531  
FOUS54 KAKQ 152111  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 152110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
MDZ021-160800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 55 68 34 46 27  
TEMP 56 57 56 58 60 64 66 65 62 51 41 36 34 40 44 44 38 34 31 29 29  
DEWPT 49 54 56 58 58 60 60 59 58 47 33 26 21 20 18 17 18 16 15 14 15  
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 90 33 59  
RH 77 89100 98 95 87 81 81 88 87 73 67 58 44 35 34 44 47 51 53 56  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N  
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 15 17 17 18 17 17 18 28 29 29 29 28 28 28 30 31 31 34 02  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 11 12 17 17 19 18 16 11 10 10 13 12 12 9 5 4 3 2  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 84 89 91 91 92 86 85 88 97 97 72 30 26 20 39 54 42 6 3 12 22  
VSBY 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 80 100 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.49 0.42 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D L C C L L L D D S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S  
MIX HGT 2000 1700 2800 2900 3200 5000 8300 8100 4300 2600  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W W W W NW N  
T WIND SPD 17 13 20 28 32 28 23 17 8 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD VG EX VG PR PR  
ADI 22 28 52 75 45 120 116 78 6 3  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E F  
CEILING 1700 300 800 1000 1400 30000 20800 26600 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.09 29.84 29.72 29.54 29.5 29.80 30.01 30.09 30.26 30.37  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 43 30 52 37 58 42 62 42 62  
TEMP 41 38 33 32 50 45 41 39 55 50 45 44 59 54 45 42 58 53  
DEWPT 14 20 25 27 29 32 34 34 36 37 38 40 41 39 35 32 33 36  
MIN/MAX RH 34 84 42 89 45 88 48 70 37  
RH 34 49 71 80 43 60 76 83 49 61 78 85 51 57 68 67 40 52  
WIND DIR S S SE SE S SE SE E SW S S SW W NW NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 5 6 10 8 6 9 10 5  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
 
 
 
MDZ022-160800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 54 66 33 44 25  
TEMP 55 56 55 59 61 64 64 64 62 54 43 36 33 39 42 43 38 33 30 27 27  
DEWPT 48 52 55 57 58 60 60 59 58 51 37 27 21 18 17 17 17 15 14 14 13  
MAX/MIN RH 100 83 92 34 60  
RH 77 86100 94 93 87 86 84 87 89 79 69 60 43 36 35 42 47 51 57 55  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 25 29 29 29 28 27 28 30 31 31 33 00  
WIND SPD 10 11 12 12 12 16 17 19 20 16 12 10 10 13 13 11 6 5 3 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW CL FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 88 88 92 91 92 90 87 89 98 98 78 40 26 18 24 51 48 9 4 11 19  
VSBY 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 90 80 100 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.28 0.38 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L D C C L D L D D S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S  
MIX HGT 1700 1500 2800 3100 3200 4300 7700 7900 3500 1700  
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W NW N  
T WIND SPD 16 16 23 25 28 25 24 18 8 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD VG VG VG PR PR  
ADI 20 25 54 63 48 115 117 89 8 3  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C F F  
CEILING 1700 300 300 1000 300 18200 20800 23500 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 30.09 29.84 29.75 29.57 29.40 29.75 29.96 30.04 30.21 30.34  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 41 27 51 33 58 39 60 40 61  
TEMP 39 36 31 32 49 44 39 38 55 48 43 43 58 53 45 41 56 51  
DEWPT 13 19 23 25 28 31 33 33 35 35 36 38 40 38 33 31 32 33  
MIN/MAX RH 33 79 42 85 43 82 49 69 37  
RH 34 50 71 76 43 61 79 82 47 60 76 81 51 57 62 66 40 50  
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE E NE E SE S SW W NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 6 3 5 8 10 8 6 9 10 5  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
 
 
 
MDZ025-160800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 48 56 35 43 29  
TEMP 48 49 49 49 50 54 54 53 52 50 44 39 35 38 41 41 38 35 33 31 30  
DEWPT 45 47 49 49 50 51 52 52 51 48 39 30 23 20 20 19 21 18 16 15 15  
MAX/MIN RH 100 88 96 41 55  
RH 90 95100100 97 90 91 96 96 94 82 69 62 48 43 41 50 48 49 52 53  
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S S SW NW W W W W W NW NW NW N N  
WIND DIR DEG 11 13 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 23 29 29 29 28 27 28 30 32 32 34 00  
WIND SPD 16 18 18 18 18 23 24 26 28 23 20 17 16 16 16 14 13 13 12 11 10  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 82 89 91 92 91 89 89 86 98 98 79 48 35 21 13 40 58 22 6 14 20  
VSBY 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 90 80 100 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.41 0.25 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L D C C L D L D D S S  
TSTMS S C C C C S S  
MIX HGT 1700 1500 2000 2600 3400 4500 6900 8000 5400 3200  
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W NW N  
T WIND SPD 18 19 25 29 33 29 23 18 18 13  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD VG VG VG GD FR  
ADI 23 31 53 66 46 81 78 67 27 25  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 2  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D  
CEILING 1700 300 300 300 300 30000 17100 23500 6300 30000  
PRESSURE 30.13 29.89 29.81 29.65 29.47 29.78 30.01 30.09 30.26 30.37  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 38 32 45 38 49 42 53 41 53  
TEMP 36 34 36 36 43 41 41 40 47 45 43 44 51 48 44 41 48 47  
DEWPT 15 19 24 27 29 31 34 34 35 37 38 39 39 38 34 33 33 33  
MIN/MAX RH 41 71 55 83 62 85 61 72 51  
RH 42 53 61 69 56 68 77 81 64 74 83 82 64 69 68 72 54 59  
WIND DIR E SE SE E E E NE NE NE SE S SW SW NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 8 8 10 13 13 13 14 16 14 12  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
 
 
 
VAZ064-160800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 56 72 30 44 24  
TEMP 58 58 57 61 64 69 70 69 58 47 38 33 30 38 42 42 36 31 28 26 26  
DEWPT 51 55 57 60 62 64 63 61 53 41 28 21 17 15 13 13 12 11 12 11 12  
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 86 28 57  
RH 77 90100 97 93 84 78 76 82 79 67 61 58 38 30 29 38 43 49 52 55  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE  
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 15 17 18 18 18 19 25 28 28 28 27 27 27 28 31 32 32 34 03  
WIND SPD 8 8 6 9 10 13 16 17 12 10 8 6 5 10 10 10 5 3 2 1 1  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 84 92 91 94 94 86 77 96 93 81 59 31 30 17 44 51 31 6 3 15 37  
VSBY 7 6 7 7 6 6 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 90 90 80 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.73 0.18 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C D C C L L L D D L  
TSTMS S S S S S C  
MIX HGT 1200 2200 4600 4200 4100 3700 8100 9000 2200 1000  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W W W W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 16 11 28 35 21 24 19 17 12 8  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG GD GD VG EX PR PR  
ADI 16 31 107 116 33 89 107 95 6 5  
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 4 4 2 1 2 2 3  
STABILITY D D D D D E C C F F  
CEILING 1700 1000 1000 2400 1700 20800 26200 6300 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 29.87 29.63 29.51 29.31 29.34 29.71 29.92 29.94 30.11 30.23  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 44 28 55 36 62 43 66 42 65  
TEMP 40 39 32 29 52 49 41 38 58 54 46 45 63 58 47 42 60 56  
DEWPT 11 17 21 23 28 33 34 33 35 38 38 39 40 37 34 31 32 35  
MIN/MAX RH 27 79 37 85 39 83 38 65 31  
RH 30 41 64 77 39 56 76 82 43 54 73 79 43 46 61 65 35 45  
WIND DIR S SE S S S SE S SE S SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 9 5 5 4 9 4  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 30 20 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
 
 
 
VAZ081-160800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 59 73 31 46 26  
TEMP 63 61 60 62 65 69 71 70 62 49 39 33 31 39 44 45 38 33 30 28 27  
DEWPT 56 59 60 62 63 65 65 63 57 43 28 22 19 18 18 17 14 14 13 12 13  
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 86 31 58  
RH 78 94100100 95 87 81 79 85 80 64 62 61 43 35 32 37 45 50 52 55  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W NW N N NE  
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 17 18 18 18 19 19 23 26 28 28 28 28 27 27 29 31 34 01 04  
WIND SPD 8 6 6 10 11 14 16 18 14 12 10 9 8 10 11 10 5 3 2 1 1  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 84 92 89 93 91 89 81 96 89 82 52 21 28 15 18 28 6 2 2 12 33  
VSBY 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 90 80 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.65 0.15 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D C C C L L L D D L  
TSTMS S S C C C C C  
MIX HGT 1100 1700 4000 3800 3400 3400 7200 8200 2300 1300  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W W W W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 16 13 24 40 27 21 16 16 6 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG GD FR VG VG PR PR  
ADI 15 31 99 111 46 82 68 93 6 6  
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 3  
STABILITY D D D D D E C C F F  
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 2400 2400 19900 20800 26600 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 29.90 29.70 29.61 29.42 29.43 29.79 30.0 30.01 30.15 30.26  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 46 28 58 36 65 44 69 45 69  
TEMP 43 42 32 30 55 50 42 39 61 55 46 46 66 60 50 46 63 59  
DEWPT 14 21 24 25 30 34 35 34 37 40 39 40 44 42 36 35 35 37  
MIN/MAX RH 29 81 36 88 38 83 40 68 31  
RH 30 43 73 80 38 54 78 83 41 57 75 80 46 50 60 65 35 44  
WIND DIR S SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE S SW W NW NW W W NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 9 5 4 4 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 
 
 
VAZ096-160800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 61 73 34 49 29  
TEMP 63 63 62 64 67 70 71 71 67 56 44 37 34 41 47 47 41 36 33 31 31  
DEWPT 58 60 62 63 64 66 65 64 62 51 36 26 21 21 20 19 18 18 16 16 17  
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 85 31 59  
RH 84 91100 97 91 87 81 79 84 85 72 65 59 44 34 32 39 47 49 54 57  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S W W W W W W W W NW N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 12 14 17 18 18 19 18 18 20 26 28 28 28 28 27 27 29 31 34 00 02  
WIND SPD 9 8 6 9 10 13 16 18 19 14 10 9 8 10 10 10 4 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 89 87 84 84 90 88 82 85 95 90 64 16 21 12 9 20 19 9 4 9 40  
VSBY 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 90 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.57 0.22 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D C S C L L L D D D  
TSTMS C S S C C C C C S  
MIX HGT 1300 1800 4000 3900 3200 3600 7600 7800 1400 1300  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W W NW W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 13 16 27 40 33 24 17 12 4 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG GD GD VG VG PR PR  
ADI 21 36 104 114 50 95 79 79 3 2  
MAX LVORI 6 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 3  
STABILITY D D D D D E C C F F  
CEILING 300 1000 1000 2100 1900 23500 15900 23500 26600 30000  
PRESSURE 30.0 29.82 29.75 29.57 29.54 29.84 30.05 30.09 30.22 30.31  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 47 31 57 38 64 44 70 46 70  
TEMP 45 42 35 34 55 50 42 41 61 54 46 47 66 61 51 47 64 59  
DEWPT 19 25 27 29 30 34 35 37 39 41 40 42 45 44 39 37 38 39  
MIN/MAX RH 33 88 37 91 40 86 42 71 33  
RH 36 50 72 83 38 54 76 87 44 60 79 83 47 53 63 68 38 47  
WIND DIR E E E NE E E NE N NE SE S SW W W NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 9 4 4 4 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
 
 
VAZ098-160800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 54 67 38 49 35  
TEMP 55 55 55 57 60 63 63 62 61 56 48 41 38 42 46 47 44 41 38 36 37  
DEWPT 52 54 55 57 59 61 60 60 59 53 41 32 27 26 24 25 24 23 23 22 22  
MAX/MIN RH 100 87 95 41 57  
RH 92 98100 99 97 93 90 94 92 90 76 69 64 54 42 41 47 49 53 55 55  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W NW NW N NE  
WIND DIR DEG 12 14 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 24 29 29 29 29 28 28 29 31 33 00 03  
WIND SPD 13 14 13 13 14 17 19 23 23 18 17 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 9  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 85 88 81 87 90 84 86 83 94 94 73 33 23 14 20 24 31 16 7 13 43  
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 70 80 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.46 0.16 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S C L L L D D S S  
TSTMS C C S S C C S S S  
MIX HGT 1500 1800 2000 2800 3800 3900 6600 7900 5100 3200  
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW NW NW W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 18 16 20 25 25 27 18 13 11 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD GD GD GD GD FR  
ADI 22 30 43 61 42 68 62 64 20 21  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 2  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C D E  
CEILING 300 300 1000 1700 1700 23500 15300 20800 23500 30000  
PRESSURE 30.06 29.88 29.82 29.67 29.51 29.85 30.07 30.11 30.26 30.35  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 44 37 52 43 56 46 64 47 63  
TEMP 41 41 40 40 49 47 46 45 53 50 48 48 60 57 50 48 57 55  
DEWPT 24 26 30 32 35 37 40 40 41 42 43 44 46 45 41 40 40 40  
MIN/MAX RH 48 75 55 82 60 87 57 75 46  
RH 50 55 67 73 57 68 79 82 63 74 83 87 61 66 70 73 53 58  
WIND DIR E E E NE NE E NE N NE E S SW SW NW NW NW NW W  
WIND SPD 8 4 4 5 6 4 4 6 9 5 10 11 12 10 12 12 12 10  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
 
 
NCZ014-160800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 60 74 33 49 26  
TEMP 64 62 62 64 66 71 72 72 65 54 43 36 33 41 47 48 41 36 31 28 28  
DEWPT 58 61 62 63 64 66 65 64 61 49 33 25 21 20 18 18 18 17 15 14 16  
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 87 29 60  
RH 81 95100 97 93 83 79 77 87 82 67 64 61 42 31 30 40 46 50 55 59  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S W W W W W W W W NW N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 12 15 17 18 18 19 18 18 20 27 28 29 28 29 27 27 29 32 34 00 02  
WIND SPD 8 6 6 8 10 13 16 18 19 14 10 9 6 10 10 10 3 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 87 86 85 86 89 87 84 88 95 88 62 18 23 11 9 21 18 8 4 10 40  
VSBY 6 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 80 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.68 0.17 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D C C L L L D D D D  
TSTMS C S S C C C C C S  
MIX HGT 1400 1800 4200 4200 2800 3600 7700 7800 1300 1200  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 12 17 25 42 28 24 16 12 3 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG EX GD GD VG VG PR PR  
ADI 17 38 95 120 49 96 74 75 3 2  
MAX LVORI 8 6 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 3  
STABILITY D D D D D E C C F F  
CEILING 300 1000 1000 2400 2400 23500 16700 23500 26600 30000  
PRESSURE 29.98 29.81 29.75 29.57 29.55 29.86 30.06 30.09 30.22 30.31  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 48 29 58 36 65 42 70 45 71  
TEMP 46 43 34 32 56 50 41 40 62 54 46 46 67 61 50 46 65 60  
DEWPT 18 24 26 27 30 34 34 36 38 39 40 42 44 44 39 37 37 39  
MIN/MAX RH 30 88 34 92 37 88 39 72 32  
RH 32 48 72 81 37 54 75 86 41 57 79 85 45 54 64 71 35 46  
WIND DIR SE E E NE E E E NE NE SE S SW W W NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 9 4 3 4 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
 
 
NCZ015-160800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 59 72 37 52 31  
TEMP 61 61 60 64 65 69 70 69 66 58 49 39 37 43 49 50 43 39 36 33 33  
DEWPT 57 60 60 63 64 65 65 64 62 54 41 31 26 24 23 23 23 23 21 20 22  
MAX/MIN RH 100 81 91 33 65  
RH 89 97100 98 96 87 84 84 87 87 75 72 66 48 36 34 45 52 55 60 64  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S SW W W W W W W NW NW N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 13 15 17 18 18 19 18 18 19 24 29 29 29 29 28 28 29 32 34 00 02  
WIND SPD 11 10 10 11 12 16 19 19 20 17 14 12 11 12 11 10 8 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 87 87 77 86 86 82 83 82 93 90 70 27 19 14 24 28 23 26 9 15 40  
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 80 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.51 0.13 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L C C S C L L L D D S S  
TSTMS C C C S C C S S S  
MIX HGT 1700 1700 3400 3200 3300 3600 6700 7800 2600 1700  
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW NW NW W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 13 13 24 25 25 27 18 11 6 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD GD GD GD PR PR  
ADI 19 29 67 62 42 67 62 63 7 5  
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C F F  
CEILING 300 1000 1700 1700 1700 12900 15500 20800 23500 30000  
PRESSURE 30.04 29.88 29.82 29.67 29.54 29.88 30.09 30.12 30.26 30.34  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 47 36 56 41 62 46 69 47 70  
TEMP 45 42 39 38 54 49 44 43 59 53 47 47 66 59 51 48 64 58  
DEWPT 24 28 30 32 34 36 39 39 40 41 42 45 48 46 42 40 42 42  
MIN/MAX RH 41 83 45 90 47 93 47 77 39  
RH 43 56 72 80 46 61 81 87 49 65 83 92 51 61 70 74 45 54  
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE E N N NE E S SW SW W NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 8 4 5 8 11 8 9 9 10 6  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10  
 
 
 
NCZ030-160800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 61 73 32 49 26  
TEMP 65 63 62 64 65 71 71 71 64 53 42 35 33 41 47 48 41 36 32 28 28  
DEWPT 60 62 62 63 64 66 64 63 60 47 32 24 21 20 18 17 19 18 15 14 15  
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 86 28 60  
RH 85 96100 97 97 84 78 76 86 79 67 64 61 42 31 29 41 47 50 56 58  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W NW NW N N NE  
WIND DIR DEG 12 15 18 18 18 19 19 19 22 27 29 29 29 29 28 28 30 33 35 01 03  
WIND SPD 6 5 6 9 10 14 16 18 18 14 10 9 6 10 10 10 3 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 87 87 83 89 92 84 85 90 90 83 57 23 28 12 11 16 25 7 3 12 45  
VSBY 6 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 90 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.63 0.13 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D C L L L D D D L  
TSTMS C S C C C C C S  
MIX HGT 1600 1700 4500 4900 3400 3700 7500 7800 1300 1100  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 12 18 25 41 23 23 16 12 3 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG EX GD GD GD GD PR PR  
ADI 18 37 96 120 41 94 73 73 3 2  
MAX LVORI 6 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 3  
STABILITY D D D D D E C C F F  
CEILING 300 1000 1000 2400 1700 23500 17100 23500 26600 30000  
PRESSURE 29.94 29.79 29.72 29.55 29.55 29.87 30.06 30.09 30.20 30.29  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 49 29 59 36 65 43 71 46 72  
TEMP 46 44 34 32 57 52 42 40 62 56 46 45 68 62 52 47 66 61  
DEWPT 17 25 26 27 29 35 35 36 38 41 40 42 45 45 40 37 39 40  
MIN/MAX RH 26 89 32 92 37 92 39 70 32  
RH 30 48 71 83 34 53 76 85 41 58 79 88 44 54 63 68 37 46  
WIND DIR SE E E NE NE E E N N SE S SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 9 4 4 4 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
 
 
NCZ030-160800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED  
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 62 74 34 50 28  
TEMP 65 64 63 64 66 72 72 72 65 55 44 36 34 41 48 49 42 37 33 30 30  
DEWPT 61 62 63 64 64 67 65 64 61 51 36 27 22 22 20 19 21 20 17 16 17  
MAX/MIN RH 100 75 87 29 62  
RH 87 93100100 93 84 79 76 87 86 72 68 62 45 33 30 43 50 51 55 58  
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W NW N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 13 16 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 26 29 29 29 29 28 28 29 33 34 00 02  
WIND SPD 6 5 6 8 10 13 16 18 19 14 9 8 6 10 10 10 3 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 86 84 81 86 86 86 87 85 92 84 61 21 23 12 15 17 21 12 5 10 39  
VSBY 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 80 90 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.52 0.20 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L C C L L D L D L  
TSTMS C C C C C C C S  
MIX HGT 1400 1700 4200 4300 3500 3600 7100 7700 1300 1200  
T WIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW W NW NE  
T WIND SPD 12 19 24 37 29 25 16 12 4 4  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG EX GD GD GD GD PR PR  
ADI 19 38 88 120 45 101 74 64 4 2  
MAX LVORI 8 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 3  
STABILITY E D D D D E C C F F  
CEILING 300 1000 1000 1700 1700 23500 15400 20800 24700 30000  
PRESSURE 29.97 29.84 29.77 29.60 29.57 29.88 30.09 30.10 30.22 30.31  
 
DATE 03/18THU 03/19/26FRI 03/20/26SAT 03/21/26SUN 03/22/26  
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 49 32 60 38 66 44 72 47 72  
TEMP 47 44 35 33 57 51 42 40 63 55 47 47 69 62 52 48 68 61  
DEWPT 19 27 27 29 30 36 35 37 39 41 41 43 45 46 41 38 39 41  
MIN/MAX RH 30 88 33 92 37 90 38 71 31  
RH 32 51 72 85 35 56 77 89 41 59 80 86 42 56 66 68 35 48  
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE E N N NE SE S SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 3 3 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS 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  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab VA Page
The Nexlab NC Page
The Nexlab MD Page
Main Text Page