892  
FOUS54 KAKQ 170910  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 170910  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
MDZ021-172000-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 83 72 85 64 80  
TEMP 72 79 82 82 77 75 74 73 75 81 84 84 75 70 68 66 67 75 79 79 74  
DEWPT 67 67 66 66 67 69 70 70 71 70 68 66 65 66 65 63 64 63 62 62 64  
MIN/MAX RH 58 90 55 91 54  
RH 85 67 58 58 73 82 86 90 89 70 59 55 71 87 90 89 89 66 56 56 71  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 19 18 18 20 22 26 33 35 35 00 01 03 04 03 04 07 08 10 10  
WIND SPD 3 6 8 8 4 4 3 3 3 6 9 8 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 8 4  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 44 29 22 20 30 33 51 43 41 53 46 42 21 15 21 26 25 29 43 52 54  
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 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 2400 2300 500 800 4000 3900 400 900 4800 4400  
T WIND DIR S S S W N N NE NE E E  
T WIND SPD 10 11 11 8 11 11 9 9 10 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 35 34 8 9 46 45 4 12 53 50  
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 3 6 6 4 3  
STABILITY B B F F B C F F B B  
CEILING 6300 20800 7500 5500 4700 3200 3200 3200 3200 2400  
PRESSURE 30.28 30.14 30.10 30.04 30.05 30.01 30.05 30.06 30.11 30.09  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 67 83 68 79 64 76 63 75  
TEMP 69 69 81 77 72 69 78 71 67 67 74 69 66 66 73 69  
DEWPT 66 67 69 71 71 69 68 67 66 66 65 65 64 64 64 65  
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 71 100 66 100 66  
RH 90 94 67 79 94 98 76 83 96 96 75 84 97 93 73 83  
WIND DIR SE S S S NW N NE NE E NE E NE NE NE E NE  
WIND SPD 3 5 10 5 3 5 9 8 8 10 10 9 6 9 11 8  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 60 30 20 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C L S S C S S C C S C S C  
TSTMS C C  
 
 
 
MDZ022-172000-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 83 70 84 65 78  
TEMP 68 78 82 82 74 72 72 71 72 80 83 81 74 70 68 66 67 73 76 76 72  
DEWPT 65 66 66 65 66 66 67 68 70 71 69 67 67 67 65 63 63 63 62 63 64  
MIN/MAX RH 56 94 63 93 60  
RH 90 67 57 57 77 81 85 91 93 74 64 63 79 90 90 91 87 71 62 64 76  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 20 19 17 19 21 24 30 34 01 03 05 06 04 04 04 06 08 09 10  
WIND SPD 3 5 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 5 8 6 3 2 3 3 4 8 9 9 3  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 46 23 24 16 34 19 37 51 46 38 58 51 25 20 26 26 28 25 43 43 42  
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 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 3300 3100 500 700 3800 3700 400 900 4500 4200  
T WIND DIR S S S SW N NE NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 9 10 12 9 10 10 6 9 11 11  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
ADI 37 36 6 8 42 48 4 13 46 45  
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 4 4 6 6 3 4  
STABILITY B B F F B D F F B C  
CEILING 5500 18200 9800 4700 4700 2400 4700 3200 3200 2400  
PRESSURE 30.26 30.12 30.09 30.01 30.01 29.98 30.02 30.02 30.07 30.07  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 65 82 67 77 64 74 64 73  
TEMP 68 68 80 75 71 68 76 70 68 66 72 69 67 66 71 68  
DEWPT 65 66 68 70 70 68 69 68 67 66 66 66 65 65 65 65  
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 78 100 73 99 76  
RH 89 93 67 85 96100 84 90 97100 81 88 96 96 81 87  
WIND DIR SE S S S W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 9 5 3 5 10 9 9 10 11 11 8 10 12 10  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 60 30 20 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C S S C C S C C C  
TSTMS S C  
 
 
 
MDZ025-172000-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 78 73 80 71 75  
TEMP 72 76 77 76 74 74 75 74 74 78 79 78 75 73 72 71 71 74 75 75 73  
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 67 69 70 70 71 71 70 69 69 69 68 66 65 65 64 65 66  
MIN/MAX RH 69 90 74 87 69  
RH 81 73 69 71 79 83 84 87 89 80 75 74 82 86 86 84 81 74 69 71 78  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 19 18 18 19 20 23 27 34 03 05 05 06 05 05 05 06 07 08 10  
WIND SPD 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 12 11 12 12  
CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 45 17 29 17 25 15 37 38 36 27 53 49 26 22 26 22 26 23 31 36 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 5 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
MIX HGT 1800 1400 900 800 1400 1300 1300 2400 3200 2900  
T WIND DIR S S S SW NW NE NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 10 13 17 13 9 13 12 13 13 13  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 23 22 16 15 17 23 15 33 35 31  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3  
STABILITY C C D E B D E D D D  
CEILING 30000 4700 13300 4800 4700 2400 4700 3200 2400 11700  
PRESSURE 30.29 30.17 30.13 30.05 30.04 30.02 30.06 30.06 30.11 30.11  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 71 79 71 77 69 75 69 75  
TEMP 71 72 78 75 74 73 76 72 71 72 74 71 71 71 74 71  
DEWPT 66 67 69 71 73 72 69 69 70 70 67 67 68 68 66 67  
MAX/MIN RH 89 74 99 80 98 76 93 74  
RH 83 85 74 87 96 97 83 87 95 93 81 85 91 89 78 87  
WIND DIR SE S S S W N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 11 10 12 13 10 11 16 17 17 18 20 25 23 24 23 26  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 50 30 30 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C C S C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ064-172000-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 89 71 85 65 80  
TEMP 68 80 87 88 79 75 73 72 73 81 84 83 76 71 69 67 68 75 78 78 74  
DEWPT 65 67 68 68 71 70 70 70 71 71 69 68 67 66 64 63 62 63 64 64 65  
MIN/MAX RH 52 97 61 90 60  
RH 90 65 53 53 78 85 91 95 93 72 62 61 75 84 84 88 81 66 62 62 75  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE N N NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 20 24 23 25 31 34 00 01 01 04 03 02 01 03 06 08 09 11  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 19 16 19 29 60 43 34 22 29 44 33 32 13 29 33 40 43 57 59 64 69  
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 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
MIX HGT 3600 3500 400 800 4500 4400 500 1000 4100 4000  
T WIND DIR S SW SW NW N N NE NE E E  
T WIND SPD 8 9 5 6 11 9 8 9 8 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 35 38 3 10 60 58 4 13 23 22  
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 8 4 4 5 6 3 4  
STABILITY B B F F B B F F D D  
CEILING 5500 6400 4700 4700 4000 3200 4000 30000 3200 4700  
PRESSURE 30.13 29.98 29.98 29.92 29.94 29.89 29.92 29.93 29.98 29.96  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 67 86 68 78 65 74 62 73  
TEMP 70 70 84 77 71 68 77 72 68 66 72 69 65 64 71 68  
DEWPT 66 66 70 71 70 68 69 69 67 66 68 67 65 64 66 67  
MAX/MIN RH 97 62 100 76 100 79 100 76  
RH 89 87 63 79 97 97 79 88 97 99 87 92 99 99 85 93  
WIND DIR S S SW S NW N NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 2 3 8 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 9 8 5 8 9 6  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 50 40 40 40 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C C S  
 
 
 
VAZ081-172000-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 88 69 87 68 83  
TEMP 65 79 87 87 78 74 71 70 71 82 86 85 78 73 71 69 70 77 81 81 75  
DEWPT 63 65 64 65 68 67 66 65 68 71 71 70 70 69 67 66 66 66 65 65 66  
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 60 90 56  
RH 93 62 46 48 70 78 82 84 90 68 61 61 76 87 87 90 87 69 58 58 75  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 19 19 18 19 21 24 31 00 01 02 05 05 05 03 04 06 08 09 11  
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 5 5 5 3 2 1 2 3 4 6 6 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 6 9 7 7 15 26 20 23 24 35 42 42 43 36 31 38 41 41 54 47 48  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 3900 3800 400 500 4500 4000 500 900 4400 4300  
T WIND DIR S SW S W N N NE NE E E  
T WIND SPD 8 8 9 5 9 9 6 8 9 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 35 36 5 5 54 49 3 11 40 45  
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 4 6 6 3 4  
STABILITY B B F F B B F F B B  
CEILING 10800 7200 5500 7200 4700 4400 3200 2200 5500 3200  
PRESSURE 30.20 30.05 30.03 29.97 29.97 29.92 29.94 29.95 30.0 29.97  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 66 87 69 83 66 78 64 76  
TEMP 69 69 85 77 72 69 82 73 69 67 76 70 67 66 74 69  
DEWPT 66 66 69 70 70 69 72 71 68 67 71 69 66 66 68 67  
MAX/MIN RH 98 57 100 73 100 76 100 75  
RH 91 90 59 80 93100 78 88 98100 84 91100100 82 91  
WIND DIR N S SW S W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 0 1 5 2 1 2 5 4 3 4 9 5 3 6 10 5  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 40 40 40 40 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C C C C C  
TSTMS S C S  
 
 
 
DISSWAMP-172000-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 89 68 89 67 83  
TEMP 64 80 86 88 77 72 70 69 70 84 88 85 78 73 71 69 69 77 81 81 74  
DEWPT 63 64 63 63 65 65 65 64 66 69 70 71 71 72 70 68 68 67 66 66 66  
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 55 100 57  
RH 97 58 46 43 67 79 83 84 87 61 55 63 79 95 97 97 96 71 60 60 76  
WIND DIR SW S S S SE S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 19 18 15 17 19 21 23 30 35 03 04 06 04 05 05 06 07 08 09  
WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 6 6 8 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 6 7 8 3 5 5 15 16 16 22 54 60 55 31 29 36 27 27 39 33 24  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 3800 3700 400 500 4500 3800 500 1000 4500 4300  
T WIND DIR S S S SW NW N NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 4 6 9 9 6 8 9 6 11 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR  
ADI 22 26 5 9 33 21 4 12 55 40  
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 4 9 9 4 4  
STABILITY B B F F B D F F B B  
CEILING 30000 5500 7200 14000 4000 3200 6300 3200 6300 3200  
PRESSURE 30.26 30.12 30.10 30.04 30.03 29.96 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.02  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 64 88 69 86 68 81 67 79  
TEMP 67 68 85 78 72 71 86 76 72 69 80 74 71 69 78 73  
DEWPT 67 68 69 70 71 71 73 72 70 69 71 71 69 69 70 69  
MAX/MIN RH 100 57 100 65 100 70 100 71  
RH 100100 59 77 93100 67 82 94100 75 87 98100 76 84  
WIND DIR N SE SW S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 9 6 3 8 10 9  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 50 40 50 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C S C C  
TSTMS C S S C S  
 
 
 
VAZ098-172000-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 81 72 83 72 79  
TEMP 70 77 80 80 76 75 74 73 73 81 82 81 78 75 74 73 73 77 78 78 76  
DEWPT 65 64 64 65 67 68 68 68 68 69 71 72 72 72 71 69 69 68 68 68 67  
MIN/MAX RH 58 84 68 90 68  
RH 84 63 58 61 74 80 82 84 83 68 69 74 82 89 89 88 85 74 70 70 74  
WIND DIR SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
WIND DIR DEG 23 17 14 15 17 19 21 22 23 28 01 02 03 05 05 05 05 06 06 07 08  
WIND SPD 3 4 8 9 9 8 9 9 8 5 6 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 11 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 7 7 20 4 9 19 23 24 20 21 35 26 38 34 32 32 28 26 27 24 23  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
MIX HGT 2600 2500 700 700 2400 2200 1000 2100 3300 3200  
T WIND DIR S S S SW NW N NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 5 10 13 12 8 9 11 12 13 12  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 24 26 9 13 25 24 11 35 33 36  
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 3  
STABILITY B C E E B C D E D C  
CEILING 30000 5500 6100 5500 4700 4700 2300 4000 7200 14700  
PRESSURE 30.29 30.18 30.15 30.09 30.06 30.01 30.04 30.03 30.07 30.09  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 73 84 73 83 73 80 72 79  
TEMP 74 74 82 78 75 75 82 76 74 74 78 75 74 74 77 74  
DEWPT 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 71 70  
MAX/MIN RH 90 67 97 77 97 79 92 76  
RH 85 86 68 82 91 97 83 86 94 96 83 86 90 89 82 85  
WIND DIR E SE S S SW NW NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 6 9 8 5 5 9 10 10 11 14 18 16 17 17 20  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 40 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S S S  
 
 
 
NCZ014-172000-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 89 68 90 67 83  
TEMP 64 80 87 88 76 72 70 69 69 84 89 86 79 73 71 69 70 77 81 81 74  
DEWPT 63 64 63 63 65 65 65 64 66 69 70 71 72 72 70 69 68 68 67 66 66  
MIN/MAX RH 43 88 54 100 57  
RH 97 58 45 43 69 79 84 84 90 61 54 61 79 95 97100 95 73 62 60 76  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 19 18 16 17 19 20 23 30 35 01 04 06 03 04 04 06 07 08 09  
WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 2 3 5 6 8 3  
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 8 4 8 3 4 4 14 15 15 26 55 61 57 48 28 38 29 30 41 41 23  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 5 5 40 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 3900 3800 400 500 4700 3900 500 900 4500 4300  
T WIND DIR S S S SW NW N NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 4 6 9 9 6 8 6 8 10 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR  
ADI 21 26 5 9 31 21 4 11 55 53  
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 4 8 9 4 4  
STABILITY B B F F B D F F B B  
CEILING 30000 6300 8000 20500 4700 3200 5500 5900 6300 3200  
PRESSURE 30.26 30.13 30.10 30.04 30.03 29.96 30.0 30.0 30.03 30.02  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 64 88 69 87 67 81 66 79  
TEMP 67 68 85 77 71 71 87 75 70 70 80 73 70 69 78 72  
DEWPT 67 68 69 70 71 71 72 72 70 70 71 70 68 69 69 69  
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 100 63 100 69 100 69  
RH 100100 59 78 96100 63 85100100 74 85 98100 74 87  
WIND DIR N E SW S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 8 5 3 6 10 9  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 50 40 50 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C S C C  
TSTMS C S S C S  
 
 
 
NCZ015-172000-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 84 71 87 71 82  
TEMP 68 79 83 82 76 74 73 72 73 82 86 84 80 76 74 73 73 78 81 80 76  
DEWPT 65 65 64 64 67 67 68 68 69 69 71 71 72 73 72 70 70 70 69 68 67  
MIN/MAX RH 53 87 59 94 64  
RH 90 61 53 55 74 80 85 87 87 65 59 65 77 89 92 91 90 75 68 66 74  
WIND DIR NW S SE SE SE S S SW SW W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
WIND DIR DEG 29 18 15 15 15 18 20 22 23 25 25 05 05 05 05 03 04 06 06 07 07  
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 8 10 10 10 6  
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 6 4 11 3 5 9 16 21 16 28 52 57 34 35 36 35 26 26 27 20 19  
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 5 30 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 2800 2600 500 900 3700 3200 500 1400 3800 3700  
T WIND DIR SW S S SW W NE NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 3 6 10 11 8 6 9 10 12 11  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR  
ADI 17 19 5 15 24 16 4 21 45 44  
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 5 3 4 6 6 4 3  
STABILITY B B F F B C F F C C  
CEILING 30000 5500 4700 5500 4700 4000 5500 6300 6300 6300  
PRESSURE 30.29 30.18 30.15 30.09 30.06 30.0 30.02 30.02 30.06 30.06  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 70 86 71 86 70 82 70 81  
TEMP 72 73 84 78 73 73 85 76 72 72 80 74 72 72 79 74  
DEWPT 69 70 71 72 72 73 74 73 72 72 73 72 70 71 72 70  
MAX/MIN RH 99 62 100 69 100 76 99 74  
RH 90 91 65 77 93100 71 85100100 79 86 93 97 78 85  
WIND DIR E E S S SW W E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 4 3 3 5 6 4 5 12 10 10 12 16 12  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 50 40 50 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S C S S  
 
 
 
NCZ030-172000-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 88 67 90 69 83  
TEMP 63 80 87 87 76 72 69 68 70 83 89 88 80 75 73 71 71 78 81 81 75  
DEWPT 63 64 63 63 65 65 64 64 66 69 70 71 73 72 71 69 69 69 67 67 66  
MIN/MAX RH 45 87 55 97 59  
RH 99 58 45 45 69 80 84 87 89 63 55 58 80 90 92 95 94 73 64 63 74  
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 18 17 15 17 20 21 22 30 35 01 04 05 04 04 05 06 07 08 09  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 6 6 6 3  
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 12 2 9 2 4 4 13 15 19 19 54 61 59 59 37 45 38 36 39 40 28  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 5 40 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.05 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS S C S  
MIX HGT 3900 3800 400 500 4800 4000 500 1100 4100 4000  
T WIND DIR S S S SW NW N NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 4 5 9 9 4 8 6 8 10 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 22 25 4 8 24 19 4 13 47 44  
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 5 6 8 4 3  
STABILITY B B F F B D F F B B  
CEILING 30000 7100 7200 20800 5500 4700 4000 1000 5500 6300  
PRESSURE 30.25 30.11 30.09 30.03 30.01 29.93 29.96 29.96 30.01 30.0  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 66 88 69 87 67 81 66 79  
TEMP 69 70 85 77 71 71 87 74 70 69 79 72 69 68 77 70  
DEWPT 67 67 69 71 71 71 72 73 70 69 71 71 69 68 69 69  
MAX/MIN RH 97 55 100 62 100 71 100 71  
RH 93 92 59 79 97100 64 89100100 76 90100100 76 90  
WIND DIR N E SW S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 0 0 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 6 5 3 8 9 8  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 60 40 50 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C C C S C C  
TSTMS C S S C S S  
 
 
 
NCZ030-172000-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
DATE THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 88 68 91 69 83  
TEMP 65 80 86 87 76 72 70 69 70 83 90 89 80 75 73 71 72 78 81 81 75  
DEWPT 63 65 64 64 66 65 65 65 67 69 70 71 73 73 71 69 70 69 68 68 67  
MIN/MAX RH 46 88 53 97 61  
RH 95 60 48 46 70 80 84 87 90 63 53 56 79 94 93 93 95 74 65 65 76  
WIND DIR SW S S S SE S S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 18 16 15 18 20 21 22 26 32 01 05 04 04 04 04 06 07 08 08  
WIND SPD 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 5 6 6 3  
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 6 2 7 2 4 3 10 18 16 24 54 61 61 56 30 39 30 32 34 32 21  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 5 40 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.05 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS S C S  
MIX HGT 3900 3800 400 500 4700 4100 500 1000 3900 3800  
T WIND DIR S S S SW W N NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 3 5 9 9 6 6 6 8 11 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 20 20 5 10 27 22 4 12 48 47  
MAX LVORI 5 3 5 6 4 4 8 8 4 4  
STABILITY B B F F B C F F B B  
CEILING 30000 6300 6300 15200 5500 4600 4700 300 5500 6300  
PRESSURE 30.26 30.13 30.11 30.05 30.03 29.95 30.0 29.98 30.02 30.02  
 
DATE SUN 09/20/26MON 09/21/26TUE 09/22/26WED 09/23/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 67 88 69 89 68 83 67 81  
TEMP 70 70 86 77 71 71 88 75 70 71 81 73 70 69 79 72  
DEWPT 68 69 70 71 71 71 74 73 70 71 73 71 69 69 71 69  
MAX/MIN RH 100 55 100 62 100 70 100 70  
RH 93 97 59 80 97100 66 86100100 78 88100100 77 85  
WIND DIR N E S S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 0 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 8 4 3 5 6 6  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 60 40 50 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C S C C  
TSTMS C S S 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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