272  
FOUS54 KAKQ 221351  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 221350  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
MDZ021-222100-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 41 29 36 22 37  
TEMP 40 37 33 32 31 30 30 30 32 34 34 35 33 30 26 23 29 34 36 30  
DEWPT 38 37 33 32 30 29 29 29 30 30 29 28 23 20 18 14 16 17 18 19  
MIN/MAX RH 89 100 77 77 47  
RH 91100100100 96 96 96 96 92 85 82 77 67 66 71 68 59 50 47 65  
WIND DIR E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S  
WIND DIR DEG 07 04 03 00 34 33 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 29 17  
WIND SPD 8 10 10 14 19 19 18 17 17 16 14 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 98100 99 99 99 99 96 97 92 91 90 84 67 33 24 28 36 33 26 33  
VSBY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 100 70 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.93 0.87 0.14 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 2 11 2  
RAIN D D S S  
SNOW S D D D D D L L C C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
MIX HGT 1500 1600 1800 3300 3700 2300 2000 4100 3900  
T WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 23 33 33 33 29 24 19 23 13  
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR GD VG FR PR GD GD  
ADI 37 40 57 87 84 34 43 93 100  
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D E C B  
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700 8900 23500 30000 22200  
PRESSURE 29.76 29.62 29.55 29.59 29.67 29.81 29.92 30.01 29.97  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 27 48 36 52 35 46 30 51  
TEMP 33 35 46 43 39 36 48 47 44 36 45 38 33 32 49 44  
DEWPT 25 29 33 33 33 33 40 41 40 34 31 28 28 28 33 35  
MAX/MIN RH 78 58 89 68 91 53 88 51  
RH 71 78 60 67 81 89 73 80 87 91 58 69 82 85 53 71  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N E SE S S  
WIND SPD 4 8 9 4 3 3 8 5 5 6 8 3 2 2 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC OV B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 60 70 30 10 20  
RAIN S S S C L L L C S S  
SNOW S  
 

 
 
MDZ022-222100-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 42 29 35 22 34  
TEMP 41 38 33 32 31 30 30 30 32 34 34 34 33 30 26 23 27 31 33 27  
DEWPT 39 38 33 32 30 29 28 29 30 30 30 29 25 21 18 14 17 17 18 16  
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 82 82 51  
RH 92 99100100 96 96 93 96 92 85 85 82 72 69 71 68 65 56 52 64  
WIND DIR E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 07 06 03 01 34 33 31 31 31 31 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 29 28 21  
WIND SPD 10 12 14 17 23 21 20 17 18 16 14 11 9 9 9 9 9 10 5 1  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 98 99 99 99 97 97 95 92 92 90 79 53 23 26 36 40 31 30  
VSBY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 100 80 5 0  
QPF 12HR 1.09 1.12 0.11 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 12 2  
RAIN D D S S  
SNOW S D D D D D D D L L  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
MIX HGT 1800 1700 1900 3200 3600 2100 1900 3700 3700  
T WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 28 39 36 35 28 24 19 24 14  
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD VG GD FR PR GD GD  
ADI 50 47 64 91 86 33 41 88 97  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D E C B  
CEILING 1000 1000 1700 1000 800 7200 20800 30000 23500  
PRESSURE 29.68 29.51 29.43 29.5 29.60 29.75 29.85 29.94 29.93  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 23 46 35 52 36 48 29 52  
TEMP 32 36 44 44 40 36 48 48 47 38 46 40 34 31 51 43  
DEWPT 23 28 33 33 33 32 39 42 42 35 32 29 28 27 33 36  
MAX/MIN RH 73 62 86 68 91 53 88 50  
RH 69 72 65 65 76 85 73 79 83 91 58 66 77 84 50 76  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W S S S SW W NW NW N E S SE  
WIND SPD 4 9 10 4 3 4 8 5 8 8 9 3 2 2 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 50 70 30 10 10  
RAIN S S S C C L L C S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
 
MDZ025-222100-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 41 29 36 24 38  
TEMP 40 40 35 36 34 31 30 31 32 34 34 35 34 31 28 25 28 33 36 31  
DEWPT 38 38 35 35 30 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 26 22 20 17 17 17 17 18  
MIN/MAX RH 89 97 78 78 47  
RH 92 92100 97 87 92 94 91 88 84 83 78 71 70 71 70 62 52 47 59  
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND DIR DEG 06 04 03 01 34 32 31 31 31 31 30 31 31 31 30 31 31 29 29 25  
WIND SPD 16 21 27 29 35 35 32 27 26 23 21 19 18 18 17 17 14 12 10 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 100100 96 99 99 99 96 96 94 91 91 91 82 54 25 30 34 39 38 29  
VSBY 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 100 80 5 0  
QPF 12HR 1.01 1.00 0.08 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 7 1  
RAIN D D D D  
SNOW S S D D D D D L L  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
MIX HGT 1700 2800 2900 3200 3200 3500 3000 3600 3900  
T WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 39 51 50 41 36 36 31 26 18  
SMOKE DISP GD VG VG VG VG VG GD GD GD  
ADI 69 78 109 101 97 53 66 65 88  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D D D C  
CEILING 1000 1000 1700 1000 1000 7200 20800 30000 30000  
PRESSURE 29.68 29.47 29.44 29.52 29.63 29.77 29.89 29.98 29.97  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 30 46 39 49 36 44 34 46  
TEMP 36 37 44 43 41 39 45 45 44 37 43 39 36 36 45 42  
DEWPT 26 29 33 33 34 33 37 41 40 35 31 30 29 29 33 36  
MAX/MIN RH 71 62 81 73 93 61 81 64  
RH 67 71 64 68 76 81 74 85 87 91 63 70 76 77 64 78  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W S S S SW W NW NW N E SE SE  
WIND SPD 11 17 14 11 10 9 11 13 17 14 11 5 4 4 6 6  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 50 70 30 20 20  
RAIN S S S C C L L C S S S S  
 

 
 
VAZ064-222100-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 38 30 38 22 41  
TEMP 36 36 36 33 33 31 31 32 34 36 37 36 32 29 25 23 32 38 41 35  
DEWPT 36 36 35 33 31 29 27 26 27 27 25 23 19 17 15 13 14 15 15 19  
MIN/MAX RH 96 100 59 65 34  
RH 100100 98100 92 92 85 80 74 68 60 59 58 60 65 65 48 38 35 51  
WIND DIR NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S  
WIND DIR DEG 05 01 00 34 34 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 28 26 18  
WIND SPD 4 6 8 10 11 11 13 11 14 14 12 10 6 5 4 3 4 4 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1  
CLOUDS(%) 98 98 98 95 93 94 95 95 87 88 75 54 24 15 12 15 24 31 42 65  
VSBY 1 1 0 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 90 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.66 0.26 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 3 T  
RAIN D D S S  
SNOW S S D D D C C C C S S  
MIX HGT 1400 1400 1800 4800 5000 2000 1500 4800 4800  
T WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 16 25 28 35 31 18 13 18 13  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR GD GD  
ADI 24 30 52 111 110 28 26 109 101  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 1 2  
STABILITY D D D D D E F B B  
CEILING 1000 1000 2400 4000 4200 12500 26600 30000 23500  
PRESSURE 29.65 29.59 29.55 29.57 29.62 29.77 29.84 29.90 29.84  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 30 56 40 57 37 51 30 57  
TEMP 34 36 54 50 43 41 52 52 48 38 49 42 35 32 55 49  
DEWPT 22 27 32 33 35 37 43 46 43 35 30 29 29 29 34 36  
MAX/MIN RH 68 41 88 66 90 42 89 43  
RH 61 68 44 52 74 85 71 80 83 89 48 61 79 87 45 62  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW NW N SE S S S  
WIND SPD 4 5 9 4 3 3 6 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 60 70 30 10 10  
RAIN S C L L C C S  
 

 
 
VAZ081-222100-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 42 31 42 23 44  
TEMP 40 40 36 34 33 33 32 33 38 41 41 38 34 30 26 24 34 41 44 37  
DEWPT 39 38 36 34 33 29 27 25 27 27 25 23 21 18 16 15 16 16 18 20  
MIN/MAX RH 92 100 53 67 33  
RH 96 92100100100 86 80 74 64 58 53 55 58 61 64 67 47 36 35 51  
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 03 00 34 32 32 31 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 30 30 29 30 28 26 21  
WIND SPD 8 8 9 10 12 13 11 10 14 13 12 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 97 97 99 93 95 93 85 83 82 84 85 59 28 11 5 5 10 19 44 45  
VSBY 1 1 1 1 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 90 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.81 0.21 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00  
RAIN D D D S C  
SNOW D D D C C S S C C  
MIX HGT 1700 1400 1700 5100 5400 1700 1600 4900 4900  
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 18 27 23 32 28 17 11 13 13  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR VG EX PR PR GD GD  
ADI 28 32 37 104 109 20 12 92 101  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 2  
STABILITY D D D D D F F B B  
CEILING 1000 1000 3700 4700 4700 10800 26600 30000 23500  
PRESSURE 29.65 29.63 29.62 29.65 29.68 29.82 29.90 29.97 29.92  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 31 57 43 60 41 55 33 59  
TEMP 35 37 55 52 47 43 57 57 52 42 53 45 37 35 57 52  
DEWPT 23 28 33 35 38 41 48 50 46 41 34 33 32 31 37 40  
MAX/MIN RH 68 41 88 68 96 42 90 44  
RH 62 68 43 53 72 91 71 77 81 95 48 63 80 85 47 64  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N E E S SE  
WIND SPD 4 6 10 4 3 3 9 5 5 4 5 3 2 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 60 70 30 20 20  
RAIN S C L L C C S S S  
 

 
 
VAZ096-222100-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 46 31 43 25 44  
TEMP 45 44 41 35 34 34 33 32 39 41 42 40 36 33 28 26 35 41 44 37  
DEWPT 43 42 39 35 34 31 27 25 28 28 27 26 23 20 18 17 18 18 19 21  
MIN/MAX RH 89 100 55 68 36  
RH 92 90 92100100 89 79 75 64 58 55 58 59 58 66 68 49 38 36 52  
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 03 01 33 30 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 30 30 30 31 28 26 21  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 12 14 13 12 11 14 14 12 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 94 94 96 93 94 94 67 54 73 85 91 81 58 23 8 7 7 12 36 27  
VSBY 2 6 2 2 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 90 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.78 0.19 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00  
RAIN D D D D S S S  
SNOW S D D C C S  
MIX HGT 1600 1600 1900 4900 5000 1700 1600 5000 5200  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 21 31 25 33 28 16 13 14 13  
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR VG VG PR PR GD GD  
ADI 37 35 45 104 105 12 19 86 100  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 1 2  
STABILITY D D D D D E F B B  
CEILING 1000 1000 2500 4700 4700 11700 9800 30000 26600  
PRESSURE 29.62 29.62 29.65 29.70 29.72 29.86 29.94 30.02 29.98  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 32 58 45 63 44 56 35 58  
TEMP 36 39 55 53 49 46 60 60 54 46 54 46 39 37 57 52  
DEWPT 23 27 33 37 40 42 49 50 48 44 38 35 33 34 41 43  
MAX/MIN RH 64 41 86 62 93 48 90 53  
RH 59 62 43 54 72 86 67 69 80 93 55 65 79 89 54 71  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW NE NE NE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 5 10 4 3 3 8 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 40 70 40 20 20  
RAIN C C L L C S S S S  
 

 
 
VAZ098-222100-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 45 33 42 28 42  
TEMP 44 43 40 36 34 35 35 34 38 40 41 39 37 35 31 29 33 38 41 38  
DEWPT 43 41 39 36 34 33 31 29 30 31 31 30 28 24 23 21 20 20 21 24  
MIN/MAX RH 93 100 67 72 43  
RH 97 94 95100100 94 87 81 75 71 67 70 69 65 71 70 59 48 45 58  
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S  
WIND DIR DEG 03 01 34 30 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 30 27 20  
WIND SPD 17 19 19 20 23 23 23 21 21 20 17 13 14 16 14 13 11 9 5 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 95 92 93 95 97 96 83 70 74 82 88 88 77 37 22 22 16 11 36 32  
VSBY 2 2 6 3 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 90 40 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.75 0.30 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00  
RAIN D L D D S C C C  
SNOW D D C C C C C  
MIX HGT 1700 2500 2900 4200 4200 3600 3100 4500 4500  
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 28 37 37 39 33 27 25 20 13  
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD VG VG GD GD GD GD  
ADI 45 56 92 108 108 41 61 77 86  
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D D C B  
CEILING 1000 1000 1700 6300 4000 5000 20800 30000 26600  
PRESSURE 29.60 29.57 29.62 29.69 29.73 29.87 29.95 30.04 30.02  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 35 54 45 57 43 49 39 50  
TEMP 37 41 51 50 47 45 53 53 50 44 47 43 41 41 49 45  
DEWPT 28 31 35 37 40 41 46 47 47 43 38 35 35 37 40 41  
MAX/MIN RH 71 52 85 73 97 63 85 71  
RH 69 67 54 63 77 86 76 80 88 97 68 75 79 85 72 87  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N NE NE E SE  
WIND SPD 10 12 13 10 10 9 11 12 13 12 11 5 5 6 8 5  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 40 70 40 20 20  
RAIN S C C L L C C S S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ014-222100-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 47 32 44 25 45  
TEMP 46 45 41 36 34 35 33 33 39 42 43 40 35 32 28 26 36 42 45 37  
DEWPT 43 42 39 36 33 29 26 24 26 25 24 24 22 19 18 17 16 16 17 20  
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 48 68 31  
RH 91 88 94100 96 78 75 69 59 51 48 53 59 58 65 68 44 34 32 50  
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 03 01 32 30 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 28 26 21  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 11 13 13 12 11 14 13 12 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 92 93 96 92 93 90 58 45 69 84 89 77 49 20 6 6 5 12 30 28  
VSBY 3 6 3 3 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 90 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.73 0.16 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN D D D D S S S  
SNOW D L C C  
MIX HGT 1700 1800 1800 5200 5500 1500 1500 5000 5000  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 21 32 24 33 28 17 14 14 12  
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR EX EX PR PR GD GD  
ADI 38 38 53 105 109 12 21 86 94  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 1 2  
STABILITY D D D D D E F B B  
CEILING 1000 1000 4000 9100 4700 9100 9800 30000 26600  
PRESSURE 29.63 29.65 29.68 29.73 29.75 29.87 29.95 30.04 30.0  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 31 59 44 64 43 57 34 60  
TEMP 35 39 56 53 48 46 61 60 54 45 55 47 39 36 58 52  
DEWPT 23 27 31 36 39 42 48 49 48 44 37 35 33 33 40 42  
MAX/MIN RH 64 37 85 60 95 43 90 48  
RH 60 62 39 51 72 85 62 67 80 95 51 63 79 89 51 69  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW NE NE NE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 5 10 4 3 3 9 5 5 4 5 3 2 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 70 40 20 20  
RAIN S C C L L C C S S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ015-222100-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 48 31 43 26 44  
TEMP 47 47 43 37 35 35 35 32 38 42 42 39 36 33 29 27 35 41 44 37  
DEWPT 46 44 40 37 34 31 28 26 27 28 27 26 25 22 20 19 18 19 20 23  
MIN/MAX RH 89 99 55 70 38  
RH 97 90 90 98 97 85 75 77 64 57 55 59 64 63 69 70 49 41 38 57  
WIND DIR N N NW W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 02 00 32 29 29 29 29 28 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 30 31 28 26 22  
WIND SPD 11 11 12 16 17 18 16 14 17 17 14 10 9 9 8 8 9 8 5 3  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 91 91 93 93 95 92 68 35 56 83 91 87 71 31 15 7 5 10 29 30  
VSBY 3 6 6 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 90 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.56 0.16 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN D L D D S C S S S  
SNOW D C C S S  
MIX HGT 1700 2500 2400 4800 5000 2400 2300 4800 4900  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 23 36 32 35 29 20 18 18 13  
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD VG EX FR FR GD GD  
ADI 40 53 63 107 107 30 42 67 90  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 1 3  
STABILITY D D D D D D E C B  
CEILING 1000 1000 3200 8900 4700 11700 9800 30000 26600  
PRESSURE 29.61 29.62 29.68 29.73 29.76 29.89 29.97 30.06 30.02  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 34 57 45 62 44 54 37 55  
TEMP 37 39 55 51 47 46 59 57 52 45 53 43 40 39 53 49  
DEWPT 26 29 33 37 40 43 48 48 48 45 39 35 35 37 42 42  
MAX/MIN RH 70 43 89 64 100 56 91 61  
RH 65 67 43 59 76 91 67 73 86100 60 73 84 91 65 78  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW NE NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 5 9 13 8 5 4 10 10 9 9 10 4 3 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 40 70 40 20 20  
RAIN C C L L C C S S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ030-222100-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 47 31 45 25 45  
TEMP 46 46 41 36 36 35 33 32 38 43 44 39 35 32 28 26 36 42 45 38  
DEWPT 43 42 39 35 32 27 24 23 24 23 22 22 21 19 18 17 16 16 16 20  
MIN/MAX RH 87 98 41 67 30  
RH 89 87 92 98 84 72 69 71 57 46 41 50 55 60 65 67 43 34 31 48  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 01 35 31 30 30 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 30 28 26 21  
WIND SPD 8 9 10 14 16 11 10 10 13 13 12 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 92 93 96 90 85 62 43 46 52 78 84 74 38 13 6 4 5 11 28 28  
VSBY 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 70 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.54 0.08 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN D L D L C  
SNOW L C S S  
MIX HGT 2200 1800 1700 5700 6100 1700 1600 4800 4800  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 23 31 21 29 27 18 13 14 12  
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR EX EX PR PR GD GD  
ADI 47 39 49 99 106 22 20 83 86  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 1 2  
STABILITY D D D D D E F B B  
CEILING 1000 1000 4700 8900 5500 8700 23500 30000 26600  
PRESSURE 29.64 29.69 29.72 29.76 29.76 29.88 29.95 30.03 29.98  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 32 59 45 65 44 58 34 60  
TEMP 35 39 56 53 49 46 62 61 54 46 56 48 39 36 58 54  
DEWPT 23 27 30 35 41 43 49 49 48 45 37 36 34 34 40 43  
MAX/MIN RH 64 36 86 56 97 42 91 47  
RH 60 62 37 51 74 89 62 65 79 97 49 63 81 90 51 66  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW NE E NE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 8 10 4 3 4 9 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 4 2  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 70 40 20 20  
RAIN S C C L L C C S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ030-222100-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
850 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
DATE SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
 
MAX/MIN 49 31 45 25 47  
TEMP 47 48 43 37 36 35 33 32 39 43 44 40 36 33 28 26 37 44 46 38  
DEWPT 45 43 41 36 33 28 24 24 25 25 24 23 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 21  
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 44 68 30  
RH 92 85 94100 89 76 70 72 57 49 44 50 54 56 66 68 45 33 31 50  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 01 35 31 29 30 29 29 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 28 26 21  
WIND SPD 6 8 10 12 14 12 10 10 12 12 10 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC  
CLOUDS(%) 88 93 96 91 86 73 45 36 48 78 86 78 44 17 7 5 4 10 24 29  
VSBY 4 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 100 70 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.51 0.09 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN D L D L C S  
SNOW L C S S  
MIX HGT 2100 1900 1800 5600 6100 1700 1700 4800 4800  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
T WIND SPD 23 32 23 29 27 18 14 14 12  
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR EX EX PR PR GD GD  
ADI 45 40 54 101 108 17 25 84 87  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 1 2  
STABILITY D D D D D E F B B  
CEILING 1000 1000 4700 8900 5500 8900 20800 30000 26600  
PRESSURE 29.64 29.69 29.73 29.76 29.77 29.89 29.97 30.05 30.01  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26THU 02/26/26FRI 02/27/26SAT 02/28/26  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
 
MIN/MAX 32 60 46 66 45 58 35 60  
TEMP 36 39 57 54 49 47 63 61 55 47 56 47 40 38 59 53  
DEWPT 23 27 31 37 41 43 50 49 49 46 39 37 34 35 42 43  
MAX/MIN RH 64 36 84 54 96 45 91 50  
RH 59 62 37 51 74 86 61 65 80 96 53 68 81 91 53 69  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW NE E NE E SE  
WIND SPD 3 5 9 4 3 3 6 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 3 2  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 40 70 40 20 20  
RAIN C C L L C C S 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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