351  
FOUS54 KAKQ 212110  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 212110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
MDZ021-220800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 66 80 68 84 66  
TEMP 75 71 69 67 69 75 79 79 75 72 70 69 71 79 82 82 76 71 69 67 69  
DEWPT 66 67 68 68 69 69 70 71 71 71 70 70 71 70 68 66 66 64 63 62 63  
MAX/MIN RH 100 75 100 56 84  
RH 72 87 96100100 82 75 78 89 97100100100 74 63 58 71 79 81 83 81  
WIND DIR E E SE E E E E E E SE S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 07 11 11 10 09 10 10 11 11 14 19 25 27 28 28 28 27 30 32 32 32  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 3 2 2 3 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 62 73 78 88 82 80 84 75 73 61 68 58 53 34 20 13 12 14 14 9 1  
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 80 40 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.57 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L L D C C C S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S  
MIX HGT 500 1000 2100 1900 500 1000 4000 3900 400 800  
T WIND DIR SE SE E NE SW S W W W W  
T WIND SPD 6 10 13 10 4 2 11 11 4 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 7 14 36 35 2 5 71 71 3 9  
MAX LVORI 8 9 5 6 9 10 5 3 5 5  
STABILITY F F C C F F B B F F  
CEILING 2400 3300 300 1000 1000 1000 4000 30000 4800 5900  
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.01 29.93 29.88 29.84 29.85 29.86 29.92 29.94  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 65 83 67 86 70 86 71 86  
TEMP 81 75 68 69 81 76 69 71 84 79 73 74 84 79 73 74 85 80  
DEWPT 60 62 62 63 61 63 65 68 68 70 71 72 73 73 73 73 73 73  
MIN/MAX RH 47 87 50 93 58 100 67 100 65  
RH 50 64 81 82 51 64 88 90 60 74 94 94 70 82 99 98 68 80  
WIND DIR W W N N NW S S SE S SE S S SW S SW W W SE  
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 6 4 3 3 6 3 3 2 4 2  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 50 50 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C S S C  
TSTMS S S S S C S  
 

 
 
MDZ022-220800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 65 78 67 84 63  
TEMP 74 70 68 66 68 74 77 77 73 70 69 68 70 78 82 82 75 69 67 65 67  
DEWPT 67 67 67 68 69 69 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 72 70 68 67 64 63 61 63  
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 100 59 90  
RH 79 91 96100100 84 79 81 92100100100100 82 67 63 76 84 87 86 87  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE S S SW W W W W W W NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 10 09 09 08 08 10 10 11 13 16 19 22 25 27 26 27 26 27 29 30 31  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 3 2 2 3 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 3  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 53 75 71 88 88 82 76 81 89 64 67 78 45 33 43 43 14 15 13 11 3  
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 60 70 50 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.62 0.07 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L L L L C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
MIX HGT 600 800 2100 1900 500 800 3800 3400 500 500  
T WIND DIR SE E E SE SW NW SW W W W  
T WIND SPD 4 6 14 8 3 1 9 10 3 3  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR  
ADI 4 10 39 31 2 1 57 56 2 3  
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 7 10 10 7 4 6 7  
STABILITY F F C C F F B B F F  
CEILING 9800 4000 300 500 5400 5500 3600 8300 30000 5500  
PRESSURE 30.01 29.98 29.97 29.88 29.85 29.80 29.82 29.82 29.88 29.90  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 62 82 64 84 68 84 69 85  
TEMP 80 73 66 65 80 74 66 69 82 77 71 72 82 78 72 72 83 79  
DEWPT 61 61 60 61 62 62 63 67 68 69 70 72 73 72 72 72 73 73  
MIN/MAX RH 49 90 53 97 61 100 72 100 70  
RH 52 66 82 88 54 66 89 93 63 76 97100 74 82 99100 72 81  
WIND DIR W W NW N NW SW S SE S S S S S S S SW SW S  
WIND SPD 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 40 50 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C S S  
 

 
 
MDZ025-220800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 71 79 71 82 70  
TEMP 74 72 72 71 72 76 78 78 76 74 73 72 74 79 81 81 77 73 72 71 72  
DEWPT 68 68 68 69 70 70 72 72 73 73 72 72 73 72 71 69 70 68 67 64 65  
MAX/MIN RH 95 80 100 66 84  
RH 81 87 89 93 93 81 82 82 92 98 98100 99 81 71 67 78 83 84 80 79  
WIND DIR E E E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW W W SW W W W NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 09 08 09 10 12 13 15 18 21 24 25 25 24 25 26 27 30 32 32  
WIND SPD 8 6 8 6 8 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 5 4 5 8 5  
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 50 80 70 89 90 82 74 85 83 75 72 76 28 34 35 34 19 21 16 12 3  
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 60 70 50 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.48 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L L L L C C S S  
TSTMS S C C C S S S  
MIX HGT 1800 1600 1800 1500 1100 1000 1700 1500 700 800  
T WIND DIR SE E SE S SW W SW W W NW  
T WIND SPD 8 11 21 16 13 4 10 9 5 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 9 41 50 27 17 8 28 21 6 10  
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 5 8 10 6 5 6 6  
STABILITY E E D D D E B B F F  
CEILING 6300 4000 300 1700 5500 26600 30000 21100 30000 5500  
PRESSURE 30.05 30.01 30.01 29.92 29.89 29.84 29.86 29.86 29.92 29.94  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 81 70 80 72 81 74 82 74 83  
TEMP 80 77 74 71 77 76 74 75 79 78 76 76 80 79 76 75 80 79  
DEWPT 63 63 65 64 63 64 66 68 69 71 72 73 73 73 74 74 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 56 79 58 84 70 95 79 98 77  
RH 57 63 74 79 61 66 77 82 72 80 87 91 81 85 94 97 82 87  
WIND DIR SW W NW N E SW SW SE S S S S S S SW W S S  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 5 4 4 3 4 10 11 10 8 10 10 9 5 6 5  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 40 40 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C S  
TSTMS S S C S S  
 

 
 
VAZ064-220800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 66 79 67 85 63  
TEMP 75 71 69 67 69 75 78 78 74 71 69 68 70 79 83 83 76 70 67 65 67  
DEWPT 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 71 71 70 70 68 68 68 66 63 64 60 59 57 60  
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 50 82  
RH 68 80 92100100 84 78 78 89 97100100 93 70 57 51 67 72 76 76 78  
WIND DIR E SE S E E E NE E E S SW SW W NW W W NW NW NW NW W  
WIND DIR DEG 09 12 15 10 09 10 04 06 07 16 23 24 26 30 29 29 32 32 32 30 29  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL  
CLOUDS(%) 83 78 82 82 88 91 82 63 66 57 61 60 46 23 13 22 29 25 12 3 3  
VSBY 7 7 6 6 7 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 60 60 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.37 0.39 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C L L C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S C S S  
MIX HGT 500 600 2100 2100 400 700 5300 5300 500 400  
T WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE S NW W NW W  
T WIND SPD 5 6 9 6 3 2 13 10 8 3  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR  
ADI 4 9 28 24 2 3 91 85 4 3  
MAX LVORI 6 9 6 6 10 10 4 3 4 5  
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F  
CEILING 6800 600 2000 1900 1700 30000 30000 4700 5500 30000  
PRESSURE 29.89 29.86 29.87 29.79 29.75 29.68 29.75 29.76 29.81 29.84  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 62 83 65 86 69 85 69 87  
TEMP 82 73 65 64 81 74 66 67 84 78 71 71 83 78 71 71 85 79  
DEWPT 59 63 58 59 62 64 64 66 70 70 70 71 74 73 71 71 74 73  
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 51 100 61 100 71 100 65  
RH 46 71 79 85 53 71 93 97 63 76 97 99 74 84100100 71 82  
WIND DIR W N N N NW E S S S SE S S SW S SW W NW SE  
WIND SPD 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 40 60 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C L C S  
TSTMS S S S S C S S  
 

 
 
VAZ081-220800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 68 83 68 87 64  
TEMP 77 72 71 69 71 78 81 82 77 72 71 69 72 80 85 85 77 71 68 66 68  
DEWPT 69 70 69 70 70 72 72 73 72 71 71 69 69 69 67 64 65 62 61 59 60  
MAX/MIN RH 100 71 100 48 81  
RH 77 92 96100 99 82 73 73 86 97100 99 92 70 55 50 67 74 77 77 76  
WIND DIR E SE E E SE S SW S S SW SW SW W W W W SW NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 10 14 11 11 13 16 21 19 16 21 23 23 25 28 28 29 23 30 32 32 31  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 1 1 2 1 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 81 85 84 83 82 80 73 80 59 47 54 50 35 25 11 5 12 19 18 11 7  
VSBY 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 70 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.60 0.27 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L L C C C L L  
TSTMS C S S S S S C C  
MIX HGT 700 800 2800 2600 500 700 5300 5100 500 500  
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW NW W NW NW  
T WIND SPD 6 4 4 6 3 6 13 6 6 2  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 4 4 18 18 2 9 74 65 5 2  
MAX LVORI 9 9 7 6 10 10 4 3 4 6  
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F  
CEILING 300 300 1000 2400 2400 26600 30000 30000 4700 30000  
PRESSURE 29.92 29.89 29.89 29.81 29.78 29.75 29.80 29.80 29.85 29.88  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 63 86 66 88 69 87 69 88  
TEMP 84 75 65 65 83 77 68 68 85 79 71 71 85 79 72 72 86 81  
DEWPT 59 62 60 59 64 65 66 67 70 71 70 70 74 73 71 71 74 73  
MIN/MAX RH 40 85 50 99 59 100 68 100 66  
RH 43 64 84 82 53 67 92 94 61 76 96 98 71 83 98 97 69 77  
WIND DIR W N N N N E N N S SE S S SW S S W W SE  
WIND SPD 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 20 60 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C L C S S  
TSTMS S S S C S S  
 

 
 
DISSWAMP-220800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 69 84 69 88 66  
TEMP 77 73 72 70 72 79 82 83 78 73 72 70 73 81 86 86 79 73 70 68 70  
DEWPT 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 69 68 69 66 64 63 64  
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 53 87  
RH 78 93 97100 97 79 72 70 82 96100100 94 73 59 56 73 80 81 84 81  
WIND DIR E NE E E SE S S SW S S SW SW SW W W W W SW W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 09 06 08 07 12 19 19 20 19 19 22 23 24 26 26 26 26 22 25 30 30  
WIND SPD 3 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 78 84 83 65 70 65 75 80 67 60 46 39 43 26 29 27 19 8 12 11 5  
VSBY 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 70 20 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.61 0.32 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C C L L S S S  
TSTMS C C S S S C C S S S  
MIX HGT 700 700 2600 2300 500 800 5100 4600 400 500  
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW W W NW NW  
T WIND SPD 3 2 6 10 4 4 11 8 3 4  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 2 2 29 29 2 7 81 72 2 4  
MAX LVORI 8 10 6 5 10 9 4 3 5 6  
STABILITY F F B C F F A A F F  
CEILING 300 1000 4000 2400 2400 30000 4200 4700 5500 30000  
PRESSURE 29.98 29.97 29.96 29.88 29.85 29.81 29.86 29.85 29.89 29.92  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 87 68 88 70 88 71 88  
TEMP 85 78 69 67 85 80 70 71 86 81 73 73 86 81 73 73 86 81  
DEWPT 61 64 63 64 64 68 68 69 70 72 71 72 74 74 72 72 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 43 90 48 97 57 99 65 100 64  
RH 45 62 82 89 50 67 93 93 59 74 95 96 68 79 97 98 68 78  
WIND DIR W N N N N E N N S SE S SW SW S SW W SW S  
WIND SPD 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 30 20 60 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C L C S C  
TSTMS C S S S C S C  
 

 
 
VAZ098-220800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 73 84 73 86 73  
TEMP 77 75 74 74 75 80 83 83 79 76 75 74 75 82 85 85 80 77 75 74 75  
DEWPT 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 67 67  
MAX/MIN RH 96 71 97 61 82  
RH 82 91 93 94 90 78 73 74 82 88 95 97 89 74 66 63 74 81 81 80 78  
WIND DIR E E E E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW S W W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 08 07 09 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 24 22 20 25 26 29 30  
WIND SPD 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 8 5 6 3 3 4 5 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 83 87 96 76 72 65 77 78 77 72 74 45 44 41 54 54 28 24 14 17 9  
VSBY 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 70 30 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.76 0.25 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L D C C C L L C S C C  
TSTMS S C C S S S C C S S C C  
MIX HGT 1100 1100 2000 1800 1000 1000 3200 2400 500 600  
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW W W N NW  
T WIND SPD 8 8 10 16 10 10 13 5 2 12  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 9 11 36 37 12 15 50 30 2 16  
MAX LVORI 6 9 5 4 9 9 4 4 6 5  
STABILITY E E C C E D B C F F  
CEILING 8000 2100 2200 4700 2700 6300 30000 4700 4700 22800  
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.0 29.93 29.89 29.85 29.89 29.88 29.92 29.95  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 72 84 74 85 75 87 75 86  
TEMP 83 80 76 74 82 79 77 77 83 81 78 77 84 81 77 75 84 81  
DEWPT 65 67 68 68 67 69 70 71 72 73 73 73 75 75 74 74 76 75  
MIN/MAX RH 53 82 60 84 66 91 71 96 73  
RH 54 66 76 81 63 71 80 81 69 76 86 90 73 81 90 96 76 81  
WIND DIR NW SE S N NE E SE SE SE SE S SW S S SW W S S  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 6 4 4 4 10 9 6 6 10 6 6 5 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 20 20 50 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C S C  
TSTMS S S S C S S  
 

 
 
NCZ014-220800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 69 84 69 87 65  
TEMP 77 73 72 70 72 79 82 83 78 73 72 70 72 81 85 85 78 72 69 67 69  
DEWPT 72 71 70 70 71 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 71 69 68 68 66 64 62 64  
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 53 88  
RH 82 94 96100 99 79 72 70 85 97100100 96 72 59 56 71 81 84 83 84  
WIND DIR E E E E SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W W SW W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 09 06 09 09 12 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 24 27 26 26 27 23 27 31 30  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUDS(%) 81 82 73 64 67 65 72 81 66 55 35 35 31 25 24 18 12 6 14 6 4  
VSBY 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 70 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.57 0.31 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C C L L S  
TSTMS C C S S S C C  
MIX HGT 800 700 2800 2400 500 800 5100 4600 400 500  
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW W W NW NW  
T WIND SPD 4 2 8 10 4 4 10 8 3 4  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 3 2 31 30 3 6 73 67 2 3  
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 5 10 9 4 3 5 7  
STABILITY F F B C F F A A F F  
CEILING 300 3700 4000 2400 2400 30000 30000 4700 5500 30000  
PRESSURE 29.97 29.96 29.95 29.88 29.85 29.82 29.87 29.85 29.89 29.93  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 64 87 67 87 70 87 70 88  
TEMP 85 77 67 66 84 78 69 70 85 80 72 72 85 80 72 73 86 81  
DEWPT 61 64 63 63 65 68 68 69 70 72 71 72 74 74 72 73 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 43 93 50 100 60 100 67 100 65  
RH 46 64 87 91 53 71 95 97 62 77 97100 69 82100100 68 80  
WIND DIR W N N N N E N N S SE S S S S S W SW S  
WIND SPD 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 30 20 60 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C L C S C  
TSTMS C S S C S C  
 

 
 
NCZ015-220800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 72 85 72 88 69  
TEMP 79 76 74 73 75 81 84 84 80 76 74 73 75 83 86 86 80 75 73 70 72  
DEWPT 72 73 73 72 73 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 69 68 66 68  
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 58 88  
RH 80 91 97 97 94 78 72 71 80 91 97100 95 72 64 62 74 83 85 87 85  
WIND DIR E E NE NE E S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW W SW W W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 06 02 09 19 20 19 19 21 23 24 24 26 24 25 23 26 26 30 30  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 3 2 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 83 84 92 71 58 57 75 84 70 70 61 30 40 36 39 39 21 21 13 15 7  
VSBY 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 70 30 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0.79 0.32 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L D C C C C L C C S S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S C C S S S  
MIX HGT 900 900 2500 2200 600 1100 3900 3500 500 500  
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW W W W NW  
T WIND SPD 6 4 11 12 8 10 16 9 4 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR  
ADI 7 8 33 35 7 20 70 56 3 8  
MAX LVORI 8 9 5 4 7 9 4 3 6 6  
STABILITY E F C C E F B B F F  
CEILING 8000 4700 1700 4500 4700 5100 4300 3900 4700 30000  
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.0 29.93 29.89 29.86 29.90 29.88 29.93 29.95  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 69 87 72 87 73 88 73 88  
TEMP 85 78 72 71 85 80 74 75 85 81 75 76 86 81 76 76 86 82  
DEWPT 66 67 67 68 67 69 70 72 72 73 73 74 75 75 74 75 76 75  
MIN/MAX RH 48 90 54 95 63 97 68 99 69  
RH 53 69 83 89 56 69 87 91 65 77 93 94 70 82 96 96 71 79  
WIND DIR W S SW N NE E SE E SE SE S SW S S SW W SW S  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 8 4 3 3 8 4 3 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 30 20 60 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C L C S S C  
TSTMS S C S S S C S C  
 

 
 
NCZ030-220800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 68 85 68 87 64  
TEMP 78 73 71 69 71 79 83 84 78 73 71 69 72 80 85 85 77 71 68 66 68  
DEWPT 72 71 71 70 71 72 72 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 69 67 68 64 63 61 63  
MAX/MIN RH 100 66 100 53 89  
RH 82 94 99100 99 79 70 69 85 97100100 96 74 59 55 74 79 84 84 84  
WIND DIR SE E E E SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W W SW W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 12 08 09 09 13 19 19 19 18 19 21 23 24 27 26 26 26 24 27 29 30  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 1 2 2 2  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL  
CLOUDS(%) 90 85 68 64 68 69 71 70 52 57 31 15 25 22 18 12 6 6 11 3 4  
VSBY 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 60 20 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.73 0.25 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C S C L C S  
TSTMS C C S S C C  
MIX HGT 800 600 2900 2600 500 800 5100 4800 400 400  
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W W W NW  
T WIND SPD 6 3 11 9 4 5 9 8 3 3  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 4 6 36 33 2 6 65 64 2 2  
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 5 10 10 5 3 5 7  
STABILITY F F B C F F A A F F  
CEILING 8000 300 1600 2400 3200 30000 4000 4700 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 29.94 29.93 29.93 29.85 29.84 29.80 29.85 29.84 29.88 29.92  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 63 86 67 87 69 87 70 88  
TEMP 84 76 67 66 84 78 69 70 85 79 71 72 85 79 72 72 86 80  
DEWPT 62 64 62 63 65 68 68 69 70 72 71 72 73 74 72 72 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 45 92 49 100 58 100 64 100 62  
RH 48 66 84 91 52 72 97 98 61 79 99100 68 85100100 69 82  
WIND DIR W N N N N N N E S SE S S SW S SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 20 60 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C L C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C S C  
 

 
 
NCZ030-220800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 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 70 86 69 89 65  
TEMP 79 75 73 71 73 81 84 85 79 74 72 70 73 82 87 87 79 72 70 67 69  
DEWPT 73 73 71 71 71 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 73 72 70 69 69 66 65 63 65  
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 53 90  
RH 82 95 95100 96 78 70 67 82 93100100 99 73 58 55 73 82 83 85 85  
WIND DIR E E E NE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W W SW W W W NW  
WIND DIR DEG 10 07 08 06 13 20 20 18 18 19 21 23 24 27 25 26 24 25 26 29 30  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL  
CLOUDS(%) 83 84 67 57 64 61 69 75 64 68 37 16 27 27 28 18 11 11 13 3 3  
VSBY 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 60 20 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.27 0.07 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C C L L S S  
TSTMS C C S S C C S  
MIX HGT 900 800 2800 2400 500 800 5000 4600 500 400  
T WIND DIR SE E S S S SW W W W NW  
T WIND SPD 4 2 11 10 4 6 11 8 3 4  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR  
ADI 3 2 38 35 3 10 75 68 2 3  
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 5 10 10 5 3 5 7  
STABILITY F F B C F F A A F F  
CEILING 8900 6900 1700 2400 2400 4100 4700 4000 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 29.97 29.96 29.95 29.88 29.87 29.84 29.88 29.85 29.90 29.93  
 
DATE 08/24TUE 08/25/26WED 08/26/26THU 08/27/26FRI 08/28/26  
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 88 68 89 70 88 71 89  
TEMP 86 78 69 68 86 79 70 71 86 80 72 73 86 80 73 73 87 81  
DEWPT 63 66 64 65 66 69 68 71 71 73 71 73 74 74 73 73 75 75  
MIN/MAX RH 43 93 48 100 58 100 65 100 64  
RH 46 67 85 91 51 73 94100 60 79 97100 68 82100100 68 82  
WIND DIR W N N N NE E N N SE SE S S SW S S SW SW S  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 1  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 20 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C L C S S C  
TSTMS S C 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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