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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
MDZ021-160800-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 84 73 90 73
TEMP 79 75 73 73 75 81 82 82 77 77 77 76 78 84 88 89 83 79 76 74 75
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 71 68 68 69 70 73 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 96 62 100 60 95
RH 76 88 93 91 86 65 62 65 79 89 95 98 90 73 62 61 76 88 93 91 89
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW W W W W NW NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 16 16 18 20 23 25 28 29 29 30 30 32 34 35
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 10 11 10 10 9 9 6 5 8 8 6 3 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 30 24 40 69 83 76 89 92 78 67 81 81 53 30 23 22 29 26 20 24 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 70 80 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.36 0.18 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L C S S S
TSTMS S C C C
MIX HGT 500 600 2700 2600 400 1000 4100 4900 500 900
T WIND DIR SE SE S SE S SW NW W NW N
T WIND SPD 6 6 14 12 16 13 11 10 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 8 42 40 17 17 57 73 5 11
MAX LVORI 6 8 3 4 5 8 4 4 6 7
STABILITY F F C D D D B B F F
CEILING 6300 6300 6300 4700 4700 6300 9800 4200 6300 23900
PRESSURE 30.09 30.07 30.07 30.0 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.80 29.82 29.84
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 87 69 88 74 88 68 84 66 84
TEMP 86 80 72 74 87 82 77 77 87 79 72 72 83 75 69 71 83 75
DEWPT 69 67 67 69 67 70 73 73 73 71 68 67 68 68 67 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 51 89 51 94 60 92 56 98 60
RH 56 64 86 83 53 66 87 90 65 73 89 89 60 73 94 90 63 74
WIND DIR NW N W NW SW S S W NW N N N N NE E NE NE E
WIND SPD 5 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 6 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 40 50 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
MDZ022-160800-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 84 72 89 71
TEMP 76 71 70 70 73 80 82 81 76 74 74 74 77 83 87 88 81 76 74 73 73
DEWPT 70 70 69 68 70 67 67 68 69 71 73 74 75 75 74 73 75 74 73 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 100 60 99
RH 82 96 94 92 90 65 61 65 80 90 96100 95 78 66 61 82 93 97 95 93
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W NW W W NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 12 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 16 18 20 22 24 27 29 29 29 29 30 33 34
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 3 9 10 10 8 8 8 6 5 8 8 8 2 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 27 17 26 49 69 71 80 89 87 67 74 81 57 38 30 21 21 27 20 27 16
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 60 80 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.23 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L C L L C
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 400 600 2800 2600 500 900 4100 4500 400 600
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 5 3 13 14 13 13 12 10 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 6 49 42 14 17 67 75 2 10
MAX LVORI 8 10 4 4 5 7 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F F C D D D B B F F
CEILING 14800 6800 6300 5500 4400 1000 8000 4000 6300 11700
PRESSURE 30.06 30.05 30.05 29.98 29.92 29.82 29.80 29.76 29.79 29.80
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 87 66 87 71 88 67 83 66 82
TEMP 85 79 69 71 86 79 74 75 87 77 71 71 81 73 68 69 82 74
DEWPT 69 68 66 68 67 69 71 73 72 71 68 67 68 68 66 68 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 55 96 51 97 61 95 63 100 63
RH 59 70 91 89 52 70 90 95 65 77 91 92 65 79 94 96 65 74
WIND DIR NW NW W W SW S S SW SW E NW NE E E E NE E E
WIND SPD 4 2 1 1 3 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 50 50 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
MDZ025-160800-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 82 75 87 74
TEMP 77 76 75 75 76 79 80 80 78 76 76 77 78 82 85 85 80 78 76 75 75
DEWPT 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 70 71 73 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 87 69 100 71 98
RH 82 86 84 83 80 73 70 72 80 89 95 97 95 81 73 71 85 93 97 95 92
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 10 11 13 12 13 14 16 17 17 19 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 28 30 32 34
WIND SPD 5 6 5 5 9 10 12 14 17 17 18 14 12 10 9 9 4 4 4 6 6
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 21 18 28 39 54 69 72 88 88 68 72 76 77 43 23 20 26 35 23 28 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 40 70 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.28 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L C
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 800 1100 2400 2400 1100 1000 2500 2400 500 700
T WIND DIR E SE SE S S SW W SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 8 8 14 19 26 24 12 8 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 14 39 41 26 28 32 26 3 11
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 5 5 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F C D D D C B F F
CEILING 14800 7200 7200 5600 4700 4600 8900 4700 6300 7200
PRESSURE 30.10 30.09 30.09 30.03 29.95 29.87 29.84 29.80 29.82 29.84
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 83 72 83 75 84 72 80 71 80
TEMP 81 78 74 74 81 79 77 77 82 78 75 74 78 75 73 73 80 76
DEWPT 72 71 70 69 70 72 74 75 73 73 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 69 86 67 95 75 91 73 89 69
RH 75 78 85 84 70 79 90 95 80 84 86 90 76 77 85 87 74 76
WIND DIR NE SE W NW S S S SW S S N NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 6 10 11 9 9 6 9 11 10 9 9 10 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 50 40 30 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
VAZ064-160800-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 85 73 90 71
TEMP 79 75 73 72 73 79 83 82 77 75 75 75 76 85 89 88 80 76 74 71 73
DEWPT 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 73 74 73 74 73 74 74 73 73 75 73 72 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 98 66 100 59 95
RH 76 85 90 93 91 74 66 74 89 94 97 95 94 71 60 62 84 89 94 94 88
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 18 16 18 22 23 25 30 30 30 33 32 33 34 34
WIND SPD 3 2 3 3 3 6 8 8 3 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 1 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 39 43 67 84 90 92 87 90 75 55 69 75 64 19 45 45 34 37 27 28 16
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 80 60 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.49 0.07 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C S S S S S
TSTMS S C C C S S S S
MIX HGT 500 500 2400 2300 400 500 4900 5300 400 600
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SW NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 10 8 12 12 8 9 10 9 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 7 10 37 40 7 10 55 82 4 11
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 5 7 8 4 5 7 7
STABILITY F F C C E E A A F F
CEILING 6300 5500 4700 3200 5700 7200 8000 5500 5500 5500
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.90 29.80 29.72 29.67 29.70 29.65 29.68 29.70
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 86 67 89 71 89 67 83 65 83
TEMP 86 76 70 71 87 81 74 74 87 76 70 70 82 73 67 69 82 73
DEWPT 69 67 66 66 70 71 71 71 72 70 66 65 68 66 66 67 69 67
MIN/MAX RH 55 90 55 94 63 92 60 98 65
RH 57 69 87 85 57 72 88 94 63 76 92 87 64 74 94 97 67 76
WIND DIR N N NW NW SW S SW NW NW N N N N NE N N N N
WIND SPD 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 40 40 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
VAZ081-160800-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 88 74 93 73
TEMP 79 73 72 71 72 81 86 85 79 76 76 75 77 87 91 91 82 77 75 74 73
DEWPT 72 71 70 70 70 69 71 73 73 73 74 74 75 76 74 73 75 75 73 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 99 61 100 54 97
RH 79 92 93 94 93 68 61 67 82 90 95 97 95 71 58 57 79 94 93 93 93
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W NW W N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 14 14 15 15 17 18 19 17 19 22 22 23 28 30 29 00 00 00 35 35
WIND SPD 3 3 3 1 3 5 8 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 3
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 32 34 53 74 88 87 65 81 76 60 41 42 37 18 48 48 55 57 45 42 27
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 50 50 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.26 0.14 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S C C
TSTMS C C C S S S S C S
MIX HGT 500 400 3300 3100 600 700 5500 6400 400 600
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W W W N
T WIND SPD 4 2 11 12 11 8 10 6 1 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 4 49 49 9 9 62 83 2 10
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 4 8 9 4 4 9 7
STABILITY F F C C E E A A F F
CEILING 6300 6300 5500 4700 7200 8000 8000 6300 6300 6300
PRESSURE 29.97 29.97 29.96 29.86 29.79 29.76 29.76 29.68 29.73 29.76
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 89 70 90 72 92 69 85 67 85
TEMP 87 80 72 72 88 83 75 74 90 78 72 71 83 75 69 70 84 75
DEWPT 72 71 68 69 72 72 72 72 74 72 69 67 71 69 68 68 71 69
MIN/MAX RH 58 92 57 95 60 94 65 99 65
RH 61 72 87 89 60 71 91 93 64 77 91 92 69 75 96 96 68 77
WIND DIR N NE N N SW SE S SW W N N N N E N NW NW NE
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 50 50 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S C
TSTMS C S S S C
DISSWAMP-160800-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 93 75
TEMP 78 76 74 73 74 83 86 86 81 78 77 76 78 87 92 93 85 80 77 75 77
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 71 69 70 71 73 73 74 75 76 76 75 73 76 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 94 58 100 53 94
RH 79 85 90 90 90 63 59 61 77 85 90 96 95 70 58 53 74 85 90 94 90
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W W N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 10 11 12 14 17 17 17 19 20 22 22 25 27 29 00 00 00 00 35
WIND SPD 3 2 3 1 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 28 30 44 56 66 67 55 64 71 63 45 38 51 25 20 21 59 59 42 40 36
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 40 40 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.34 0 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C
TSTMS C C C S C S
MIX HGT 400 500 3600 3500 600 800 5100 6200 600 1000
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW W W SW E
T WIND SPD 5 2 11 11 10 11 11 9 2 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 4 3 45 50 8 12 67 87 2 12
MAX LVORI 7 8 4 4 6 8 4 3 7 8
STABILITY F F C C E E A A F F
CEILING 11700 8000 6300 4700 15900 8000 7200 5500 8000 7200
PRESSURE 30.03 30.03 30.03 29.94 29.89 29.84 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.79
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 89 72 89 73 92 72 86 70 85
TEMP 89 81 74 74 88 82 76 76 90 81 75 74 84 78 72 73 84 78
DEWPT 73 73 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 72 71 72 71 69 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 60 94 56 97 58 92 61 91 61
RH 60 70 87 90 57 72 88 94 61 72 90 90 65 74 88 90 65 73
WIND DIR N E N N S SE S SW SW E NW N N SE S N NW E
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 50 50 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C L C C C C
TSTMS S C C C S C
VAZ098-160800-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 85 77 92 78
TEMP 78 78 78 78 79 81 83 83 81 79 79 78 79 86 90 89 85 82 80 79 79
DEWPT 72 72 71 71 71 70 71 72 73 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 84 66 93 62 91
RH 82 83 79 79 77 69 66 69 78 83 87 90 91 73 64 65 76 85 88 88 90
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W N SE SW W NW N
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 09 10 11 13 15 16 17 19 21 22 22 25 27 35 14 23 26 32 34
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 6 10 11 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 6 5 3 2 3 3 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 26 27 39 54 58 47 39 61 70 64 52 51 49 26 29 29 57 57 42 42 45
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 20 40 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.17 0.01 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C C
TSTMS C C S S S S C
MIX HGT 700 1200 2700 2600 900 1000 3600 3500 900 1200
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW SW S S W
T WIND SPD 10 9 14 17 18 18 11 6 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 20 48 48 19 21 44 33 3 12
MAX LVORI 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 6 7
STABILITY F E B D D D B A F E
CEILING 13500 9800 7200 6300 4700 8000 7200 5500 6300 7100
PRESSURE 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.02 29.96 29.89 29.89 29.81 29.81 29.84
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 85 76 86 77 89 75 83 74 84
TEMP 83 81 78 78 84 82 79 78 88 81 78 76 81 78 76 76 82 79
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 73 74 75 75 76 75 73 72 73 72 71 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 73 86 66 90 68 86 70 83 68
RH 77 76 85 82 67 74 86 88 71 76 82 85 74 76 79 81 71 73
WIND DIR N E E NE SE SE S SW SE E N NE E E SW N E SE
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 8 8 5 6 9 6 5 9 10 9 8 9 10 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 40 50 50 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S S C
NCZ014-160800-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 87 75 94 74
TEMP 79 75 73 72 74 82 86 85 80 77 76 76 77 87 93 93 84 79 76 74 76
DEWPT 72 71 71 70 71 70 69 73 73 74 75 75 76 77 75 73 76 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 100 52 97
RH 81 87 93 93 90 67 58 67 79 90 97 97 97 71 57 52 76 88 95 97 94
WIND DIR E E E E SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W W N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 10 09 10 10 11 14 17 17 17 18 20 22 22 25 27 28 00 00 00 00 35
WIND SPD 3 3 3 1 1 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 1
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 33 36 52 66 79 71 59 60 72 62 40 40 43 23 16 19 57 57 38 37 36
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 40 40 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.36 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C
TSTMS C S C S C
MIX HGT 400 400 3600 3400 600 700 5300 6300 600 800
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW W W SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 2 11 11 8 10 10 9 1 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 5 4 45 49 6 11 63 88 2 6
MAX LVORI 7 9 4 4 8 8 4 4 8 9
STABILITY F F C C E E A A F F
CEILING 11600 7200 6300 4700 15900 8000 8000 6300 8000 7200
PRESSURE 30.02 30.02 30.02 29.93 29.88 29.84 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.79
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 89 71 89 73 92 71 85 69 85
TEMP 89 80 73 73 88 81 75 75 90 80 73 73 83 77 71 72 84 77
DEWPT 74 74 72 72 73 74 73 74 74 74 72 71 72 71 70 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 57 97 59 96 63 96 62
RH 61 74 92 95 59 74 93 95 60 75 94 89 66 74 91 93 65 75
WIND DIR N E N N S SE S SW SW E NW N N SE N NW NW E
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 40 60 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C S C L S C L C C C C
TSTMS C S C C C S C
NCZ015-160800-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 87 77 95 77
TEMP 78 77 76 75 78 83 85 85 81 79 78 78 80 88 93 94 85 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 72 70 71 73 73 75 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 88 61 97 55 95
RH 83 86 87 87 83 65 62 66 77 89 94 94 91 70 60 57 77 88 91 94 92
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W N
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 08 08 09 12 14 15 18 19 21 22 22 25 26 26 25 28 26 29 34
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 4 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 8 9 8 6 2 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 38 34 42 53 60 54 40 49 70 33 38 51 43 19 24 24 55 55 31 33 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 20 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C
TSTMS S S S S C S
MIX HGT 500 900 3000 3000 800 1100 4500 5100 800 1100
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 11 9 13 13 14 14 13 8 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 6 16 50 43 15 20 59 63 3 3
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 4 7 8
STABILITY F E B C D D B B F F
CEILING 6300 9800 7200 5500 9800 9800 7200 5500 6300 7200
PRESSURE 30.07 30.07 30.09 30.01 29.96 29.90 29.92 29.81 29.80 29.84
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 89 74 88 76 91 74 86 72 85
TEMP 89 80 76 77 87 82 77 78 90 81 76 77 84 78 74 75 84 78
DEWPT 76 74 74 74 74 74 75 77 77 75 74 74 74 73 71 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 66 95 62 96 63 94 66 92 66
RH 67 75 90 91 64 76 90 94 66 76 90 90 69 76 87 90 70 77
WIND DIR NE E N NE SE SE S SW SW SE NW N E SE W NW SW SE
WIND SPD 3 3 0 2 5 3 3 3 6 4 3 4 8 5 4 5 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 30 50 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C L C C C C
TSTMS C S C C C S S C
NCZ030-160800-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 75 95 74
TEMP 79 75 73 72 73 82 86 86 80 77 76 76 77 87 93 95 85 80 76 74 76
DEWPT 74 73 72 71 72 72 72 74 74 74 74 75 76 77 75 74 75 75 74 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 51 98
RH 84 92 97 97 96 71 62 68 82 90 94 97 97 72 56 52 72 85 94 97 96
WIND DIR E E E E E SE S S S S S SW SW W W W NW N N NW N
WIND DIR DEG 08 10 10 08 10 14 17 16 18 19 20 22 22 25 27 28 30 00 00 32 00
WIND SPD 4 3 3 1 2 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 1 0 0 1 2
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 40 50 60 80 86 74 67 52 64 51 42 46 37 20 11 14 54 54 29 40 36
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 40 30 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.09 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C
TSTMS C C C S C
MIX HGT 500 500 3700 3500 600 700 5800 6600 600 700
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW W W SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 5 10 11 9 11 10 8 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 6 11 41 40 7 11 60 83 1 5
MAX LVORI 8 10 4 4 6 8 4 3 8 10
STABILITY E F C C E E B A F F
CEILING 6300 6300 5500 4100 10300 9800 8000 6300 7900 7200
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.01 29.92 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.75 29.76 29.78
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 90 70 91 72 93 70 86 68 84
TEMP 90 80 72 73 88 82 74 75 91 81 73 73 84 76 70 71 83 76
DEWPT 74 74 72 73 73 74 73 75 73 74 72 71 71 71 70 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 56 100 54 99 61 100 62
RH 60 75 97 97 59 74 96 97 58 72 96 91 64 75 96 95 65 76
WIND DIR N NE N N S S S SW SW E N NE N SE SE NW W E
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 30 10 30 50 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S S L C C C C
TSTMS C S C C C C S C
NCZ030-160800-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DATE 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE
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 75 96 75
TEMP 79 76 74 73 75 83 87 87 80 78 77 76 78 88 94 96 86 81 77 75 77
DEWPT 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 73 74 74 75 76 77 77 76 75 76 75 75 74 76
MAX/MIN RH 97 59 100 50 97
RH 85 90 93 95 90 66 59 64 82 88 93 99 97 70 55 50 72 84 94 97 97
WIND DIR E E E E E SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W N N NW N
WIND DIR DEG 08 09 09 08 10 14 17 17 16 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 00 00 31 35
WIND SPD 4 3 2 1 2 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 1 0 0 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 44 55 78 84 71 55 53 68 39 41 42 32 16 12 18 53 53 29 36 36
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 40 20 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.03 0 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C
TSTMS C C S S C
MIX HGT 500 500 3800 3600 600 800 5200 6500 700 700
T WIND DIR E E SE S S SW SW W SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 6 10 11 6 10 11 9 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 8 11 42 41 7 12 60 91 2 1
MAX LVORI 7 8 3 4 6 9 4 3 8 9
STABILITY E F C C E E A A F F
CEILING 6300 6300 5500 4700 12700 9800 8000 6300 8000 7200
PRESSURE 30.03 30.03 30.03 29.95 29.90 29.86 29.87 29.77 29.79 29.81
DATE 08/18WED 08/19/26THU 08/20/26FRI 08/21/26SAT 08/22/26
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 91 72 92 73 94 72 87 70 86
TEMP 91 81 74 74 89 82 75 76 92 82 74 74 85 77 72 72 85 77
DEWPT 76 75 73 74 74 75 74 76 75 75 73 73 73 72 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 59 100 55 98 62 100 62
RH 61 74 94100 60 74 94100 59 72 94 93 66 77 93 97 66 76
WIND DIR N E N N S SE S SW SW E N N N SE S NW NW SE
WIND SPD 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 10 30 50 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S S L C C C C
TSTMS C S C C C S C S 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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