057  
FOUS54 KAKQ 162111  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 162110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
MDZ021-170800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
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 82 58 81 61  
TEMP 76 74 71 67 68 76 81 80 73 65 62 60 62 74 79 78 67 65 64 63 65  
DEWPT 58 57 57 59 59 59 57 55 57 58 57 56 57 59 59 57 58 57 57 56 56  
MAX/MIN RH 77 42 91 47 79  
RH 53 57 61 75 73 56 45 42 57 78 84 87 85 60 50 48 72 75 78 78 73  
WIND DIR S SW W W W NW NW NW NW SW SW E E SE S SE SE SE S S W  
WIND DIR DEG 19 21 29 28 28 30 30 31 33 20 22 07 10 13 16 15 14 15 18 19 25  
WIND SPD 5 6 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 5 5 5 6 9  
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 19 30 29 65 60 58 39 33 11 9 13 18 30 22 23 29 41 67 77 84 84  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
POP 12HR 20 30 0 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S  
MIX HGT 500 600 5700 5700 400 600 3900 3500 700 1600  
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SW  
T WIND SPD 6 6 10 9 1 4 9 12 10 5  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 5 7 82 100 1 8 49 48 11 16  
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 6 6 4 3 4 4  
STABILITY F E B A F F A B E E  
CEILING 30000 6300 8000 4700 22100 30000 23500 20800 13800 6300  
PRESSURE 29.77 29.81 29.90 29.88 29.93 29.94 29.97 29.89 29.84 29.72  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 68 43 58 37 64 52 76 53 73  
TEMP 56 55 48 45 56 52 42 41 59 57 56 59 73 68 58 56 71 65  
DEWPT 46 41 36 30 25 25 25 25 28 37 42 45 50 50 49 48 45 47  
MIN/MAX RH 63 67 28 55 29 65 42 77 36  
RH 69 60 63 54 31 35 49 50 30 47 58 61 44 52 72 73 39 52  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SW S S SW W W NW N NW E  
WIND SPD 13 6 5 9 10 5 3 3 6 5 6 6 8 3 3 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 5 0 0 5 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
MDZ022-170800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
 
MIN/MAX 65 82 56 78 58  
TEMP 76 73 71 67 68 76 80 80 72 65 60 58 59 69 76 74 60 61 63 64 67  
DEWPT 59 57 56 56 59 58 56 55 56 58 56 55 55 56 56 55 55 55 55 56 55  
MAX/MIN RH 73 42 93 48 84  
RH 55 57 60 69 73 54 44 43 58 80 88 90 86 63 51 52 84 81 75 75 65  
WIND DIR S SW SW W W NW W NW NW W NW E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 24 27 28 30 29 30 31 27 30 07 08 10 13 14 14 15 17 19 22  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 5 5 6 9  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 24 34 27 49 67 59 40 33 11 7 10 27 38 25 25 28 41 58 74 81 79  
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 30 0 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C  
MIX HGT 600 600 6400 6400 400 500 3000 2600 600 1100  
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S  
T WIND SPD 9 6 10 10 2 6 9 11 10 10  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 6 8 86 119 2 8 36 34 7 17  
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 3 7 7 4 4 4 4  
STABILITY E E B A F F A B E E  
CEILING 30000 7200 8000 4700 11000 30000 26600 20800 10000 6300  
PRESSURE 29.76 29.77 29.86 29.84 29.90 29.92 29.97 29.89 29.84 29.71  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 70 40 56 34 61 48 75 51 72  
TEMP 59 54 44 43 53 49 39 40 58 52 53 55 73 67 57 54 70 62  
DEWPT 47 41 34 30 22 21 21 23 24 33 40 44 47 48 44 46 44 44  
MIN/MAX RH 59 73 26 56 26 68 38 77 35  
RH 63 61 67 58 30 33 49 49 27 47 61 65 40 51 63 74 39 52  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SW S S SW W W NW N NW SE  
WIND SPD 13 5 4 8 10 4 3 3 6 5 6 6 9 3 3 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 5 0 0 5 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C  
 

 
 
MDZ025-170800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
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 68 53 62 54  
TEMP 60 60 61 61 61 64 66 65 61 60 58 55 57 60 60 60 56 57 58 59 60  
DEWPT 55 56 55 55 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 53 53 53 53 54 55 55 55 55 55  
MAX/MIN RH 86 66 97 76 97  
RH 85 86 82 80 84 76 67 70 82 86 90 94 88 80 80 82 97 95 89 86 85  
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W W SW W NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 22 25 27 26 25 27 25 21 25 04 06 10 11 13 14 16 18 19 21  
WIND SPD 14 14 13 9 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 9 9 10 11 11 12 13  
CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 25 38 24 29 61 60 52 33 12 9 13 29 37 32 35 38 40 55 72 80 82  
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 0 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C  
MIX HGT 500 600 500 500 300 300 500 500 700 800  
T WIND DIR S W W W W NE E SE SE S  
T WIND SPD 16 9 5 6 3 8 9 10 13 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 15 12 11 11 2 11 11 11 13 18  
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 7 9 5 8 6 5  
STABILITY D E B A F F B B D D  
CEILING 30000 7200 7200 8900 30000 30000 26600 20800 300 1300  
PRESSURE 29.82 29.82 29.90 29.88 29.93 29.95 30.01 29.95 29.88 29.76  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 64 43 53 40 56 49 66 52 61  
TEMP 56 52 47 45 50 49 43 43 51 49 53 55 63 60 56 54 59 56  
DEWPT 48 42 38 32 26 26 26 26 26 36 44 46 47 49 49 47 44 46  
MIN/MAX RH 71 76 36 53 38 72 56 80 56  
RH 73 67 69 60 39 41 50 51 38 60 70 71 57 67 75 76 58 69  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N S S S SW SW SW W N E S  
WIND SPD 18 12 11 13 13 10 9 6 8 11 13 13 10 8 6 6 8 5  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 5 5 0 5 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S  
 

 
 
VAZ064-170800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
 
MIN/MAX 65 85 58 88 61  
TEMP 82 77 71 67 68 78 82 83 75 66 62 60 63 79 86 86 77 72 69 68 63  
DEWPT 54 55 57 59 59 56 53 52 54 56 56 56 58 59 56 54 57 56 57 56 54  
MAX/MIN RH 78 33 93 34 72  
RH 39 47 62 75 73 47 36 34 48 70 81 87 84 51 36 34 49 58 65 67 73  
WIND DIR SW SW W NW W NW NW NW N E SE SE SE S S S SE S S SW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 28 30 27 30 31 32 01 08 13 14 12 15 19 18 13 16 18 21 32  
WIND SPD 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 8  
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV  
CLOUDS(%) 15 25 59 73 57 49 45 21 12 18 19 30 20 23 33 38 57 68 81 86 88  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
POP 12HR 30 30 0 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C C D  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 700 800 7200 7600 500 500 7500 8200 600 1900  
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NE E S S SE SW  
T WIND SPD 13 9 10 8 2 2 10 11 6 9  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 15 9 113 117 1 2 101 117 6 60  
MAX LVORI 3 4 2 2 5 8 3 2 3 4  
STABILITY F F A A F F A B E E  
CEILING 7200 7200 30000 5500 5500 27000 23500 20800 10100 5500  
PRESSURE 29.65 29.71 29.79 29.76 29.80 29.80 29.81 29.71 29.64 29.57  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 67 40 59 34 67 52 79 52 78  
TEMP 56 54 45 43 56 52 40 39 63 62 55 56 76 71 58 55 75 68  
DEWPT 46 36 31 27 19 18 21 23 26 33 35 42 46 47 46 47 43 45  
MIN/MAX RH 54 62 20 57 23 61 32 79 30  
RH 70 50 58 54 23 26 48 53 24 34 48 59 34 42 64 74 32 43  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N SW S SW SW W NW NW N NW E  
WIND SPD 10 4 3 5 8 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 3 2 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 20 0 0 0 5 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS D L S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
VAZ081-170800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
 
MIN/MAX 65 87 58 91 67  
TEMP 81 75 71 67 68 78 84 85 78 67 62 60 64 79 89 89 81 75 72 70 69  
DEWPT 55 55 55 56 58 57 53 53 55 58 57 57 59 59 55 54 56 57 56 55 57  
MAX/MIN RH 73 32 96 30 63  
RH 41 49 57 68 70 48 35 33 45 73 84 91 84 50 31 30 42 54 57 60 66  
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 26 25 27 30 29 30 02 11 14 13 12 16 20 19 15 16 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 12 17 23 62 55 51 41 23 16 11 11 23 14 15 31 32 41 60 78 81 86  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S  
MIX HGT 600 600 7400 8000 400 800 8200 8400 600 700  
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NW E E SW SW S SW  
T WIND SPD 11 10 9 6 2 2 10 11 6 11  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR GD VG PR PR  
ADI 5 10 81 106 1 2 120 120 8 12  
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 5 9 3 2 3 3  
STABILITY F F A A F F A A E E  
CEILING 30000 7200 30000 5500 5500 6300 23500 6300 6300 14800  
PRESSURE 29.73 29.77 29.85 29.81 29.84 29.84 29.85 29.76 29.70 29.67  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 41 62 37 70 52 82 56 80  
TEMP 60 56 45 45 60 55 41 41 65 62 55 56 80 72 60 58 77 70  
DEWPT 49 44 35 30 23 24 23 25 27 35 35 41 46 50 48 47 49 49  
MIN/MAX RH 53 75 21 58 22 59 29 69 34  
RH 67 64 69 56 25 30 48 54 24 36 47 57 31 45 64 67 37 47  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE SW S S SW W SW W N N SE  
WIND SPD 10 4 3 4 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 3 3 3 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 20 0 0 0 0 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
DISSWAMP-170800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
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 64 85 59 88 68  
TEMP 80 74 70 66 69 79 84 83 74 66 62 60 64 80 87 86 77 73 71 70 71  
DEWPT 58 60 59 59 59 58 57 55 57 59 59 58 61 61 56 55 58 58 58 59 60  
MAX/MIN RH 83 38 96 34 70  
RH 47 62 68 78 70 49 40 38 55 78 89 93 90 52 35 35 51 59 64 68 67  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW W W SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 21 23 26 30 29 29 15 14 14 13 12 14 18 17 14 17 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 8 25 17 21 52 51 49 30 12 7 7 17 11 10 25 26 32 49 53 68 72  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C  
MIX HGT 600 500 6400 7200 400 400 7700 7800 500 1300  
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW S SE SW S S SW  
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 2 2 9 11 11 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 6 6 58 101 2 1 104 120 11 29  
MAX LVORI 3 5 2 3 7 9 4 2 3 3  
STABILITY E F A A F F A A E E  
CEILING 30000 6300 8000 4700 6300 22100 26600 6300 6300 6300  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.90 29.87 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.84 29.80 29.77  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 43 62 39 68 51 81 56 80  
TEMP 67 59 46 46 60 56 43 44 65 60 53 56 79 71 61 60 77 68  
DEWPT 52 47 38 33 26 26 28 29 29 35 37 42 48 49 49 49 51 51  
MIN/MAX RH 51 80 25 59 24 61 33 69 39  
RH 58 64 73 60 27 31 55 55 26 39 54 59 35 45 65 67 40 54  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N N N SW S S SW W SW SW W N E  
WIND SPD 12 4 3 4 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 3 3 3 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 0 0 0 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
VAZ098-170800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
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 64 75 59 74 63  
TEMP 74 70 67 66 67 73 74 72 66 63 62 60 62 69 71 71 65 66 67 66 67  
DEWPT 60 60 59 58 59 59 58 58 59 59 58 58 59 60 59 58 59 59 59 60 60  
MAX/MIN RH 80 57 94 60 81  
RH 63 72 75 76 76 63 59 61 79 86 89 92 89 72 65 63 80 77 76 79 78  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NE SE SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 23 25 30 06 11 13 15 18 14 10 12 12 13 15 17 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 11 12 11 10 9 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 9 10 10 10 10 11 12  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 11 24 17 16 50 54 46 37 15 9 13 17 13 10 26 28 41 46 49 66 69  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C  
MIX HGT 600 600 1400 700 300 300 800 700 700 1100  
T WIND DIR S SW NW S S SE SE SE S SW  
T WIND SPD 14 11 5 4 6 3 6 11 13 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 14 13 19 7 4 3 10 13 14 23  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 5 6 8 5 4 4 4  
STABILITY D D C A F F B C D D  
CEILING 30000 30000 6300 4700 6000 5500 26600 20800 6300 6300  
PRESSURE 29.87 29.87 29.93 29.92 29.94 29.94 29.98 29.92 29.85 29.81  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 74 48 60 48 62 54 76 59 71  
TEMP 63 59 51 51 58 55 51 50 58 55 56 58 73 68 63 62 67 63  
DEWPT 51 48 42 37 32 33 34 33 34 41 44 46 52 53 54 52 53 53  
MIN/MAX RH 60 75 36 53 40 67 47 75 57  
RH 67 67 69 59 38 42 52 52 41 59 65 63 49 59 72 72 60 71  
WIND DIR N N NW NW N N N N E S S SW SW S SW NW NE SE  
WIND SPD 19 11 11 13 12 8 9 9 8 9 10 11 10 8 9 9 9 6  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 40 5 0 0 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C  
 

 
 
NCZ014-170800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
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 64 86 59 91 67  
TEMP 81 75 70 66 69 80 84 85 77 67 62 61 64 81 88 88 79 74 71 71 71  
DEWPT 57 60 59 59 59 58 57 55 56 59 58 58 60 60 55 54 58 57 58 58 60  
MAX/MIN RH 81 36 96 30 67  
RH 44 59 68 78 70 48 39 36 49 75 87 92 88 49 33 31 49 55 63 65 68  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW W W SW SE SE E E S S S SE S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 21 23 26 31 28 28 23 13 13 11 11 15 20 18 14 17 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 9 21 16 20 51 48 48 28 12 6 6 16 10 9 26 26 34 49 52 68 71  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C  
MIX HGT 600 600 7100 7700 400 400 8200 8600 500 1400  
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW S SE SW SW S SW  
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 2 2 9 11 11 17  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR GD VG PR PR  
ADI 6 6 61 106 2 1 120 120 12 31  
MAX LVORI 3 5 2 2 6 9 3 2 3 3  
STABILITY F F A A F F A A E E  
CEILING 30000 15200 8000 4700 6300 30000 26600 6300 6300 6300  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.92 29.87 29.90 29.89 29.93 29.84 29.80 29.78  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 41 63 37 69 50 81 56 81  
TEMP 67 60 45 45 61 56 42 43 65 60 53 55 79 72 61 60 79 70  
DEWPT 51 47 38 33 25 25 26 27 27 34 36 42 46 48 49 49 50 50  
MIN/MAX RH 49 83 22 60 22 64 29 72 34  
RH 58 62 75 62 25 30 54 54 24 37 53 61 31 42 66 67 36 50  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N NE N SW S S SW W SW SW W NW E  
WIND SPD 11 4 2 3 6 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 6 3 3 2 4 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 0 0 0 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
NCZ015-170800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
 
MIN/MAX 65 84 60 84 66  
TEMP 76 71 68 66 68 79 82 80 70 66 64 62 65 75 82 81 71 70 69 68 69  
DEWPT 62 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 58 60 60 60 61 62 60 60 60 60 61 61 62  
MAX/MIN RH 81 44 96 46 78  
RH 62 67 76 81 76 52 45 49 66 81 88 93 87 63 48 49 69 70 76 78 78  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W SW SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 22 24 29 28 23 11 13 14 12 11 12 12 12 15 18 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 9 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 8 9 8 6 8 9 9  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 12 20 16 15 45 50 45 36 14 6 7 18 14 9 21 27 36 36 41 64 68  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
MIX HGT 600 700 5100 4900 400 300 2800 2200 600 900  
T WIND DIR SW SW NW W SE SE SE SE S SW  
T WIND SPD 12 10 6 4 4 2 4 9 12 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 12 10 44 32 2 2 22 21 13 21  
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 7 9 4 3 4 4  
STABILITY D E B A F F A B E D  
CEILING 30000 18200 8000 4700 30000 30000 26600 11100 6300 6300  
PRESSURE 29.90 29.90 29.94 29.92 29.94 29.93 29.97 29.90 29.86 29.84  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 80 45 64 44 66 53 80 59 78  
TEMP 72 60 49 48 61 56 47 47 63 58 55 56 78 71 62 61 76 66  
DEWPT 58 49 41 37 29 31 33 33 33 39 42 46 50 52 52 51 52 53  
MIN/MAX RH 54 80 27 61 31 69 35 74 43  
RH 60 67 76 65 29 38 59 58 32 49 63 67 37 50 71 70 44 63  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NE NE N SE SE S SW SW S SW W NE E  
WIND SPD 16 9 6 9 10 5 4 4 6 5 5 9 10 6 5 5 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 40 5 0 0 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
NCZ030-170800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
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 63 88 58 90 67  
TEMP 80 74 69 65 67 79 85 86 77 67 62 60 63 80 89 88 79 74 70 70 70  
DEWPT 58 60 59 59 59 58 55 54 56 57 57 57 59 59 55 55 58 57 58 59 60  
MAX/MIN RH 84 32 96 31 71  
RH 48 62 72 81 75 49 36 33 47 72 85 91 87 48 32 33 49 55 65 69 70  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW W W NW SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 21 22 25 30 28 28 32 13 14 11 13 18 21 20 16 18 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 5 6 6 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 9 17 16 21 51 40 39 25 9 5 6 18 10 9 25 32 43 46 54 68 71  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
MIX HGT 600 600 7000 7800 400 400 8500 8900 500 1400  
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW SW S SW SW S SW  
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 2 2 9 12 12 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR GD VG PR PR  
ADI 7 6 64 106 2 1 120 120 13 28  
MAX LVORI 3 5 3 2 6 9 3 2 3 3  
STABILITY F F A A F F A A E E  
CEILING 30000 30000 14800 5500 30000 30000 6300 5500 6300 6300  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.90 29.86 29.88 29.88 29.90 29.82 29.79 29.77  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 80 41 64 37 69 49 81 56 81  
TEMP 68 61 46 45 61 56 42 42 65 60 52 54 79 73 61 59 79 70  
DEWPT 54 47 39 33 24 24 25 27 26 35 37 42 46 48 49 48 48 53  
MIN/MAX RH 49 85 21 61 22 67 28 72 33  
RH 62 60 76 62 24 29 50 55 23 39 55 64 31 41 64 67 34 54  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N NE NE W S S SW SW SW SW W W SE  
WIND SPD 12 4 3 4 6 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 8 3 3 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
NCZ030-170800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
 
MIN/MAX 65 88 60 91 67  
TEMP 81 74 69 66 68 80 86 86 77 68 63 61 64 82 89 89 80 74 71 71 71  
DEWPT 60 61 60 60 60 59 57 55 57 58 59 58 61 59 55 55 59 58 58 60 61  
MAX/MIN RH 81 35 96 31 71  
RH 49 64 73 80 77 48 37 35 50 70 87 91 90 47 32 32 50 57 63 69 71  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW W W NW SE SE E SE S SW S S S S S SW  
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 22 25 30 28 28 30 13 14 11 12 17 21 19 16 18 19 20 21  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
CLOUDS(%) 7 17 17 12 47 44 43 30 12 5 3 15 10 8 24 31 43 45 46 65 68  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
MIX HGT 600 800 6800 7600 400 400 8400 9000 500 1400  
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW S S SW SW S SW  
T WIND SPD 9 8 6 8 2 2 6 12 12 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD PR PR GD VG PR PR  
ADI 7 7 49 106 2 1 112 120 12 29  
MAX LVORI 3 5 3 2 6 10 3 2 3 3  
STABILITY E F A A F F A A E E  
CEILING 30000 30000 8000 4700 30000 30000 6300 6300 6300 5600  
PRESSURE 29.86 29.88 29.92 29.88 29.92 29.90 29.93 29.85 29.82 29.81  
 
DATE 04/19MON 04/20/26TUE 04/21/26WED 04/22/26THU 04/23/26  
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 43 65 40 70 50 82 56 83  
TEMP 73 61 47 46 63 57 43 44 67 60 53 55 80 73 62 60 80 69  
DEWPT 56 49 40 35 25 26 29 30 28 36 38 44 46 49 49 50 50 53  
MIN/MAX RH 47 84 21 65 21 69 29 71 33  
RH 55 65 77 65 23 30 56 58 23 41 56 66 31 43 62 68 35 57  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N NE NE SW S S SW SW SW SW W W SE  
WIND SPD 12 4 2 3 5 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 70 30 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S  
TSTMS 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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