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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
MDZ021-190800-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 88 75 87 70
TEMP 81 77 75 73 75 82 86 87 82 79 77 76 77 83 86 86 80 75 73 71 73
DEWPT 72 72 71 70 69 67 65 65 67 69 72 72 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 90 48 90 63 97
RH 74 85 89 89 81 61 50 49 61 74 85 90 90 74 65 65 79 94 97 97 93
WIND DIR N E E N N NW W W S S S SW S SW SW SE E N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 00 09 11 34 34 30 27 27 20 18 19 21 19 22 23 14 09 00 01 01 02
WIND SPD 3 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 32 11 20 33 38 39 20 8 4 4 30 40 53 53 85 85 75 75 66 73 61
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 20 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.37 0.23
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C D D L L C C S
TSTMS S C C L C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 800 4800 4700 400 1000 3200 2700 500 1000
T WIND DIR SE S NW W S S S S NE N
T WIND SPD 4 2 11 9 4 6 16 14 14 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 3 76 72 2 14 66 61 10 11
MAX LVORI 7 7 4 3 5 7 4 4 8 8
STABILITY F F A A F F C C F F
CEILING 3200 30000 5500 30000 8000 4700 4700 4700 4200 300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.86 29.89 29.87 29.89 29.89 29.92 29.85 29.87 29.96
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 69 84 70 85 67 84 68 85
TEMP 82 78 72 72 82 78 73 74 83 79 70 71 82 78 70 71 83 78
DEWPT 71 72 71 72 73 74 72 73 72 70 68 67 66 67 67 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 73 100 65 93 56 94 57
RH 70 83 98100 75 87 99 98 71 76 92 88 58 70 90 89 60 72
WIND DIR NE E SE E SE SE SW W W W NW NW W SW S SE S S
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 70 40 40 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L L C S S C S S
TSTMS S C C S S C S C
MDZ022-190800-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 88 71 87 69
TEMP 78 74 73 72 74 82 86 86 81 76 74 72 74 82 86 86 80 75 73 70 72
DEWPT 74 73 71 70 71 70 67 67 69 68 69 70 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 52 96 63 99
RH 88 97 93 94 90 67 54 53 67 77 85 92100 77 65 65 79 94 96 99 93
WIND DIR E SE SW NW NW W W W SE S S S S SW S S SE SW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 14 21 31 32 29 27 28 15 18 20 20 19 21 20 16 15 20 31 01 01
WIND SPD 2 0 1 1 1 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 38 16 27 42 38 23 31 12 3 6 13 39 60 57 85 85 80 80 68 75 68
VSBY 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 20 80 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.58 0.44
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C D D L L C C C
TSTMS S C C L C C C S S
OBVIS PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 500 4500 4300 400 600 3200 2600 400 1000
T WIND DIR E NE NW W S S SW S E N
T WIND SPD 4 1 6 9 3 4 16 18 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 2 66 67 2 5 81 71 5 7
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 3 6 9 5 4 8 10
STABILITY F F A A F F B B F F
CEILING 8000 300 6300 30000 22700 6300 4700 8000 4000 300
PRESSURE 29.81 29.84 29.86 29.84 29.86 29.87 29.90 29.84 29.82 29.93
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 68 82 68 84 65 83 65 83
TEMP 81 76 71 71 79 76 71 71 81 77 68 68 80 76 68 69 80 76
DEWPT 72 71 71 71 73 73 71 71 73 70 67 67 66 66 65 67 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 77 100 72 98 60 99 63
RH 74 85100100 82 90 99100 77 79 96 97 62 71 90 93 66 76
WIND DIR NE E E NE S SE S W W W W NW W SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 50 70 70 50 50 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C C C C S S
TSTMS C C C S S C C S C
MDZ025-190800-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 83 76 83 73
TEMP 77 77 76 75 76 80 82 82 80 78 77 76 77 80 82 82 79 76 75 74 74
DEWPT 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 94 71 97 78 99
RH 90 92 94 94 87 78 72 72 77 82 88 94 94 84 79 78 85 94 95 97 97
WIND DIR E E E NW N SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW W N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 11 07 33 00 13 17 18 18 20 20 21 20 19 18 17 17 23 27 35 02
WIND SPD 3 2 3 3 3 3 6 9 5 6 8 5 5 6 10 9 6 5 5 8 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 32 30 36 38 29 22 24 9 10 23 29 55 63 45 77 77 85 85 70 77 72
VSBY 7 7 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 10 5 10 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.46 0.47
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D D L L C
TSTMS S S C L C C C S S
OBVIS PF PF
MIX HGT 500 600 1100 1000 800 700 900 900 700 1200
T WIND DIR E NE NE SW SW SW S S SE NE
T WIND SPD 4 3 2 5 8 8 13 18 17 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 5 4 9 7 9 20 19 16 15
MAX LVORI 7 7 5 4 6 7 5 4 6 9
STABILITY F F A B F E C C E E
CEILING 6600 300 300 30000 30000 7200 4700 8000 300 300
PRESSURE 29.85 29.87 29.90 29.89 29.92 29.92 29.95 29.90 29.87 29.97
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 72 80 73 82 71 81 72 81
TEMP 79 78 75 74 78 77 75 75 79 77 74 72 78 77 74 73 78 78
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 72 70 68 67 68 68 69 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 79 98 82 100 77 90 66 87 68
RH 79 85 93 97 85 90 96 98 82 84 88 88 69 73 81 87 71 75
WIND DIR NE E E SE S SE S W SW W NW NW W SW S S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 8 6 8 6 5 5 9 6 6 8 6 5 6 8 8 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 40 70 70 50 40 20 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C C C C S S
TSTMS C C C C S C C S S
VAZ064-190800-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 89 71 87 68
TEMP 79 75 73 70 73 82 87 87 81 76 74 72 74 82 86 86 80 74 72 70 71
DEWPT 72 71 68 65 66 66 65 65 68 70 70 69 72 73 73 73 73 72 71 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 87 47 91 63 100
RH 79 87 84 85 78 58 49 48 65 81 87 91 93 74 65 65 80 93 97 97 95
WIND DIR N NW NW NW N NW W W SE SE S S SE E W N NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 35 31 33 33 33 33 27 26 13 15 17 16 13 08 29 34 03 00 35 00 00
WIND SPD 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 25 38 44 48 51 33 5 3 4 4 19 34 45 37 77 77 73 73 54 59 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 10 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.19 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C C
TSTMS C L C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 600 5300 5400 400 500 4300 3600 400 1100
T WIND DIR N NW NW SW SE SE SW S N N
T WIND SPD 3 2 6 5 2 4 13 11 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 4 61 61 1 9 76 65 5 11
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 6 7 4 5 7 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 6300 4700 4700 5500 4700 5500 8000 4700 1000
PRESSURE 29.71 29.76 29.77 29.76 29.76 29.76 29.77 29.69 29.71 29.85
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 68 83 68 85 65 84 66 85
TEMP 81 76 70 70 80 77 71 70 82 76 67 67 82 76 68 68 82 77
DEWPT 72 71 70 70 74 72 71 70 72 69 65 65 66 67 65 66 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 71 100 75 100 65 100 56 95 61
RH 74 86100100 82 87100100 71 79 94 94 58 74 90 92 63 74
WIND DIR NE E E N SW S SW W W NW NW NW W SE S SW S SE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 60 30 30 5 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C L C C S
TSTMS C C C S S C
VAZ081-190800-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 90 72 92 70
TEMP 81 76 75 73 76 84 88 89 83 78 76 73 76 85 90 90 83 77 74 72 73
DEWPT 73 74 72 70 69 70 69 68 70 70 71 71 73 74 74 73 75 73 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 94 50 93 55 99
RH 77 92 91 90 79 63 54 50 65 78 85 93 90 70 60 58 76 87 93 97 93
WIND DIR NE N NW N N N NW NW E SE S S S SW SW NW NE E N N N
WIND DIR DEG 03 00 32 35 00 34 30 32 08 15 17 16 18 21 23 29 06 07 35 00 02
WIND SPD 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 1 2 3
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 40 22 23 31 40 41 16 6 6 8 7 23 39 18 71 71 80 80 64 64 64
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 5 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.39 0.21
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L C C C
TSTMS C L C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 700 4600 4600 400 700 5200 4200 400 1100
T WIND DIR NE NE N SW SE S S SW W N
T WIND SPD 2 3 4 2 6 6 9 16 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 2 6 27 26 5 8 82 80 7 14
MAX LVORI 8 8 3 3 5 6 4 4 6 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 5900 3200 6300 4000 4000 4700 8000 10500 12000 11000
PRESSURE 29.76 29.77 29.81 29.79 29.80 29.81 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.85
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 68 84 68 86 66 86 66 86
TEMP 84 78 71 70 82 78 71 70 84 78 69 68 84 77 69 69 84 78
DEWPT 74 73 71 70 75 74 71 70 72 70 66 65 67 68 66 66 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 76 100 62 93 56 93 58
RH 72 86 99100 80 88100 99 68 77 91 91 58 74 90 91 61 74
WIND DIR E E N SW W N N W W W NW N W E SE SW S SE
WIND SPD 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 60 30 20 20 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C L C S S S
TSTMS C C C S C S S
DISSWAMP-190800-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 74 93 73
TEMP 81 77 76 74 76 85 89 89 84 79 77 75 77 86 91 91 84 79 77 74 76
DEWPT 76 75 74 73 74 74 72 72 74 73 73 72 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 97 56 92 56 97
RH 84 94 95 97 94 70 57 57 71 82 87 91 94 70 58 58 74 88 90 97 96
WIND DIR E N NW N N N NW NE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S NW N
WIND DIR DEG 07 00 33 35 00 00 32 03 11 15 16 17 18 20 20 19 12 16 19 30 00
WIND SPD 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 1
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 46 24 28 37 37 18 39 33 20 25 23 27 43 15 71 71 80 80 70 70 64
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 5 60 70
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.53 0.55
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L L L L C C C
TSTMS S S S C L C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 600 4800 4500 500 700 5200 4500 500 1000
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE SE S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 14 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 3 28 14 3 6 61 77 5 9
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 3 6 7 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 4700 4700 8000 3200 3500 30000 300 9800 15900 8900
PRESSURE 29.81 29.82 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.89 29.92 29.86 29.85 29.90
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 85 70 87 68 86 68 87
TEMP 85 81 74 73 83 79 73 72 85 80 71 70 84 79 71 71 86 80
DEWPT 76 75 72 73 76 75 72 72 73 72 69 68 68 70 68 68 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 77 100 65 97 57 94 56
RH 74 81 96100 80 88 97100 67 77 93 91 59 74 91 90 58 72
WIND DIR NE E N N SW S SW W W SW N N NW SE N S S S
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 80 80 80 50 30 20 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C D D L C D C C S S C
TSTMS C C C S S C C C S S
VAZ098-190800-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 77 86 77 91 76
TEMP 80 79 78 78 79 83 85 86 83 80 79 78 80 86 89 89 85 80 79 77 77
DEWPT 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 94 67 93 63 95
RH 88 91 92 92 89 77 69 69 75 85 88 92 89 72 66 65 77 88 91 94 93
WIND DIR E E N N N NE E E SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 00 01 02 05 07 09 13 15 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 15 20 32 33
WIND SPD 3 1 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 4 5 3 3 5 10 10 5 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 49 36 27 33 32 27 28 36 23 34 31 37 38 16 66 66 79 79 73 73 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 10 10 5 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.36 0.50
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C
TSTMS C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 800 2000 1700 500 700 2200 1900 700 1100
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE SE S S S S W
T WIND SPD 5 6 9 5 6 5 9 16 13 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 10 21 15 5 6 31 36 13 13
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 7
STABILITY F F A B F F B C E E
CEILING 4700 4700 300 5500 30000 4000 3900 9800 15900 8900
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.93 29.97 29.92 29.89 29.93
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 74 85 74 86 73 84 74 85
TEMP 83 81 77 75 82 80 76 75 84 80 75 75 82 80 76 75 83 81
DEWPT 76 76 74 74 76 76 74 74 75 74 71 70 70 70 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 78 97 80 98 71 89 64 89 64
RH 79 84 92 97 83 86 94 96 74 81 88 85 66 71 83 87 66 72
WIND DIR NE E S SW S S SW W SW SW NW N NE SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 8 4 5 5 8 4 4 6 8 4 4 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 70 50 30 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C L C S S C S S S S
TSTMS C C C S C C S C S
NCZ014-190800-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 93 72
TEMP 81 77 75 74 76 85 89 89 84 79 77 75 77 86 91 91 85 79 76 74 75
DEWPT 76 75 74 72 74 74 72 72 74 73 73 72 75 75 74 74 76 74 74 72 74
MAX/MIN RH 97 56 95 54 97
RH 85 94 96 95 94 70 58 57 71 82 87 92 94 70 58 58 74 86 93 93 97
WIND DIR E N N N N NE NW N E SE S S S S S S SE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 00 34 35 00 03 29 00 10 15 16 17 17 20 20 20 13 00 00 35 34
WIND SPD 2 0 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 44 33 22 39 37 14 36 32 24 26 23 24 41 18 69 69 80 80 69 69 63
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 10 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.46 0.53
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L C C C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 500 4700 4400 500 600 4800 4400 500 900
T WIND DIR NE N N NE SE S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 5 2 4 3 6 4 8 14 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 5 2 24 13 4 7 58 88 4 7
MAX LVORI 8 9 5 3 6 8 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 4700 5000 4700 3200 3200 30000 300 9700 15200 8900
PRESSURE 29.80 29.82 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.89 29.93 29.86 29.85 29.92
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 85 70 87 67 86 67 87
TEMP 85 80 73 72 82 78 73 72 85 79 70 70 84 79 70 70 85 80
DEWPT 75 75 73 72 76 75 72 72 73 72 69 68 68 70 68 69 69 71
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 78 100 62 100 57 100 57
RH 73 86 99100 80 91 97100 67 79 96 92 59 74 94 96 59 73
WIND DIR NE E N N SW S N W W SW N N NW SE N N SW S
WIND SPD 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 80 80 80 50 30 20 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C D C C S S C
TSTMS C C C S S C C C S
NCZ015-190800-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 89 77 91 76
TEMP 81 79 77 76 78 84 88 88 84 81 79 78 80 86 90 90 85 80 79 77 78
DEWPT 77 76 76 75 76 75 74 75 74 75 75 75 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 97 64 93 63 97
RH 87 93 95 96 94 74 65 66 73 83 88 91 91 75 64 65 77 90 92 95 94
WIND DIR NE E N N N NE E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 05 07 02 00 01 06 10 08 10 13 16 17 18 18 17 16 18 18 21 27 32
WIND SPD 3 1 3 3 3 3 4 8 4 3 3 3 2 4 6 8 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 55 40 29 29 31 16 41 33 26 49 29 28 33 21 61 61 73 73 72 72 59
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 20 5 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.17 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L L L C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 700 3600 3100 500 900 3000 2800 600 1000
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 8 8 5 5 4 8 13 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 8 30 23 4 5 34 45 9 11
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 3 6 7 4 4 6 8
STABILITY F F A B F F A B F F
CEILING 12000 300 5300 4700 30000 300 10500 9800 13800 8900
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.89 29.88 29.92 29.92 29.96 29.92 29.90 29.94
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 73 86 72 87 70 87 72 87
TEMP 86 82 76 75 84 80 75 74 85 81 73 73 84 80 74 74 85 81
DEWPT 77 76 74 75 77 76 74 74 75 74 71 70 70 71 70 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 79 100 70 97 61 96 61
RH 75 82 96100 79 88 97100 72 80 93 91 63 74 90 91 63 73
WIND DIR E E SW SW SW S SW W SW SW W NW NE SE S S SW S
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR 70 70 80 50 40 20 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C D C S C S S S S C
TSTMS C C C S S C C S C S S
NCZ030-190800-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 92 73 94 72
TEMP 82 77 75 74 77 85 90 90 84 79 77 75 77 87 92 92 85 78 76 73 75
DEWPT 76 75 74 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 72 74
MAX/MIN RH 99 56 97 54 97
RH 82 94 97 98 90 70 58 57 70 84 87 96 94 68 56 56 72 87 92 96 97
WIND DIR NE N N N N NE NW NW SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S W N
WIND DIR DEG 03 00 02 00 02 04 30 32 13 13 15 15 20 20 20 19 15 16 20 27 01
WIND SPD 3 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 2
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 45 39 21 41 40 10 37 41 21 22 19 25 36 23 64 64 77 77 70 70 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 20 5 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.23 0.53
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L L L C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 600 4800 4400 500 500 5000 4600 500 900
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE SE S SW S SW NW
T WIND SPD 9 3 4 2 4 4 6 13 9 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 6 4 23 16 3 6 55 81 5 5
MAX LVORI 8 10 4 3 6 8 4 3 6 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 8100 300 4900 4000 3300 300 300 8900 14800 4700
PRESSURE 29.78 29.80 29.85 29.82 29.85 29.86 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.89
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 69 85 69 86 66 86 67 87
TEMP 86 80 72 72 83 78 72 72 85 79 69 69 84 79 69 70 85 80
DEWPT 75 75 72 72 75 75 72 72 72 72 68 68 68 70 68 69 69 71
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 74 100 61 100 57 100 57
RH 70 85100100 78 90 99100 65 79 97 97 59 75 97 99 59 74
WIND DIR E E N SW SW S SW W W SW NW N W N N S SW SE
WIND SPD 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 70 40 30 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C L C C S S S
TSTMS C C C S S C C C S S
NCZ030-190800-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
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 92 74 94 73
TEMP 82 78 76 74 77 86 91 91 85 80 78 76 78 87 92 92 85 79 77 75 76
DEWPT 76 76 75 74 75 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 76 76 75 74 76 75 74 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 54 97 53 97
RH 82 94 97 99 91 68 57 56 70 83 88 90 94 70 58 56 75 88 90 95 97
WIND DIR NE N N N N NE NW N SE SE S S S SW S S S S SW W N
WIND DIR DEG 05 00 01 01 02 06 31 34 14 14 16 17 19 20 20 19 16 17 21 26 00
WIND SPD 3 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 47 44 27 38 35 8 41 35 16 32 23 23 34 21 65 65 76 76 71 71 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 20 5 50 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.21 0.51
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L L L C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C S S
MIX HGT 500 700 4800 4300 500 500 4700 4300 500 800
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE SE S SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 5 5 4 5 5 6 12 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 6 6 26 16 4 6 49 70 4 4
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 3 6 8 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 300 300 6300 4000 3200 18600 300 8900 13800 6000
PRESSURE 29.79 29.82 29.87 29.84 29.88 29.89 29.93 29.87 29.87 29.92
DATE 08/21SAT 08/22/26SUN 08/23/26MON 08/24/26TUE 08/25/26
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 70 87 70 88 68 88 68 89
TEMP 87 81 74 73 84 80 73 73 86 80 71 70 86 79 70 71 86 81
DEWPT 76 75 73 73 76 75 73 73 74 72 69 69 69 71 69 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 75 100 62 100 55 100 56
RH 70 82 97100 77 87100100 68 77 93 97 58 76 97 97 58 74
WIND DIR SE E N SW SW S SW W W SW N N W S N N SW SE
WIND SPD 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 80 80 50 30 20 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C D C S C S S S C
TSTMS C C C S S C C C S S
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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