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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
MDZ021-210800-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 69 82 69 82 71
TEMP 77 74 72 70 71 77 80 81 77 73 72 70 72 78 81 81 77 74 73 72 74
DEWPT 74 73 71 69 68 69 70 70 70 72 72 70 71 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 98 69 100 74 100
RH 90 97 96 96 89 76 71 69 80 97100100 98 85 78 77 87 96 97100 95
WIND DIR W N N N N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 26 35 34 00 01 01 01 05 10 10 11 09 10 12 18 19 19 19 22 22 25
WIND SPD 5 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 2 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 78 71 77 78 70 75 57 37 70 70 91 94 89 89 77 77 68 60 48 47 40
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 20 90 80 40
QPF 12HR 0.59 0.01 0.50 0.37 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C S L L D D D D L L C C S
TSTMS L C S C C S S S S C C C C
MIX HGT 800 1200 2800 3000 500 800 2000 2100 500 1300
T WIND DIR NE N N N E E E E SE SW
T WIND SPD 13 13 10 6 3 6 11 13 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 22 28 29 3 13 34 38 3 13
MAX LVORI 8 6 4 5 10 10 5 6 8 9
STABILITY E E C A F F B C F F
CEILING 4700 5500 5500 1700 6400 4700 300 1000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.89 29.96 30.02 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.01 29.95 29.90 29.84
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 67 82 65 82 67 86 71 86
TEMP 83 79 71 70 81 76 69 69 81 76 70 72 84 79 73 74 84 80
DEWPT 71 69 66 66 62 63 63 64 63 65 66 68 69 71 72 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 63 88 51 87 53 94 60 100 68
RH 67 73 84 86 53 63 82 83 55 69 88 89 62 76 95 96 70 81
WIND DIR W W NW NW W SW NW N W S SE E S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 6 5 4 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 5 5 20 10 30 50 50
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C C
TSTMS S C S S S
MDZ022-210800-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 70 81 68 82 69
TEMP 77 73 72 71 72 78 80 80 76 72 71 69 71 77 80 81 76 73 71 70 72
DEWPT 74 72 72 70 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 69 71 73 73 73 73 72 71 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 77 100
RH 90 97100 97 92 78 72 72 82 97100100100 87 80 77 89 97 99100100
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 30 35 35 00 01 05 08 09 08 08 09 13 17 19 20 20 23 23 23
WIND SPD 6 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 77 74 82 78 74 57 54 65 65 89 93 92 92 80 79 74 66 57 58 49
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 20 80 90 40
QPF 12HR 1.13 0.02 0.35 0.43 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L S S C C D D D D L L C C
TSTMS L C S S C C S S S S C C C C
MIX HGT 600 1200 2700 2700 500 700 1900 1800 400 600
T WIND DIR SW N N N SE SE E E S S
T WIND SPD 6 11 10 6 2 4 9 11 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 21 26 23 2 8 24 30 3 7
MAX LVORI 10 9 4 5 10 10 6 6 9 9
STABILITY E E C C F F B C F F
CEILING 4700 300 1000 1700 1700 2800 1500 300 1700 3200
PRESSURE 29.86 29.92 29.98 29.98 30.01 29.98 29.98 29.93 29.87 29.82
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 85 64 82 62 81 65 84 69 85
TEMP 83 77 69 67 79 75 67 66 79 75 67 69 82 78 71 72 83 78
DEWPT 72 69 66 65 63 63 61 63 64 64 64 67 69 69 70 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 65 95 55 93 57 97 63 100 70
RH 69 76 89 93 57 65 83 90 59 69 90 93 65 74 96100 73 82
WIND DIR W W W NW W SW SW N SW SW S NE S SE S SW S S
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 1 3 6 4 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 20 20 20 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C
TSTMS C S S S
MDZ025-210800-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 78 73 80 74
TEMP 78 76 75 74 73 76 78 78 76 74 74 73 74 78 79 79 77 76 75 74 75
DEWPT 75 74 73 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 73 72 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 97 79 100 79 97
RH 91 94 94 94 92 84 80 79 85 93 97 98 96 86 85 81 87 92 94 97 94
WIND DIR S SW SW NW N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 23 32 00 00 04 06 07 07 07 07 10 15 19 19 20 21 23 24 24
WIND SPD 14 9 9 8 10 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 4 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 85 72 84 80 72 56 44 67 67 91 93 91 91 78 78 79 71 57 52 48
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 20 90 90 50
QPF 12HR 1.03 0.01 0.35 0.34 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L S S S C C D D D D L L C C
TSTMS L C S S S C C S S S S C C C C
MIX HGT 1000 1400 1700 1600 1500 1300 1600 1500 900 1000
T WIND DIR S W N N NE SE E SE S S
T WIND SPD 19 11 11 5 2 4 9 16 18 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 22 24 27 13 6 13 20 27 19 28
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 5 10 10 5 4 5 6
STABILITY D E C C E E C C E E
CEILING 4700 1000 1000 1100 6300 1200 1000 1000 6300 1700
PRESSURE 29.90 29.94 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.01 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.86
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 83 70 80 69 80 72 82 75 83
TEMP 82 77 74 72 78 77 74 71 78 77 75 74 80 78 76 76 80 78
DEWPT 72 71 69 66 63 64 66 65 64 66 67 69 69 71 73 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 71 87 58 83 60 85 69 94 76
RH 72 81 84 83 61 65 76 81 63 70 78 83 71 79 88 91 81 86
WIND DIR SW W NW NW W W SW N S SW SW N SE S S SW S S
WIND SPD 8 5 6 8 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 10 12 13 10 11 11
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 5 10 20 20 10 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C
TSTMS C S S S
VAZ064-210800-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 81 68 83 68
TEMP 76 73 71 69 71 77 80 80 76 72 71 69 71 78 82 82 77 72 71 69 71
DEWPT 73 72 69 68 67 69 70 70 70 72 71 69 70 73 74 74 73 72 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 69 100 74 100
RH 90 97 95 96 87 76 72 72 83100100100 98 85 78 76 87 99 97100 97
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE E E E SE E E S SW SW SE S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 35 00 00 02 03 07 08 10 14 09 10 19 22 22 15 19 22 23 25
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 80 67 63 72 64 59 49 51 79 79 87 87 80 81 69 69 48 43 47 58 49
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 30 80 60 20
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.01 0.46 0.17 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C L L D D L L C C S S
TSTMS C C S C C C S S S C C S S
MIX HGT 1100 1300 3100 3200 600 700 3400 3200 500 900
T WIND DIR N N N NE E SE SE E N S
T WIND SPD 11 13 10 4 3 6 5 6 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 23 32 26 2 8 20 28 3 5
MAX LVORI 8 6 3 5 10 9 5 6 10 10
STABILITY E E C A F F B B F F
CEILING 4700 4700 4000 5300 2400 2400 300 1700 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.77 29.85 29.92 29.89 29.88 29.86 29.86 29.80 29.76 29.70
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 85 63 83 62 83 65 86 69 87
TEMP 83 77 67 65 81 75 66 64 81 75 67 68 84 78 72 72 85 79
DEWPT 70 67 62 62 62 63 60 61 64 66 65 67 71 71 70 71 74 72
MIN/MAX RH 60 93 52 90 55 99 62 99 68
RH 64 72 85 91 54 67 81 90 57 74 94 97 65 80 96 98 71 82
WIND DIR NW W NW NW W E N N NW E SE S S SE S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5 10 30 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C
TSTMS S S S S
VAZ081-210800-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 70 84 69 85 69
TEMP 80 75 73 71 73 79 82 82 78 73 72 70 72 79 83 83 78 74 72 70 72
DEWPT 74 73 72 70 69 71 72 72 72 72 71 70 71 73 74 74 74 72 71 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 70 100 72 99
RH 82 94 97 97 89 77 72 72 83 97 97100 97 82 74 74 88 93 96 98 94
WIND DIR S N N N N NE NE NE E SE N N SE SW SW SW S N SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 34 34 00 00 02 03 06 10 12 00 00 14 22 23 21 19 00 21 21 23
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 81 70 72 81 81 63 48 63 96 96 84 84 75 77 72 72 59 39 38 53 54
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 50 90 60 10
QPF 12HR 0.54 0.20 1.29 0.18 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L S C C D D D D L L L L
TSTMS L C S C C C C S S C C C C
MIX HGT 600 1200 2900 2700 600 600 2900 2700 500 700
T WIND DIR W N N NE SE SE NE S S SW
T WIND SPD 9 11 9 4 6 5 3 6 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 22 25 13 4 6 17 17 5 6
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 5 9 9 6 5 8 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 5500 12200 1000 4000 1700 4700 300 1700 2400 300
PRESSURE 29.78 29.88 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.82 29.80 29.76
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 65 85 63 85 66 88 69 88
TEMP 85 79 69 66 83 77 68 65 83 77 68 69 86 80 72 72 86 80
DEWPT 70 68 63 62 63 64 62 61 66 67 66 68 71 71 70 70 75 73
MIN/MAX RH 55 90 48 88 54 100 59 100 65
RH 61 69 81 87 51 64 82 87 57 72 93 96 62 75 95 95 70 79
WIND DIR W W NW N W N N N N E SE SE S S S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 10 5 0 20 10 30 40 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C
TSTMS C S S
DISSWAMP-210800-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 85 70 85 70
TEMP 83 79 76 74 75 81 84 84 79 75 73 71 73 80 83 83 79 75 73 71 74
DEWPT 75 75 73 73 73 74 74 75 74 74 73 71 72 74 75 75 74 73 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 70 100 74 100
RH 77 87 91 97 94 79 72 73 85 97100100 97 83 77 77 85 95 97100 94
WIND DIR S W W W NW N NE E E E N N SW S SW SW S N N SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 25 25 26 32 02 03 07 09 10 00 00 23 20 22 21 19 00 00 22 23
WIND SPD 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 69 86 61 44 61 66 69 69 95 95 92 85 81 81 91 91 68 50 41 49 55
VSBY 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 50 90 90 20
QPF 12HR 0.42 0.24 0.53 0.36 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D C C C C D D D D L L D D S S
TSTMS L C C S C C C C S S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 700 1000 2700 2500 700 700 2900 2400 400 800
T WIND DIR SW S N NE S NE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 12 4 8 6 6 6 13 11 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 5 29 22 3 14 41 33 6 6
MAX LVORI 5 9 5 5 9 10 5 4 8 9
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 4700 6300 6500 2400 1700 300 1500 7000 5500 1400
PRESSURE 29.86 29.92 29.98 29.96 30.0 29.96 29.93 29.89 29.88 29.84
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 66 86 66 86 68 88 71 88
TEMP 86 81 72 68 84 79 70 69 85 79 71 71 86 81 74 73 86 81
DEWPT 72 71 67 65 65 66 66 65 66 69 68 69 70 72 71 72 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 57 91 51 91 51 98 56 97 65
RH 63 72 85 89 52 64 86 88 53 71 90 93 58 73 92 97 67 78
WIND DIR W SW N NW W N N N S SE N SE S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 30 10 30 30 50
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C S C C
TSTMS S S C S C
VAZ098-210800-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 75 82 74 84 74
TEMP 82 80 77 76 76 80 82 82 79 76 75 74 76 80 83 83 80 77 76 74 76
DEWPT 76 76 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 94 78 99 74 96
RH 81 88 92 94 93 85 81 78 85 96 97 98 95 84 77 77 84 91 92 95 91
WIND DIR S SW W SW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 21 27 24 29 01 04 07 09 10 11 11 12 20 20 21 20 21 22 23 24
WIND SPD 11 9 8 5 4 4 6 6 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 3 4 5 5 6
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 62 81 68 52 61 71 68 58 90 88 87 87 84 84 92 92 80 59 50 50 54
VSBY 7 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 40 80 90 40
QPF 12HR 0.38 0.10 0.39 0.35 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D L C C C L L D D D D D D C C
TSTMS C C C S C C C C S S S C C C C C
MIX HGT 700 1100 1800 1800 1000 1000 2000 2000 700 1000
T WIND DIR SW S NW NE NE E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 17 9 11 9 4 10 17 16 16 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 12 31 25 5 16 52 36 17 20
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 4 9 9 4 4 6 6
STABILITY D E B B E E C C E E
CEILING 4000 5400 11700 8000 2400 1000 2100 6300 8000 4600
PRESSURE 29.92 29.94 30.01 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.0 29.93 29.92 29.87
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 86 73 84 73 84 75 86 76 87
TEMP 85 82 76 75 81 80 76 75 82 80 77 77 84 82 78 77 85 82
DEWPT 74 73 71 68 67 68 68 68 68 69 70 71 72 73 73 73 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 66 85 60 82 61 84 65 91 70
RH 71 75 83 82 63 67 77 81 63 70 79 82 67 74 84 90 72 79
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N E S N SE SE S SE SE S SW SW S SE
WIND SPD 6 3 4 6 5 3 3 4 6 4 4 5 10 10 9 8 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 50
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S
NCZ014-210800-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 86 70 85 70
TEMP 83 78 75 73 75 81 84 85 79 75 73 71 73 80 83 83 78 74 73 71 73
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 73 74 74 75 74 74 73 71 72 74 75 75 74 73 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 73 100
RH 77 88 94 99 93 79 72 73 85 97100100 97 82 77 76 88 97 98 99 97
WIND DIR S SW W S NW N N E E N N N SE SW SW S S N N N SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 21 28 18 32 01 01 09 09 00 00 00 13 21 22 20 19 00 00 00 23
WIND SPD 5 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 65 85 58 44 54 61 67 73 95 95 89 87 75 76 89 89 61 49 35 42 51
VSBY 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 60 90 80 20
QPF 12HR 0.32 0.29 0.53 0.32 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D C C C L D D L L L L D D S S
TSTMS L C C S C L C C S S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 600 900 2700 2500 700 700 2900 2500 500 700
T WIND DIR SW S NE NE SE NE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 14 2 8 8 8 5 13 11 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 4 27 23 5 13 46 36 6 6
MAX LVORI 6 10 6 5 9 10 5 5 10 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 4700 6100 2800 2400 1000 300 1000 6300 5500 300
PRESSURE 29.86 29.92 29.98 29.95 30.0 29.96 29.93 29.89 29.89 29.82
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 65 86 64 86 67 88 70 88
TEMP 86 80 70 67 84 78 69 67 84 79 70 71 86 81 72 73 86 81
DEWPT 71 70 66 65 65 67 65 65 67 70 68 70 71 72 71 72 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 57 95 50 95 55 99 58 99 64
RH 61 73 87 92 53 67 90 93 56 73 94 95 60 75 96 97 67 79
WIND DIR W SW N N W N N N S SE N N S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 30 10 30 30 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C
TSTMS S C S C
NCZ015-210800-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 86 73 86 73
TEMP 84 81 78 77 78 82 85 85 81 77 76 74 76 82 85 85 81 77 76 74 76
DEWPT 75 77 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 76 75 74 75 75 76 76 75 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 72 100 72 97
RH 76 87 91 95 93 80 75 75 82 97 97 99 96 81 75 75 82 93 94 96 93
WIND DIR S S W W W N E E E SE SE E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 25 24 29 35 09 10 09 11 15 10 18 20 22 22 21 21 23 24 24
WIND SPD 9 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 57 69 59 52 45 56 69 75 86 81 83 83 69 69 92 92 74 57 45 47 47
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 60 70 90 40
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.15 0.22 0.37 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C L L L L L C C D D C C
TSTMS C C C S C L C C S S S C C C C C
MIX HGT 500 1000 2500 2200 600 900 2700 2400 600 1300
T WIND DIR SW SE NW NE E NE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 18 6 6 10 5 11 17 12 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 19 8 33 30 5 19 52 45 11 21
MAX LVORI 5 8 5 4 10 9 4 4 6 6
STABILITY D E B C F F C C F E
CEILING 4700 6300 1000 1900 300 6300 1000 4700 7200 4700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.95 30.01 30.0 30.03 30.0 29.96 29.93 29.93 29.87
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 70 86 70 86 72 88 74 88
TEMP 86 82 73 71 84 80 73 72 85 80 74 75 86 82 77 77 86 82
DEWPT 74 73 69 68 68 69 68 69 68 70 70 72 72 73 73 74 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 64 93 57 90 55 93 63 95 68
RH 68 74 88 90 59 69 84 89 58 71 86 91 63 73 88 91 70 77
WIND DIR SW SW W NW W E SE NW SE SE S E S S SW SW S SE
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 8 6 4 4 8 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 30 20 30 30 60
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S C C C C L
TSTMS S S S S C S C
NCZ030-210800-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 87 70 86 69
TEMP 83 78 75 74 76 82 86 86 80 75 73 71 73 80 84 84 79 74 72 70 73
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 73 74 75 75 74 74 73 71 72 74 75 74 74 73 72 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 99 68 100 69 100
RH 78 87 96 99 92 76 70 70 83 97100100 97 82 74 71 85 97 99 99 97
WIND DIR S S SW S NW N N E SE E E S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 20 23 17 33 01 01 07 12 10 08 16 18 22 23 20 18 19 21 22 23
WIND SPD 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 60 80 57 49 43 56 65 79 94 94 82 80 64 81 86 86 55 40 31 36 43
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 70 90 80 20
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.34 0.34 0.34 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D C C S C L D D L L C C D D S S
TSTMS C C C S S C L C C S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 600 900 3100 2600 700 900 3000 2500 500 700
T WIND DIR SW E NE E S E S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 2 4 9 10 6 10 10 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 4 17 21 6 13 34 29 6 5
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 5 9 10 5 5 10 9
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 4700 7600 300 2400 6300 6400 1300 2400 4700 300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.89 29.95 29.92 29.96 29.93 29.90 29.87 29.87 29.80
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 65 86 64 87 67 88 70 88
TEMP 86 79 70 67 84 78 68 67 85 79 69 70 86 80 72 72 86 80
DEWPT 70 69 66 65 64 66 65 65 66 69 68 70 70 72 71 72 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 55 93 48 97 51 100 56 100 62
RH 59 72 87 91 51 67 90 93 54 72 96 98 59 76 97100 65 81
WIND DIR W W W N W N N N SW SE N SE S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 30 20 40 30 50
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S S C
TSTMS S S C S C
NCZ030-210800-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN
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 89 71 86 70
TEMP 83 79 76 74 76 83 87 87 81 76 74 72 74 81 85 85 80 75 73 72 74
DEWPT 75 75 74 73 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 72 73 74 75 75 74 73 72 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 97 65 100 70 100
RH 77 88 93 96 93 77 68 67 82 97 99100 97 79 72 72 83 94 96 98 96
WIND DIR S S SW S NW N NE SE SE E N SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 20 24 20 31 00 05 12 12 08 00 13 19 22 22 21 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 60 73 57 50 35 50 68 78 88 88 84 82 63 76 88 88 60 50 36 34 44
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 80 80 30
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.33 0.27 0.49 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S C L D D L L C C D D C C
TSTMS C C C S S C L C C S S S C L C C C
MIX HGT 500 900 3300 2800 700 800 2800 2400 500 700
T WIND DIR SW SE NE E N NE S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 3 2 10 8 6 10 9 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 4 10 30 5 13 43 32 5 6
MAX LVORI 6 9 6 4 9 10 5 5 8 10
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 4700 6300 1000 3800 300 1000 4600 2400 5500 1900
PRESSURE 29.87 29.92 29.96 29.94 30.01 29.95 29.93 29.90 29.90 29.84
DATE 08/23MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26
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 66 87 65 88 68 89 71 90
TEMP 86 80 71 69 86 79 70 69 86 79 71 72 87 81 73 74 87 81
DEWPT 72 71 67 66 66 68 66 67 67 70 69 71 71 72 72 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 57 93 50 97 50 100 57 100 63
RH 63 73 87 91 51 69 89 93 53 74 95 97 59 74 97 98 65 79
WIND DIR W SW N N W N N N S S N SE S S SW SW SW SE
WIND SPD 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 30 20 40 30 60
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C C S C L
TSTMS S 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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