND SPD 2 3 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 5 40 60 70 60 60 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C L L C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
 
VAZ098-170800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 89 78 85 76  
TEMP 80 80 79 78 79 85 88 88 84 81 80 79 79 83 84 84 81 78 77 77 77  
DEWPT 73 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73  
MAX/MIN RH 96 66 88 71 90  
RH 78 84 88 91 90 76 68 67 76 83 85 86 87 78 73 72 79 87 88 88 86  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW W E SE S W NW N N NE NE NE E N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 21 22 23 24 26 07 15 17 27 31 34 01 04 06 05 07 34 35 01  
WIND SPD 12 11 11 12 10 10 6 5 4 2 2 3 5 8 8 5 3 2 1 2 3  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 49 51 57 61 48 39 14 26 27 37 26 53 48 44 43 43 26 29 25 26 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 40 20 30 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S  
MIX HGT 600 1000 2800 2100 500 800 2200 2000 500 800  
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S W N N NE NE  
T WIND SPD 13 12 12 8 5 6 9 10 9 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 14 16 39 30 3 8 26 25 5 10  
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 4 6 6 4 4 6 6  
STABILITY D D C A F F B B F F  
CEILING 4000 4900 2400 8000 8900 10800 6300 5500 2000 300  
PRESSURE 29.98 29.90 29.90 29.82 29.82 29.79 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.86  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 84 77 90 76 84 74 84 74 84  
TEMP 83 83 80 79 88 84 78 78 82 79 76 76 81 80 76 75 82 80  
DEWPT 72 73 74 75 77 76 74 73 74 73 72 72 74 73 72 72 73 72  
MIN/MAX RH 67 90 66 91 75 92 73 92 70  
RH 68 73 85 88 69 78 88 86 78 82 89 88 78 80 88 90 74 76  
WIND DIR E SE S SW S S S NE NE E S W NE E SW W N SW  
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 10 8 6 9 10 6 5 6 9 4 5 6 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 40 60 60 60 50 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L L L C C C C C C  
TSTMS S C S S C C S C C C  
 
 
 
NCZ014-170800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 93 74 90 71  
TEMP 80 77 76 76 78 87 91 91 85 80 78 75 77 85 89 89 82 77 75 72 75  
DEWPT 74 74 75 75 76 77 76 75 76 75 74 74 75 75 74 73 74 73 72 71 72  
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 97 59 97  
RH 82 92 96 97 94 73 62 59 75 86 88 97 94 71 61 60 78 87 90 97 90  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W W W SW N N N N N N N E N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 21 00 00 00 35 02 35 02 09 00 00 00 00  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 56 52 50 57 51 39 23 14 29 32 39 46 43 43 55 55 28 19 15 28 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 20 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C  
TSTMS S S S S S C  
MIX HGT 500 1000 5400 5300 400 600 5100 4900 500 600  
T WIND DIR S SW SW W SW W NW N NE N  
T WIND SPD 8 6 11 10 3 4 5 6 6 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 6 13 94 106 3 6 27 31 4 7  
MAX LVORI 7 9 4 4 6 8 5 4 7 8  
STABILITY E E B A F F A B F F  
CEILING 2300 5500 300 7600 4700 8000 4700 4000 12200 30000  
PRESSURE 29.94 29.87 29.87 29.79 29.78 29.77 29.81 29.77 29.82 29.84  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 90 73 92 71 85 69 84 69 86  
TEMP 88 83 75 76 91 83 74 73 84 78 71 71 82 78 71 71 84 79  
DEWPT 71 74 73 74 74 75 73 72 73 73 71 71 73 72 71 71 71 71  
MIN/MAX RH 57 97 56 100 67 100 71 100 63  
RH 57 73 94 94 59 77 97 97 71 84100100 73 83100100 65 78  
WIND DIR S SE S S SW SE SW N NE E N W NW E N W W E  
WIND SPD 2 2 1 1 4 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 40 60 70 60 60 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C L L C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
 
NCZ015-170800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 92 77 89 74  
TEMP 81 79 78 78 80 87 91 91 86 82 80 78 79 85 88 88 83 78 77 75 77  
DEWPT 73 75 75 76 77 78 78 77 77 78 76 75 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 73 74  
MAX/MIN RH 98 62 91 66 96  
RH 77 88 91 94 93 75 66 64 75 89 88 91 90 75 68 67 77 90 91 96 91  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W S S NE NW N N NE E NE E N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 22 22 23 24 25 27 19 16 04 32 35 02 06 07 06 09 00 00 02  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 10 9 9 8 6 3 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 1 0 1 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 51 51 56 68 33 50 17 24 31 18 22 58 49 47 63 63 30 34 24 27 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 10 20 50 5  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.03 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C C  
TSTMS S S S S C  
MIX HGT 700 1200 4300 3800 400 700 3500 3100 500 700  
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W NW NE NE NE  
T WIND SPD 14 12 16 8 6 9 5 9 9 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 15 21 74 60 6 8 24 23 5 10  
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 3 6 6 4 4 6 7  
STABILITY D D B B F F A C F F  
CEILING 3700 6300 4700 4000 4700 5500 5500 3200 5500 300  
PRESSURE 29.98 29.92 29.92 29.82 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.81 29.84 29.85  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 88 77 92 75 86 72 85 72 86  
TEMP 86 83 78 80 91 84 77 77 85 80 74 74 83 79 74 74 84 80  
DEWPT 73 74 75 77 76 76 75 75 75 74 73 73 74 73 72 73 73 72  
MIN/MAX RH 64 93 60 98 70 100 72 100 67  
RH 65 76 89 90 63 77 96 95 72 82 97 97 75 83 94 97 70 78  
WIND DIR E SE S SW S S S NW NE E W NW W SE W W SW SW  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 6 6 3 4 6 4 3 4 6 3 3 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 30 50 70 60 60 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L C C L C C C C  
TSTMS C C S S C C S S C C S C  
 
 
 
NCZ030-170800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 94 74 91 71  
TEMP 80 77 76 76 78 87 92 92 86 80 78 75 77 85 90 90 83 77 75 72 75  
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 76 77 75 75 76 75 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 72 71 73  
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 97 58 100  
RH 85 92 97 97 94 72 59 58 72 85 88 95 90 71 61 59 75 90 91 98 92  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W S N N N N NE N N E E N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 22 21 23 25 27 28 20 00 00 35 00 02 35 00 08 09 00 00 00  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 50 53 53 40 39 32 24 14 33 25 44 54 38 41 51 51 27 17 16 31 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 20 5 10 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C  
TSTMS S S S S C  
MIX HGT 500 1000 5200 5200 400 800 5400 5300 500 800  
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W NW N E NE  
T WIND SPD 6 8 11 10 8 3 4 4 3 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 6 12 103 101 6 3 34 36 2 7  
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 3 6 10 5 4 7 9  
STABILITY E E B A F F A B F F  
CEILING 3200 6300 300 7700 5500 5500 8900 4000 8300 300  
PRESSURE 29.92 29.85 29.86 29.77 29.77 29.76 29.79 29.76 29.80 29.80  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 73 93 71 86 68 84 68 86  
TEMP 89 84 75 76 91 84 74 73 84 79 71 71 82 77 71 71 84 79  
DEWPT 72 74 73 75 73 74 73 72 73 73 71 71 72 72 71 71 71 71  
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 51 100 67 100 69 100 61  
RH 57 72 94 97 56 72 98 97 70 82100100 72 85 99100 64 76  
WIND DIR S SE S SW SW SE SW N NW NE S NW W SE SW NW W E  
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 30 50 70 60 60 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L L C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C C  
 
 
 
NCZ030-170800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
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 94 75 92 72  
TEMP 80 78 77 76 79 88 92 93 86 81 79 76 78 86 90 90 84 78 76 73 76  
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 76 78 76 76 76 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 76 74 73 72 73  
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 94 59 100  
RH 84 91 94 97 91 73 60 58 72 82 88 94 91 71 62 61 76 88 91 98 90  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W W SW N N NW N NE N NE E E N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 21 22 23 25 27 27 21 00 00 31 00 03 01 03 07 09 00 00 00  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 56 42 55 54 35 32 27 14 36 19 45 50 36 45 60 60 33 21 21 28 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 20 5 10 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0.04 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C  
MIX HGT 600 1000 4900 4800 600 700 5200 4500 500 700  
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W W N NE NE  
T WIND SPD 8 8 11 10 9 4 5 4 4 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 7 12 92 93 6 4 38 30 3 7  
MAX LVORI 6 9 4 3 6 8 4 4 6 9  
STABILITY E E B A F F A B F F  
CEILING 2400 6300 300 8900 6000 5500 27500 4000 300 300  
PRESSURE 29.94 29.88 29.88 29.79 29.80 29.79 29.81 29.76 29.84 29.82  
 
DATE 08/19THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26  
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 74 95 72 87 70 86 69 87  
TEMP 89 84 76 77 93 85 75 75 85 79 72 72 83 79 72 72 85 80  
DEWPT 73 74 74 76 75 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 74 73 72 72 72 72  
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 52 100 68 100 69 100 63  
RH 59 72 94 97 55 72 97 98 70 82100100 74 82100100 65 77  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SE SW NW NW E N W W SE N W W SW  
WIND SPD 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 5 30 50 70 60 60 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L L C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S 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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