430  
FOUS54 KAKQ 152111  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 152110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
MDZ021-160800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 55 81 66 88 67  
TEMP 66 61 59 56 64 73 78 80 73 72 71 68 71 80 86 86 81 72 69 67 73  
DEWPT 47 52 53 52 52 50 52 53 56 58 58 57 59 62 62 61 63 64 64 63 64  
MAX/MIN RH 89 38 73 43 87  
RH 49 71 80 89 66 44 40 38 54 60 63 67 67 54 46 43 54 74 84 87 75  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW S SE S S S  
WIND DIR DEG 25 22 22 22 20 20 19 18 18 19 20 22 24 26 25 22 17 14 17 18 20  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 3 6 9 9 6 8 6 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 44 46 13 5 2 1 4 10 7 39 59 38 46 22 19 18 19 11 9 9 4  
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 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 700 3900 3400 500 1000 4800 4400 400 900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW NW W S SE  
T WIND SPD 4 5 18 18 9 9 10 5 3 3  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 9 98 91 9 14 51 43 2 5  
MAX LVORI 5 7 2 3 3 3 2 3 5 6  
STABILITY F F B B E E A A F F  
CEILING 26600 13800 30000 30000 10800 9800 10800 9800 8900 6300  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.09 30.11 30.04 30.01 30.0 30.09 30.10 30.15 30.18  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 70 87 71 85 66 73 59 73  
TEMP 87 80 72 73 86 80 74 74 85 78 71 69 73 67 61 62 72 68  
DEWPT 64 64 64 63 64 64 65 65 66 65 65 59 57 57 55 53 53 55  
MIN/MAX RH 46 78 44 76 53 80 57 84 50  
RH 47 57 76 71 47 58 74 74 54 66 79 71 57 69 82 73 52 63  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SW S S W N N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 8 8 5 5 8 4 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 30 50 50 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 

 
 
MDZ022-160800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 51 82 64 87 65  
TEMP 65 57 54 52 62 74 79 80 71 69 69 67 68 79 85 86 80 70 67 65 71  
DEWPT 45 47 47 49 52 48 48 51 53 55 55 55 59 61 61 61 62 62 61 61 64  
MAX/MIN RH 89 33 75 43 87  
RH 49 69 77 89 69 40 33 35 53 62 61 65 73 54 44 44 54 76 81 87 80  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W SW S S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 23 22 22 22 22 22 20 18 19 21 22 24 26 26 24 19 16 17 19 22  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 3 6 10 10 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1  
CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 29 45 12 4 2 1 1 9 9 20 54 39 45 27 24 19 18 13 11 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 0 0 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 500 600 5300 5000 600 1000 5700 5400 400 900  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW NW W SW SE  
T WIND SPD 5 4 16 18 10 11 11 6 4 3  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 3 6 119 88 10 18 77 68 2 6  
MAX LVORI 4 7 2 2 3 4 3 2 5 6  
STABILITY F F B B E D B A F F  
CEILING 26600 15900 30000 30000 6300 6300 13400 10500 11700 18200  
PRESSURE 30.01 30.05 30.09 30.02 29.98 29.97 30.03 30.06 30.12 30.17  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 67 89 69 89 66 73 57 71  
TEMP 86 78 70 72 88 80 73 73 87 81 71 68 72 66 59 60 69 64  
DEWPT 63 61 61 62 59 62 63 63 62 64 63 59 55 55 54 52 51 53  
MIN/MAX RH 46 78 37 74 41 76 55 83 51  
RH 46 57 72 72 38 54 69 71 43 56 74 73 55 68 83 76 53 67  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW NW N NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 8 6 4 5 8 4 3 4 4 1 1 3 4 2  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 20 40 50 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
 
MDZ025-160800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 66 60 72 61  
TEMP 62 58 58 57 60 63 64 65 64 63 63 64 65 70 71 71 66 63 62 62 65  
DEWPT 50 51 53 54 54 55 54 55 56 58 58 58 58 59 60 60 60 61 62 62 62  
MAX/MIN RH 89 68 88 67 100  
RH 64 78 82 89 82 75 71 70 76 84 82 82 79 70 68 68 82 93 98100 91  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 25 24 23 23 23 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 20 19 19 19 20 20 21  
WIND SPD 4 5 6 6 5 9 13 16 17 17 14 12 10 6 9 10 8 6 4 3 3  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 34 48 10 6 2 1 2 9 9 13 55 42 30 24 25 17 23 15 12 8 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 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 400 500 600 700 800 700 700 400 400  
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SE  
T WIND SPD 9 9 12 17 18 13 6 6 6 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 8 9 13 16 17 15 11 7 6 6  
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 9  
STABILITY F F B C D D B C F F  
CEILING 26600 17100 30000 30000 6300 6300 9200 8900 10800 26600  
PRESSURE 30.05 30.10 30.14 30.09 30.04 30.02 30.09 30.10 30.17 30.20  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 69 62 73 63 73 61 68 57 64  
TEMP 68 65 63 65 69 66 65 66 70 66 64 64 65 61 59 59 62 59  
DEWPT 61 61 62 62 61 62 63 63 62 62 63 60 56 55 56 54 53 54  
MIN/MAX RH 78 95 74 96 75 96 71 91 71  
RH 78 88 95 89 76 88 94 89 75 89 95 88 74 82 89 84 72 83  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW S S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 9 9 10 8 12 13 12 10 13 12 8 9 8 3 3 8 8 5  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 20 40 50 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
VAZ064-160800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 49 86 63 90 64  
TEMP 67 57 52 50 58 73 81 85 78 72 69 65 67 80 87 89 81 72 67 64 69  
DEWPT 45 48 47 46 47 50 50 52 56 55 55 55 59 62 61 61 64 64 63 62 65  
MAX/MIN RH 87 32 81 39 93  
RH 46 72 82 87 66 45 34 33 46 56 61 70 75 54 42 39 56 76 87 93 87  
WIND DIR W N N S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 29 00 00 19 20 21 22 22 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 20 15 15 19 21 22  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 8 4 6 5 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 40 50 9 8 3 2 14 16 40 55 52 67 33 19 21 15 15 11 10 11 4  
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 5 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 700 5200 5600 500 800 5900 5600 400 900  
T WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW SW NW N SE S  
T WIND SPD 2 3 16 16 9 6 9 3 4 2  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 5 103 112 7 10 58 43 2 6  
MAX LVORI 5 7 2 2 3 4 3 3 6 8  
STABILITY F F A B E E A A F F  
CEILING 18200 5500 30000 6300 11400 7600 10200 9600 6700 13800  
PRESSURE 29.90 29.93 29.95 29.89 29.86 29.86 29.96 29.96 30.01 30.03  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 93 68 93 70 89 64 74 57 74  
TEMP 91 84 74 71 91 86 76 73 88 81 70 66 73 69 60 60 72 69  
DEWPT 63 66 64 65 61 62 62 65 62 64 62 59 56 56 54 54 53 56  
MIN/MAX RH 38 83 33 76 41 83 55 85 49  
RH 40 53 72 81 37 45 61 76 42 57 77 79 56 64 80 81 51 62  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S SW SW W NW N N NE N N NE E  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 30 50 60 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L C C C C  
TSTMS C C S C  
 

 
 
VAZ081-160800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 52 87 63 93 66  
TEMP 67 58 55 53 61 75 83 86 78 72 68 65 66 82 90 92 83 74 69 67 70  
DEWPT 45 47 46 46 47 49 50 52 54 54 54 54 59 61 61 61 64 62 62 62 64  
MAX/MIN RH 78 31 78 36 88  
RH 44 68 72 78 59 41 32 32 43 54 61 68 77 50 38 36 53 66 78 86 82  
WIND DIR N S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 17 17 18 21 22 22 22 20 20 20 21 22 24 24 22 16 19 20 21 21  
WIND SPD 0 1 2 3 3 5 9 8 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 39 29 27 14 8 4 6 10 25 47 53 40 25 19 15 15 10 8 7 12 4  
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 5 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 700 5700 5900 600 1300 5700 6300 400 1000  
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW W SW SE SW  
T WIND SPD 3 4 16 13 9 8 6 2 3 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 6 103 114 9 16 40 34 2 15  
MAX LVORI 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 4 6  
STABILITY F F B B E F A A F F  
CEILING 15900 13600 30000 6300 12700 14800 11600 15900 4700 14800  
PRESSURE 29.96 30.0 30.03 29.96 29.94 29.95 30.02 30.01 30.04 30.09  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 95 67 93 69 92 66 78 59 77  
TEMP 93 85 72 70 91 84 73 72 91 82 71 68 77 70 61 61 75 70  
DEWPT 64 64 62 63 60 61 62 64 63 64 63 61 59 59 57 56 56 57  
MIN/MAX RH 37 85 32 79 37 84 51 88 51  
RH 39 49 71 79 36 46 68 77 40 55 76 79 54 69 87 83 53 64  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW NW N NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 30 40 60 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C  
 

 
 
DISSWAMP-160800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 51 84 63 91 68  
TEMP 66 57 55 52 61 74 81 83 74 69 66 64 66 79 88 90 82 73 70 68 70  
DEWPT 44 49 49 49 49 49 49 51 54 55 55 56 61 64 64 63 65 65 64 63 64  
MAX/MIN RH 87 33 82 41 85  
RH 45 75 79 87 65 41 33 34 50 61 68 75 83 59 45 41 56 76 80 84 81  
WIND DIR N S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 16 17 19 22 22 21 21 19 19 20 21 22 24 23 22 18 19 21 21 22  
WIND SPD 0 1 1 2 2 5 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 34 9 19 22 3 5 9 12 21 30 57 31 23 13 16 19 16 5 7 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 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 500 700 5600 5500 500 1300 4800 5500 400 1000  
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW W SW S SW  
T WIND SPD 3 4 13 13 10 11 11 4 4 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 6 95 106 8 25 44 33 3 12  
MAX LVORI 5 6 2 2 3 5 3 3 5 5  
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F  
CEILING 23500 15900 30000 30000 10800 14800 13800 15900 4000 14800  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.09 30.12 30.05 30.04 30.04 30.10 30.07 30.11 30.17  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 66 89 69 90 68 80 62 74  
TEMP 90 82 69 69 87 82 70 71 88 81 71 69 78 70 63 63 72 68  
DEWPT 65 65 64 66 63 64 63 66 66 65 65 65 63 61 59 60 60 59  
MIN/MAX RH 42 93 42 88 45 90 56 93 61  
RH 44 56 84 90 45 55 78 85 48 58 81 87 60 72 87 90 66 73  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW N E N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 0 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20 30 60 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C L C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C  
 

 
 
VAZ098-160800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 58 77 65 83 68  
TEMP 63 62 61 59 63 71 75 76 72 70 68 67 68 76 81 82 78 72 70 68 70  
DEWPT 51 54 55 54 53 53 53 55 57 59 59 60 60 63 64 63 65 66 65 64 63  
MAX/MIN RH 87 46 81 53 87  
RH 64 77 80 86 70 53 47 48 59 70 73 78 75 64 56 53 63 80 84 87 80  
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 19 21 22 20 18 17 18 20 21 22 22 23 18 17 18 20 21 21 22  
WIND SPD 3 5 5 6 6 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 6 8 6 8 6 5 5  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 37 15 14 18 8 4 9 8 16 27 61 32 21 14 14 14 18 6 5 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 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 600 2400 2000 900 1000 1600 1500 500 700  
T WIND DIR S S SW S S SW SW SE S SW  
T WIND SPD 9 8 11 16 16 13 10 6 8 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 7 8 38 36 15 20 23 13 6 7  
MAX LVORI 4 6 3 2 4 4 3 3 5 6  
STABILITY F E B C D D B B E F  
CEILING 23500 15900 10800 30000 26600 13800 13800 15900 4000 13800  
PRESSURE 30.09 30.12 30.17 30.10 30.09 30.07 30.13 30.12 30.17 30.20  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 67 81 68 83 68 76 63 72  
TEMP 79 75 69 69 78 74 69 70 80 75 70 69 73 68 66 65 69 65  
DEWPT 65 66 66 67 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 66 64 62 61 61 61 60  
MIN/MAX RH 60 95 67 92 63 91 68 90 73  
RH 62 75 88 94 68 76 88 90 66 77 90 90 73 79 85 87 76 84  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW S S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 9 9 6 5 10 10 9 9 10 9 8 8 10 4 3 8 10 4  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10 30 60 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ014-160800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 52 84 62 91 67  
TEMP 66 57 55 53 61 75 81 83 77 69 66 64 67 80 88 90 83 74 69 67 71  
DEWPT 43 48 48 48 49 48 49 51 53 55 55 56 61 64 64 63 65 64 63 63 64  
MAX/MIN RH 83 32 86 41 87  
RH 43 72 77 83 64 39 33 33 44 60 67 76 81 58 45 41 55 71 81 87 80  
WIND DIR N SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 15 17 19 22 22 21 22 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 19 19 20 21 22  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 2 2 5 8 6 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 28 6 18 23 4 5 8 10 19 29 62 26 32 14 18 19 16 6 8 15 6  
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 400 700 5600 5500 500 1300 4900 5600 400 1000  
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW W SW S SW  
T WIND SPD 3 4 13 13 9 11 11 4 4 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 6 95 107 7 26 47 40 3 13  
MAX LVORI 4 6 2 2 3 5 3 3 5 6  
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F  
CEILING 26600 13800 9800 7200 13800 14800 13800 15900 4000 14800  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.09 30.12 30.05 30.04 30.04 30.10 30.07 30.11 30.17  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 92 66 89 68 90 68 81 62 76  
TEMP 90 83 69 70 88 81 69 71 89 82 71 70 79 72 64 64 74 69  
DEWPT 64 64 63 65 62 63 63 66 65 64 65 65 62 61 59 60 59 59  
MIN/MAX RH 41 94 39 88 41 87 52 90 55  
RH 42 53 81 85 42 55 80 84 45 55 81 84 56 67 84 87 59 70  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW N E N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 1 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20 40 70 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L C C C C  
TSTMS S C C  
 

 
 
NCZ015-160800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 82 64 89 68  
TEMP 65 60 59 57 65 74 79 81 73 69 67 66 68 79 86 88 82 73 70 68 70  
DEWPT 47 53 54 54 54 52 52 54 57 58 59 60 62 64 65 65 66 64 64 64 65  
MAX/MIN RH 88 38 85 47 87  
RH 52 78 83 87 69 46 39 39 56 68 75 81 82 60 49 47 59 74 81 87 84  
WIND DIR E SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 11 15 18 20 22 22 20 20 19 20 21 22 23 23 21 18 17 19 21 22 23  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 4 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 4 3 3  
CLOUDS SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 26 5 8 20 10 6 6 7 13 24 60 22 25 19 10 9 16 7 4 16 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 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 900 4700 4500 700 1300 3600 3200 500 1000  
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW W S S SW  
T WIND SPD 4 8 12 16 13 13 14 5 8 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 3 11 55 69 13 32 50 25 5 12  
MAX LVORI 5 6 2 2 4 5 3 3 5 6  
STABILITY F F B C D E B B F F  
CEILING 26600 15900 9800 30000 16500 13800 13800 15900 4000 14800  
PRESSURE 30.09 30.12 30.17 30.11 30.10 30.09 30.15 30.12 30.17 30.21  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 67 86 69 87 70 82 64 75  
TEMP 85 79 69 70 85 77 69 71 86 78 70 71 80 72 66 66 73 68  
DEWPT 65 66 65 67 65 65 66 67 66 67 67 67 64 62 62 62 61 61  
MIN/MAX RH 50 93 50 90 50 90 53 90 64  
RH 51 63 88 90 51 66 88 87 51 68 88 87 58 70 88 87 66 79  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW S S SW SW N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 5 6 3 3 5 8 4 5 9 8 5 5 9 3 2 3 8 3  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 60 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C S C L C C C C  
TSTMS C S C  
 

 
 
NCZ030-160800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 51 84 61 91 66  
TEMP 66 57 55 52 60 74 80 83 76 68 65 63 66 79 87 90 83 73 68 66 69  
DEWPT 45 49 47 47 50 50 50 52 54 55 56 57 62 65 64 64 66 63 63 63 65  
MAX/MIN RH 83 33 92 42 93  
RH 47 75 76 83 68 43 35 34 46 63 74 83 87 62 46 42 57 71 84 90 87  
WIND DIR N S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 16 17 19 22 22 21 21 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 19 18 20 21 22  
WIND SPD 0 1 2 3 3 6 8 6 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 1 3 3 2 2  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 15 5 13 17 4 6 12 10 14 34 52 33 40 17 20 17 8 7 7 14 10  
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 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 600 5500 5500 600 1300 5100 5900 500 1000  
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 3 4 13 13 9 11 11 5 5 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 6 86 108 7 24 49 50 3 12  
MAX LVORI 5 5 2 2 4 6 3 3 5 6  
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F  
CEILING 26600 12600 30000 7200 12700 14800 1000 15900 4000 14800  
PRESSURE 30.01 30.05 30.10 30.04 30.03 30.03 30.09 30.06 30.10 30.17  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 64 88 67 89 67 81 61 76  
TEMP 89 84 68 68 86 81 68 70 88 82 70 70 80 72 63 63 74 70  
DEWPT 64 65 63 66 60 64 63 66 64 65 65 66 62 62 60 60 59 61  
MIN/MAX RH 42 98 39 92 41 92 51 93 57  
RH 44 54 84 93 42 56 84 86 44 57 84 87 55 70 89 90 60 73  
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SW SW S SW SW N E NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20 40 70 60 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L C C C  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
 
NCZ030-160800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 51 85 62 92 67  
TEMP 67 57 55 52 61 75 82 84 76 68 65 63 67 80 88 91 83 73 69 67 70  
DEWPT 44 49 48 48 50 49 49 51 54 56 57 58 62 65 65 63 66 64 64 64 65  
MAX/MIN RH 86 32 90 40 90  
RH 43 74 77 86 67 40 33 32 47 65 75 83 84 60 47 40 57 73 83 89 84  
WIND DIR N N S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 17 19 22 22 21 22 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 22 18 19 21 21 22  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 2 1  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 15 4 9 14 5 5 9 8 12 37 55 29 36 17 15 14 9 7 6 14 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 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 400 700 5600 5600 600 1300 5000 5800 500 1000  
T WIND DIR S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW  
T WIND SPD 3 3 11 13 9 10 12 5 5 6  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 4 80 111 6 25 55 49 3 12  
MAX LVORI 4 6 2 2 4 5 3 3 5 6  
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F  
CEILING 30000 14200 9800 30000 13800 14800 1000 15900 4000 14800  
PRESSURE 30.04 30.09 30.13 30.07 30.07 30.06 30.12 30.09 30.12 30.18  
 
DATE 05/18TUE 05/19/26WED 05/20/26THU 05/21/26FRI 05/22/26  
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 92 66 89 67 90 68 83 62 77  
TEMP 90 83 68 69 87 81 68 71 88 82 70 71 81 73 64 65 75 70  
DEWPT 63 65 64 66 62 64 64 67 65 66 66 67 63 63 61 62 61 61  
MIN/MAX RH 40 97 41 91 41 90 51 93 58  
RH 41 55 87 90 43 57 87 87 46 59 86 87 55 71 90 89 62 73  
WIND DIR S SE S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW N E N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20 30 70 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C L C C C C  
TSTMS 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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