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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
MDZ021-240800-
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 57 77 67 81 66
TEMP 58 58 59 59 62 68 74 76 73 70 70 68 69 73 80 78 74 71 69 69 68
DEWPT 57 57 58 59 61 66 69 70 68 68 68 68 69 69 70 69 68 69 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 80 100 71 100
RH 95 96 97 99 97 93 86 82 84 93 93100100 87 72 74 82 93 94 94100
WIND DIR E E E E E SE S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE N NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 08 09 09 14 20 20 14 15 18 18 19 21 22 21 22 17 13 00 03
WIND SPD 10 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 92 91 92 94 89 87 76 72 68 70 77 88 89 82 79 79 77 80 87 91 88
VSBY 3 2 2 2 2 3 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 90 80 70 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.22 0.19 0.06 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D D C L C L C C L L L L L L C C L L L
TSTMS C S S S S S
OBVIS PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 800 600 2100 2000 600 900 2400 2200 600 800
T WIND DIR E E SE S S S SW W N NE
T WIND SPD 9 4 4 5 5 8 13 5 2 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 5 23 21 5 14 34 26 2 8
MAX LVORI 9 9 8 5 6 9 5 5 9 9
STABILITY D E B C E E C C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 2500 5500 7200
PRESSURE 30.25 30.19 30.20 30.13 30.10 30.09 30.07 30.05 30.09 30.09
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 77 66 81 67 82 62 76 58 75
TEMP 76 74 69 70 80 76 72 71 81 76 67 66 75 71 62 63 73 69
DEWPT 71 70 69 69 70 70 69 66 65 64 61 58 56 56 56 55 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 71 90 54 81 50 84 52
RH 84 87100 97 73 81 90 85 58 65 81 75 52 59 81 76 53 61
WIND DIR SE SE N W SW SW W NW NW N NE NE N SE S NE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 50 40 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
MDZ022-240800-
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 57 76 65 80 63
TEMP 58 58 59 60 64 71 74 75 72 69 68 67 68 73 79 80 73 69 68 66 65
DEWPT 57 58 59 59 64 69 71 71 69 67 67 67 68 69 69 69 67 67 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 86 100 70 100
RH 96100100 97100 95 89 89 90 95 96 99100 89 73 71 81 93 93 99100
WIND DIR E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S SE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 08 10 12 16 17 15 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 19 17 16 13 02 03
WIND SPD 11 10 5 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 94 93 92 94 89 88 77 81 75 79 82 85 82 84 85 85 76 86 88 90 88
VSBY 4 2 2 2 2 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 80 80 70 80 60
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.17 0.09 0.08 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L L L D C C S C L L L L D D C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S S S
OBVIS PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 800 600 2200 2000 600 1100 2300 2100 600 700
T WIND DIR NE E S S S S SW W NW NE
T WIND SPD 9 4 11 9 8 9 16 9 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 4 39 33 6 19 41 36 1 3
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 6 7 9 5 5 8 10
STABILITY D E C C E E C C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 1000 5500 7200
PRESSURE 30.21 30.17 30.17 30.11 30.09 30.05 30.04 30.02 30.05 30.05
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 75 64 80 66 81 59 74 55 71
TEMP 72 73 67 68 78 76 71 70 79 74 65 63 72 68 59 60 69 65
DEWPT 68 67 65 67 68 68 66 65 62 61 58 57 54 54 53 54 52 53
MIN/MAX RH 83 99 67 88 52 85 51 85 53
RH 86 81 94 96 71 76 84 84 56 64 79 80 53 61 80 81 55 65
WIND DIR SE SE N N W SW W W NW SE N NE NE SE SE NE E SE
WIND SPD 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 4 5 3 2 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 40 40 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C S S C S S S S S S S S
MDZ025-240800-
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 60 67 63 71 61
TEMP 61 61 61 62 63 64 64 66 65 65 65 64 65 67 70 68 65 65 65 64 63
DEWPT 60 61 60 62 63 63 63 64 64 64 65 64 65 66 66 65 64 65 65 64 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 92 100 85 100
RH 97100 99100 99 97 97 94 94 98 99100 98 97 86 90 98 99 99 98100
WIND DIR E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW N
WIND DIR DEG 08 09 09 12 15 16 16 17 17 18 20 20 20 20 19 16 18 19 22 22 34
WIND SPD 18 16 10 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 6 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 94 92 93 94 88 87 84 85 81 84 85 87 85 84 80 80 81 89 90 90 88
VSBY 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 7 2 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 70 80 70 70 70
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.22 0.09 0.07 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C L L L C S C L L L L L L L L L L L
TSTMS S S S S S S
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 800 400 500 500 500 600 600 600 500 500
T WIND DIR NE SE S S S S SW SW SW NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 9 13 13 11 13 8 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 6 15 16 13 14 16 13 4 4
MAX LVORI 9 9 9 6 7 8 6 9 10 10
STABILITY D D C D D D D D E F
CEILING 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 1900 4700 5000
PRESSURE 30.23 30.20 30.22 30.17 30.13 30.10 30.09 30.07 30.09 30.09
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 69 61 72 62 72 60 67 57 65
TEMP 67 62 63 65 69 66 65 66 69 65 64 63 64 61 61 61 63 60
DEWPT 65 62 63 64 66 65 65 64 62 61 60 58 56 55 56 56 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 93 100 87 100 75 91 71 89 72
RH 94100100 99 88 97100 94 78 87 88 84 74 81 84 84 73 80
WIND DIR E SE SW W S SW W W W E N N E E SE NE E SE
WIND SPD 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 8 9 6 6 10 10 9
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 60 60 40 40 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C L C C C C S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S
VAZ064-240800-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 56 77 63 81 63
TEMP 57 57 58 58 58 63 70 76 72 68 67 64 64 72 79 80 74 69 68 65 64
DEWPT 56 57 57 57 58 60 63 66 68 68 67 64 64 69 70 71 69 69 67 65 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 71 100 73 100
RH 96100 98 98 97 90 79 72 86100100100100 91 74 75 84100 97100100
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N NW E E E SE S S SW W W W E NW SE NE
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 04 01 00 35 32 10 09 11 15 17 19 24 29 29 27 09 32 12 06
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 92 91 96 96 91 89 61 72 65 76 82 92 90 83 81 81 78 78 86 90 88
VSBY 4 3 2 7 3 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 90 70 60 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.10 0.13 0.05 0.16
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D D C L C C L C C L L C C L L L L L L D
TSTMS S C S S S S
MIX HGT 600 700 2100 2300 400 800 2500 2400 500 700
T WIND DIR NE N NE E SE S W NW N NE
T WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 2 9 11 3 2 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 4 6 7 1 14 32 15 1 9
MAX LVORI 10 10 8 6 10 10 5 6 10 10
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 300 300 300 1000 1000 300 1000 2400 5500 6000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.05 30.06 30.0 29.96 29.92 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.95
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 79 64 81 65 82 60 76 55 74
TEMP 75 74 68 68 78 76 71 69 79 76 66 63 74 70 61 60 71 68
DEWPT 71 70 68 68 70 69 67 67 65 65 62 58 57 58 55 55 54 56
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 75 94 59 88 53 87 53
RH 87 87100100 77 80 89 93 62 70 86 84 55 65 82 84 55 65
WIND DIR SE E N N W N N W N NE N N NE E S N E SE
WIND SPD 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 4 2 2 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 50 70 50 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS D D C C C L C S C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C S C S S S
VAZ081-240800-
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 60 81 66 84 65
TEMP 63 62 62 61 63 70 77 79 74 70 68 66 68 77 83 80 75 71 69 67 67
DEWPT 62 61 61 61 62 67 70 70 70 69 68 66 68 72 71 72 70 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 100 66 100
RH 96 97 99100 98 90 79 74 88 96100100100 86 66 78 85 95 97100100
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE S SW S SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 04 03 02 16 20 18 15 16 18 18 19 22 23 23 18 16 22 26 31
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 92 93 89 94 87 80 70 78 67 80 73 78 84 71 92 92 84 84 83 84 83
VSBY 4 3 7 2 2 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
POP 12HR 80 70 70 90 80
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.17 0.09 0.23 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C L L C L L C L L L C C D D D D L L L
TSTMS S C C S S C C C S
MIX HGT 600 800 2800 2500 500 1100 3000 2600 500 600
T WIND DIR NE NE N SW S S SW SW SW N
T WIND SPD 4 2 3 4 9 11 16 10 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 2 12 10 6 20 47 36 4 7
MAX LVORI 10 10 8 6 9 9 4 5 9 10
STABILITY E F B B F F C C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 5800 14000 300 1000 2400 3200 2400
PRESSURE 30.10 30.07 30.09 30.03 30.01 30.0 30.01 29.96 29.97 29.98
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 66 87 67 86 62 80 57 76
TEMP 80 76 70 71 85 80 72 71 84 78 68 66 78 72 62 61 73 69
DEWPT 72 71 68 70 71 70 68 68 67 66 63 61 58 58 56 56 55 57
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 60 93 52 87 48 88 50
RH 77 84 92 97 65 72 88 91 57 68 84 84 51 62 81 85 54 65
WIND DIR SW N N SW W N N W NW NE N N NE E E N NE SE
WIND SPD 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 4 3 1 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 70 80 50 50 30 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C D C C C C C S C C C S C C
TSTMS C C S C C C S
DISSWAMP-240800-
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 66 80 69 83 68
TEMP 71 70 69 69 72 77 79 78 74 72 71 70 71 76 82 81 75 72 71 70 70
DEWPT 70 68 68 68 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 73 73 72 71 71 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 99 77 100 72 100
RH 96 94 97 97 94 82 77 79 88 93 97100 97 89 74 74 87 97 96100100
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 08 11 12 15 16 18 18 18 16 18 19 19 20 21 22 21 18 19 21 22 24
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 72 69 82 90 87 81 86 79 73 71 78 92 86 86 96 96 82 82 82 84 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 5 6 4 4 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 60 80 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.40 0.06 0.42 0.32
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S C D L L L C C L L D D D D L L L L L
TSTMS S S C C S S S S C C C S S S
MIX HGT 600 1100 2400 2300 600 1100 2700 2200 500 900
T WIND DIR E SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 6 14 16 10 13 20 14 5 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 4 15 45 46 8 20 66 55 3 13
MAX LVORI 10 8 4 5 7 9 4 6 8 9
STABILITY F F C C E F C C F F
CEILING 1700 300 300 1000 1000 300 1500 2400 2400 3200
PRESSURE 30.15 30.13 30.14 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.04 30.06 30.05
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 69 84 68 83 63 77 59 73
TEMP 80 77 72 71 82 78 71 70 81 76 66 66 75 70 63 63 71 67
DEWPT 73 71 70 71 73 70 69 70 69 66 64 64 61 59 58 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 74 99 68 99 61 99 56 88 60
RH 80 83 93 99 73 76 92 99 68 72 93 95 62 67 85 88 64 74
WIND DIR SW SE N SW W W SW W NW NE N N NE E E NE NE E
WIND SPD 5 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 70 80 60 50 40 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS L D L L L D L C C C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S S C C C S S
VAZ098-240800-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 77 71 81 71
TEMP 68 68 68 68 69 72 73 76 74 73 73 71 73 75 80 79 75 73 73 72 72
DEWPT 65 65 66 67 68 69 69 69 68 70 70 69 70 71 71 71 70 71 71 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 98 79 95 74 99
RH 89 90 94 96 97 91 85 79 82 88 88 94 91 87 76 77 82 91 95 92 97
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 13 15 16 17 16 16 16 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 23 23
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 10 9 10 9 6 6 5 6 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 84 74 79 92 87 88 75 78 74 78 77 90 91 91 94 94 74 73 82 82 81
VSBY 7 3 2 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 6
POP 12HR 60 80 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.18 0.07 0.38 0.46
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L D L L C S L L D D D D L L L L L
TSTMS S S C C C S S S C C C S S S
OBVIS PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 600 1100 900 800 1000 1000 800 500 600
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 16 14 12 11 17 14 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 9 25 21 12 18 23 20 9 10
MAX LVORI 7 8 7 4 5 6 5 5 6 8
STABILITY D E C D D D C C D D
CEILING 3000 300 300 1000 1000 300 1000 5500 6600 3100
PRESSURE 30.19 30.18 30.20 30.15 30.14 30.13 30.13 30.09 30.10 30.09
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 69 81 69 79 65 74 63 71
TEMP 77 76 73 72 77 74 72 71 76 72 69 68 70 68 66 66 69 66
DEWPT 73 71 71 71 73 71 70 70 69 67 66 65 62 60 60 61 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 80 97 80 98 73 93 68 86 70
RH 87 86 93 98 85 90 93 97 80 85 91 90 76 77 80 85 76 77
WIND DIR SW SE SW W SW SW SW W NW NE N N NE E E NE NE E
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 4 3 3 4 6 3 3 8 10 8 5 10 11 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 70 80 60 50 30 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS L D L L L D L C C C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S C C S S S
NCZ014-240800-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 66 80 69 83 68
TEMP 71 70 70 70 72 77 79 78 75 72 71 70 71 76 82 79 76 73 72 70 70
DEWPT 70 69 69 69 70 72 71 72 70 70 70 70 70 72 72 71 71 70 69 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 77 100 71 100
RH 97 97 97 98 94 84 77 82 84 93 97100 97 86 71 78 84 90 92 99100
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 08 11 12 14 16 18 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 22 22 21 18 18 20 22 23
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 3 2 2 3 2
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 70 69 79 89 87 80 83 82 71 67 78 89 87 87 96 96 83 83 79 84 80
VSBY 5 7 7 7 5 6 4 4 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
POP 12HR 60 80 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.52 0.05 0.47 0.32
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L S S C D L L L C C L L D D D D L L L L L
TSTMS S S S C C S S S S C C C S S S
MIX HGT 500 1200 2600 2400 600 1100 2900 2300 500 1000
T WIND DIR E SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 14 14 11 14 20 14 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 10 48 40 8 20 67 57 4 14
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 5 7 9 4 5 6 9
STABILITY F F C C F F C C F F
CEILING 1700 300 1000 1700 1000 300 1300 1700 2400 3200
PRESSURE 30.14 30.13 30.13 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.05 30.06 30.06
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 69 86 68 85 63 79 59 74
TEMP 82 78 72 73 84 80 72 72 82 77 68 67 76 72 64 64 72 69
DEWPT 72 70 69 70 71 69 68 69 67 66 64 64 60 59 57 59 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 67 94 60 93 55 95 51 90 53
RH 71 76 90 90 65 70 87 90 61 69 87 91 58 64 79 84 59 67
WIND DIR SW N N SW W SW N W W N N N NE E N NE NE E
WIND SPD 6 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 70 80 60 50 40 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C D L C C C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S S C C C S S
NCZ015-240800-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 80 71 83 71
TEMP 73 72 72 71 74 77 78 79 76 74 74 72 73 77 81 83 76 74 73 72 74
DEWPT 69 70 70 70 72 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 98 77 98 67 97
RH 87 93 96 96 93 85 82 77 82 89 92 97 93 85 75 67 84 90 93 96 92
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 13 14 16 16 18 18 18 19 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 5 8 10 10 8 6 6 5 8 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 75 69 74 89 81 87 81 78 76 70 79 80 92 92 94 94 77 73 77 77 80
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 60 80 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.20 0.05 0.45 0.28
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L D L L C S L L D D D D L L L L L
TSTMS S S S C C S S S S S C C C S S S
MIX HGT 600 1300 2400 2200 700 1200 1900 1600 500 900
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 11 20 18 13 16 23 17 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 23 61 41 13 31 47 39 9 15
MAX LVORI 7 8 4 4 6 8 4 4 6 8
STABILITY E E C D D D C C E E
CEILING 15000 300 1000 1000 1000 300 1700 4700 4700 2400
PRESSURE 30.18 30.17 30.19 30.15 30.14 30.13 30.15 30.10 30.10 30.10
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 70 84 69 82 66 78 62 74
TEMP 82 77 73 72 83 77 72 71 80 75 68 68 75 70 65 65 72 68
DEWPT 72 71 71 71 72 71 70 71 68 67 66 66 62 60 60 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 69 99 66 100 64 97 59 88 61
RH 72 82 95 98 69 81 93 98 67 76 93 93 63 71 84 87 63 72
WIND DIR SW SE SW W W SW SW W W N W N NE E E NE E E
WIND SPD 6 2 3 5 8 3 3 4 6 3 2 4 9 5 3 9 11 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 60 80 60 60 40 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS L D L L C D L C C L C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S S C C S S C S S S
NCZ030-240800-
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 66 80 68 83 68
TEMP 73 71 71 70 72 77 78 79 75 72 71 69 70 77 81 79 76 72 71 70 70
DEWPT 69 69 70 69 69 71 70 72 71 70 70 69 70 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 98 75 100 71 100
RH 89 94 97 97 92 82 76 80 87 93 98100100 86 72 76 83 92 96100100
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 11 13 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 22 22 21 19 19 20 21 22
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 2 3 3 6 6 5 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 73 70 78 84 90 81 78 78 73 70 80 88 88 88 97 97 82 82 73 81 75
VSBY 6 7 7 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
POP 12HR 70 80 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.36 0.06 0.50 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L S C L D L L L C L L L D D D D L L L L L
TSTMS S S S C C C S S S C C C S S S
MIX HGT 600 1100 3200 2900 600 1200 3200 2500 500 1000
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 3 11 13 13 13 19 13 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 6 44 48 7 23 65 55 6 12
MAX LVORI 10 10 5 6 8 8 4 5 7 9
STABILITY F F C C F F C C F F
CEILING 4000 1000 1000 1700 5500 500 1000 2200 2400 7100
PRESSURE 30.11 30.10 30.11 30.07 30.07 30.06 30.09 30.04 30.04 30.05
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 68 86 68 85 63 80 58 75
TEMP 82 78 72 72 84 80 73 72 83 78 68 67 77 73 63 63 73 69
DEWPT 70 70 70 71 70 69 69 70 67 67 65 65 61 60 58 59 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 61 97 55 99 51 93 53
RH 67 76 92 97 63 71 87 93 59 69 90 93 58 64 84 87 57 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W NE NW N NE E E NE NE E
WIND SPD 6 1 1 3 5 2 1 2 3 1 0 3 4 3 1 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 70 80 60 60 40 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C D L C C L C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S C C C S S S
NCZ030-240800-
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DATE 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 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 67 80 69 84 69
TEMP 72 72 72 71 73 77 77 79 75 73 72 70 70 77 82 83 77 73 72 71 73
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 71 72 70 72 70 70 70 70 70 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 98 77 100 70 100
RH 94 92 93 97 93 85 80 79 84 90 94100100 86 73 70 83 90 93 97 97
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 18 19 19 19 19 21 21 21 21 19 20 21 21 23
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 3 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 61 68 75 89 92 82 76 80 67 61 80 85 92 92 97 97 78 78 72 76 71
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
POP 12HR 60 90 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.29 0.06 0.56 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C L D L L L C C L L D D D D L L L L L
TSTMS S S C C C C S S S C C C C S S S
MIX HGT 600 1300 2900 2700 600 1200 2700 2200 500 1000
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 5 9 14 14 13 14 20 14 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 5 20 53 51 9 28 60 53 6 15
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 4 6 8 4 5 7 9
STABILITY F F C C E F C C F F
CEILING 15900 1000 1000 1000 1000 300 1300 1700 2400 5500
PRESSURE 30.14 30.13 30.14 30.10 30.10 30.10 30.11 30.07 30.07 30.09
DATE 05/26WED 05/27/26THU 05/28/26FRI 05/29/26SAT 05/30/26
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 86 69 85 64 81 60 76
TEMP 83 79 73 73 84 79 72 72 83 78 68 68 78 72 64 64 73 69
DEWPT 71 70 70 71 71 70 69 70 68 67 66 66 62 61 59 60 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 61 97 61 97 57 97 51 91 54
RH 67 75 90 93 64 73 90 93 61 69 93 93 58 67 84 87 59 70
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W SW SW W W NE N N NE E E NE E E
WIND SPD 6 0 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 70 80 60 60 40 50 40 40
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C D L C C L C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C S S C 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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