287  
FOUS54 KAKQ 232111  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 232110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
MDZ021-240800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 56 67 54 70 57  
TEMP 61 60 60 59 59 64 66 65 62 59 57 55 55 63 69 69 64 62 60 58 59  
DEWPT 55 54 53 52 52 53 53 51 50 49 48 45 46 50 51 52 51 52 52 51 53  
MAX/MIN RH 82 59 72 53 81  
RH 82 81 78 78 77 67 62 60 64 69 71 69 72 61 53 55 63 71 75 77 80  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 03 03 02 03 03 03 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 35 00 35 35 34  
WIND SPD 13 12 13 13 12 13 16 16 12 11 11 11 12 14 16 13 11 10 10 11 13  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 84 65 80 86 88 82 85 82 85 82 77 72 48 47 50 48 45 41 43 42 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 10 0 5 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 900 1300 3700 3600 700 1600 3800 3900 1000 1600  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 20 19 21 18 11 12 19 14 10 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 22 30 58 56 12 25 51 52 9 18  
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D  
CEILING 2300 1700 1700 3200 30000 27200 26600 26600 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.30 30.26 30.27 30.21 30.20 30.14 30.14 30.07 30.09 30.06  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 74 58 73 58 75 58 77 59 81  
TEMP 72 66 61 60 71 68 62 61 73 68 61 60 74 68 61 63 79 73  
DEWPT 54 55 54 55 56 57 57 57 58 58 58 59 59 59 60 63 63 64  
MIN/MAX RH 54 87 58 88 56 96 56 100 56  
RH 54 67 79 84 60 67 84 87 59 69 90 96 59 73 97100 59 73  
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW N W SE S SE S SE  
WIND SPD 16 8 5 9 11 3 2 3 8 1 1 2 4 2 2 2 6 4  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
MDZ022-240800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 59 67 55 67 55  
TEMP 63 62 61 61 61 65 65 64 62 61 59 57 57 61 65 65 61 59 58 56 57  
DEWPT 57 55 55 54 54 54 55 54 52 50 49 47 48 52 53 53 51 51 51 50 52  
MAX/MIN RH 82 67 74 63 83  
RH 80 78 81 78 78 68 69 70 70 67 69 69 72 71 64 65 69 74 76 80 85  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NW  
WIND DIR DEG 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 03 02 02 01 00 00 01 01 00 35 35 34 34 33  
WIND SPD 16 14 16 14 14 16 18 18 14 12 12 12 13 16 16 13 11 11 11 11 12  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 93 83 84 84 93 80 82 88 92 87 79 73 54 58 65 63 63 51 52 43 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 10 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C  
MIX HGT 1200 1700 3900 3800 1500 2100 3600 3500 1200 1800  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 27 26 27 25 16 13 19 16 9 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 26 46 76 73 24 31 53 52 9 19  
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D  
CEILING 1700 1700 1700 2400 2400 26600 26600 26600 8900 30000  
PRESSURE 30.26 30.20 30.20 30.17 30.15 30.07 30.07 30.02 30.03 30.01  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 71 55 71 55 74 55 75 56 80  
TEMP 69 63 58 57 68 65 59 58 71 66 59 58 72 66 58 60 77 70  
DEWPT 54 54 52 53 57 56 55 56 59 58 56 57 60 60 58 60 64 65  
MIN/MAX RH 59 86 63 94 64 96 64 100 62  
RH 59 72 81 86 68 73 86 93 66 75 91 96 66 82100100 64 83  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 14 8 5 8 10 3 2 3 6 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
MDZ025-240800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 69 60 68 60  
TEMP 68 67 66 66 66 68 67 66 66 65 64 62 62 64 67 67 65 64 63 62 62  
DEWPT 61 60 60 59 58 59 58 59 58 57 56 55 56 55 55 55 54 55 55 55 56  
MAX/MIN RH 81 72 83 64 82  
RH 78 77 80 77 75 74 72 77 75 75 75 77 81 72 66 65 69 72 74 78 81  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 05 04 04 04 04 04 03 03 03 03 02 01 00 00 01 00 00 35 35 34 34  
WIND SPD 29 29 29 28 28 27 28 28 27 26 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 99 93 84 90 92 83 86 93 96 92 87 77 64 64 69 67 68 59 56 43 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 20 20 20 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.16 0.03 0.13 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C S S  
MIX HGT 2800 3000 3600 3800 3900 3300 3700 3700 3100 2600  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 35 35 33 34 32 27 25 25 23 20  
SMOKE DISP GD GD VG VG VG GD GD GD GD FR  
ADI 51 85 88 92 48 64 65 67 35 46  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D  
CEILING 1700 1700 1700 1700 2200 23500 23500 23500 7700 30000  
PRESSURE 30.26 30.21 30.22 30.18 30.17 30.09 30.09 30.04 30.05 30.03  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 71 60 71 62 72 63 72 65 74  
TEMP 69 66 63 62 69 67 64 63 70 68 65 64 70 69 67 67 71 71  
DEWPT 54 55 56 57 56 57 57 59 58 58 59 61 60 61 62 65 64 65  
MIN/MAX RH 59 85 62 86 64 89 68 95 77  
RH 60 69 78 85 64 70 79 86 66 71 80 89 71 76 83 93 79 81  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 21 16 13 14 12 10 8 9 8 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 9 9  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0  
 
 
 
VAZ064-240800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 54 65 51 71 53  
TEMP 61 60 58 57 56 60 63 64 60 56 54 52 52 62 68 70 61 59 58 56 56  
DEWPT 55 54 53 51 50 51 52 51 49 47 47 44 45 48 50 51 50 49 49 48 49  
MAX/MIN RH 84 63 77 51 81  
RH 82 83 83 80 81 71 65 63 68 73 77 74 76 60 52 52 66 70 73 76 78  
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 03 02 02 03 02 03 02 00 35 35 35 00 00 00 35 34 34 33 33  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 6 5 6 8 9 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 9  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 98 93 95 96 92 80 85 66 63 47 40 44 38 23 22 27 26 22 14 16 12  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
MIX HGT 800 1200 3500 3400 600 1200 3900 4100 1000 1100  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 16 16 17 13 6 10 17 13 8 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 16 25 42 41 8 17 49 59 6 12  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D E D C C E E  
CEILING 2400 2400 1700 3200 20800 26600 20800 30000 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.17 30.14 30.17 30.10 30.09 30.03 30.05 29.97 29.98 29.96  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 75 56 75 56 77 55 78 56 83  
TEMP 73 65 59 57 73 67 60 57 74 67 59 56 76 68 59 59 80 74  
DEWPT 54 53 51 50 55 55 54 54 58 58 56 55 60 60 59 59 65 65  
MIN/MAX RH 48 81 53 90 55 98 56 100 56  
RH 50 65 76 77 54 66 81 88 56 74 92 97 59 77100100 59 74  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW SW SE S S S SE  
WIND SPD 12 5 4 6 10 3 3 3 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 6 5  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
VAZ081-240800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 57 66 52 71 53  
TEMP 62 62 59 59 59 64 65 65 61 59 56 54 53 62 68 69 61 58 57 55 55  
DEWPT 60 59 57 56 55 55 55 54 52 50 48 47 46 49 51 52 50 49 48 47 48  
MAX/MIN RH 93 67 78 52 78  
RH 93 89 92 90 88 74 70 68 72 72 73 77 77 62 55 55 69 72 72 74 78  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 02 02 02 02 02 02 01 01 00 35 35 00 00 00 35 34 33 33 33  
WIND SPD 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 10 9 6 9 10 11 11 10 6 5 6 8 9  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 98 95 98 90 81 81 87 76 51 46 26 26 25 25 27 20 10 10 9  
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 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
MIX HGT 1100 1400 3400 3400 1200 1400 3700 3900 1200 1300  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 17 17 19 16 10 10 16 13 8 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 17 31 49 48 10 25 47 59 5 15  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D C C F E  
CEILING 1700 1700 1700 2400 2400 26100 26600 20800 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.15 30.12 30.14 30.09 30.09 30.04 30.06 30.0 30.01 29.98  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 77 55 78 55 80 57 84  
TEMP 74 64 57 56 74 67 58 57 76 68 58 56 78 69 59 59 82 73  
DEWPT 53 53 50 50 55 55 52 53 57 58 55 55 59 61 58 59 64 65  
MIN/MAX RH 44 83 47 85 49 97 50 100 52  
RH 47 68 77 80 50 66 80 85 52 71 90 97 52 74 97 99 55 76  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N SW E N S S SE  
WIND SPD 12 2 2 3 8 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
DISSWAMP-240800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 62 69 56 71 55  
TEMP 68 67 66 65 64 67 68 67 64 63 62 59 58 65 69 69 63 61 59 57 57  
DEWPT 65 63 62 62 61 61 61 59 57 56 55 53 52 54 54 53 52 50 49 49 50  
MAX/MIN RH 95 74 83 57 77  
RH 90 88 87 90 91 81 77 75 78 78 80 79 80 68 60 59 67 68 69 74 77  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 03 03 03 03 03 02 01 01 01 35 35 35 00 00 34 33 33 33 32  
WIND SPD 13 12 11 12 13 16 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 13 12 11 9 5 6 9 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 99100100 90 89 93 90 81 73 62 45 44 45 50 38 29 17 14 7  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 40 30 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.13 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S S S S  
MIX HGT 1600 2100 3300 3200 1300 1900 3600 3600 1200 1300  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 20 21 25 23 20 16 18 14 8 8  
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 25 50 63 57 20 32 47 47 5 16  
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C E E  
CEILING 1700 1700 1700 2400 2400 2400 26600 26600 20800 4700  
PRESSURE 30.15 30.12 30.14 30.10 30.10 30.05 30.07 30.02 30.03 30.01  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 55 78 56 80 56 82 58 85  
TEMP 75 66 58 57 77 68 59 58 79 69 60 58 81 71 61 60 84 74  
DEWPT 52 52 50 51 54 55 53 54 57 58 56 56 58 61 60 60 63 65  
MIN/MAX RH 44 81 43 89 46 94 44 100 48  
RH 45 62 75 81 45 63 79 87 48 68 87 94 46 71 95100 49 74  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N W E N N S SE  
WIND SPD 11 2 2 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
VAZ098-240800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 71 63 70 63  
TEMP 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 69 67 67 66 65 65 67 69 69 67 67 66 65 65  
DEWPT 66 65 64 64 63 63 63 62 62 60 60 58 59 60 59 58 57 56 55 55 56  
MAX/MIN RH 86 77 84 67 75  
RH 86 83 84 84 80 78 78 79 84 80 79 79 83 77 72 68 70 67 70 71 74  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 04 04 03 03 03 02 02 02 01 00 00 35 00 00 00 35 35 34 34  
WIND SPD 27 26 26 27 26 25 26 26 26 24 23 23 21 21 20 20 20 18 18 18 17  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 100 99 98100100 89 91 93 95 91 86 71 53 63 61 58 56 51 30 26 17  
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 50 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.08 0.02 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C S  
MIX HGT 1900 2600 3400 3300 3300 3300 3700 3900 2200 2300  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 34 34 32 32 29 26 23 23 21 20  
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD FR FR  
ADI 41 77 82 79 45 65 60 65 33 44  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D  
CEILING 3300 2800 1700 1700 1700 1700 22000 23500 24900 4900  
PRESSURE 30.17 30.13 30.17 30.12 30.12 30.06 30.09 30.05 30.05 30.02  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 74 63 75 64 75 65 76 67 78  
TEMP 72 69 65 64 73 70 65 64 73 70 67 66 74 71 68 68 77 73  
DEWPT 57 56 56 57 57 57 57 59 59 60 60 61 62 62 62 64 66 66  
MIN/MAX RH 56 80 54 82 58 85 64 87 67  
RH 59 64 72 78 58 64 75 81 61 71 79 83 66 75 82 85 69 79  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SW NW E SE S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 17 11 9 10 11 5 4 6 6 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 9 8  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5  
 
 
 
NCZ014-240800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 61 70 55 71 53  
TEMP 67 66 64 64 63 67 69 67 63 62 60 58 57 65 70 70 62 59 57 56 56  
DEWPT 65 64 61 62 61 61 60 59 58 56 54 51 50 52 53 52 51 49 48 48 49  
MAX/MIN RH 97 72 83 53 80  
RH 93 92 89 93 92 80 73 75 82 81 80 78 77 64 56 53 66 69 72 75 77  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 02 02 02 03 02 02 01 01 00 35 34 35 00 00 34 33 33 33 33  
WIND SPD 12 11 11 11 12 14 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 13 11 11 6 4 6 8 9  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 99100100 90 89 87 90 79 69 49 33 38 37 44 33 24 13 12 5  
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 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.07 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S S  
MIX HGT 1500 2000 3400 3200 1100 1800 3700 3700 1100 1200  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 18 20 24 23 19 13 17 13 8 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 22 44 62 57 19 33 44 45 5 14  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C F E  
CEILING 1000 1700 1700 2400 2400 2400 26600 26600 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.14 30.12 30.13 30.10 30.11 30.06 30.09 30.02 30.04 30.01  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 77 54 78 55 80 55 83 57 85  
TEMP 75 66 56 56 77 68 58 56 79 69 59 57 82 71 61 60 84 74  
DEWPT 52 52 50 50 53 54 52 53 56 57 55 56 57 59 59 60 62 64  
MIN/MAX RH 41 84 42 90 44 96 41 100 46  
RH 45 62 80 82 43 62 80 89 45 67 88 95 43 67 94100 48 71  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N W E N N S SE  
WIND SPD 10 2 1 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
NCZ015-240800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 72 59 71 57  
TEMP 70 69 66 67 66 70 70 68 66 64 63 62 61 67 70 69 64 62 61 59 60  
DEWPT 66 65 64 64 64 63 63 63 61 60 59 56 57 58 57 56 54 53 52 51 53  
MAX/MIN RH 96 76 88 62 79  
RH 87 87 93 91 92 77 77 83 85 88 85 81 85 73 65 62 71 71 73 75 78  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 03 03 03 03 02 02 01 01 00 00 35 00 00 00 35 34 33 33 33  
WIND SPD 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 20 19 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 12 10 10 12 12  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 100 99100100100 90 91 95 94 91 87 75 52 60 57 52 42 42 21 17 8  
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 50 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.06 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C S S  
MIX HGT 1800 2400 3400 3300 2100 2600 3700 3900 1100 1400  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 28 28 29 28 26 20 19 18 11 11  
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD GD FR FR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 34 68 76 71 38 47 52 53 13 21  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D  
CEILING 1700 1700 1700 2400 1700 1700 23500 23500 26600 4700  
PRESSURE 30.14 30.11 30.13 30.10 30.11 30.06 30.09 30.04 30.05 30.02  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 57 78 59 79 61 80 62 83  
TEMP 74 67 59 59 76 69 62 60 77 70 63 62 79 71 65 64 81 74  
DEWPT 54 54 52 53 54 56 55 56 57 59 59 60 59 62 62 64 63 66  
MIN/MAX RH 46 81 43 86 46 93 49 100 54  
RH 50 63 77 80 46 63 80 85 50 68 87 91 50 73 92100 55 76  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NE SW NW SE SE S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 4 4 6 9 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 6 5  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
NCZ030-240800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 60 69 53 71 52  
TEMP 66 66 64 63 62 66 68 67 63 61 58 56 55 63 68 70 61 58 56 54 55  
DEWPT 64 64 62 60 60 60 58 57 56 54 52 49 49 50 52 51 51 49 47 46 48  
MAX/MIN RH 97 69 83 51 80  
RH 92 93 93 91 93 81 71 70 78 78 79 77 80 62 56 51 70 72 72 74 77  
WIND DIR N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 02 01 01 02 02 02 01 01 00 35 35 00 00 00 35 34 33 33 33  
WIND SPD 11 11 10 11 12 13 16 13 12 10 10 10 10 12 11 11 6 4 6 6 9  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 97100100 90 91 84 82 72 62 48 28 30 31 31 20 17 8 9 5  
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 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
MIX HGT 1400 2000 3300 3300 900 1700 3700 3800 1100 1300  
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 17 18 24 21 17 12 16 13 8 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 20 37 59 55 18 31 44 43 5 15  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C F E  
CEILING 300 1700 1700 3200 2400 3200 26600 26600 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.11 30.09 30.10 30.07 30.09 30.05 30.07 30.01 30.02 30.01  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 77 53 79 54 80 55 82 57 84  
TEMP 74 64 55 55 76 67 57 56 78 68 58 56 81 70 60 59 83 73  
DEWPT 51 52 49 50 52 55 52 52 55 57 55 55 57 60 59 59 61 65  
MIN/MAX RH 40 87 39 90 42 96 43 100 46  
RH 44 65 80 84 43 65 82 87 45 68 90 95 44 71 97100 48 76  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N NW SW N N S S SE  
WIND SPD 10 2 1 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
NCZ030-240800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
DATE 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI 09/25/26 SAT  
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 61 70 54 73 53  
TEMP 68 67 64 64 63 69 69 68 64 62 60 57 57 65 70 71 62 59 57 55 56  
DEWPT 65 64 63 62 62 62 60 59 58 56 54 52 51 53 54 53 52 50 48 47 49  
MAX/MIN RH 99 72 86 51 80  
RH 90 90 96 93 95 78 74 73 81 81 81 81 80 64 57 52 69 72 72 74 77  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 02 01 02 02 02 02 01 01 00 35 35 00 00 00 34 33 33 33 33  
WIND SPD 12 11 10 11 12 13 16 14 12 10 10 11 10 12 11 11 6 4 6 8 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 99100100 90 89 84 87 74 67 53 37 36 37 33 27 21 10 10 5  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 30 20 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S  
MIX HGT 1600 2100 3200 3200 1000 1700 3700 3700 1100 1200  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 18 19 24 23 20 16 16 13 8 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 23 43 64 57 20 34 43 43 5 13  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C F E  
CEILING 300 1700 1700 3000 2400 2400 26600 26600 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.12 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.10 30.05 30.09 30.02 30.04 30.01  
 
DATE 09/26SUN 09/27/26MON 09/28/26TUE 09/29/26WED 09/30/26  
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 78 53 79 55 81 56 83 58 85  
TEMP 75 65 56 55 78 68 58 57 80 69 59 58 82 71 61 60 84 74  
DEWPT 52 53 50 51 53 55 52 53 56 58 56 57 58 60 60 60 62 65  
MIN/MAX RH 40 87 41 90 42 100 43 100 46  
RH 45 64 80 84 43 64 81 87 45 67 90 96 44 69 97100 48 74  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N NW W SE N S S SE  
WIND SPD 10 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
 
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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