076  
FOUS54 KAKQ 232111  
PFWAKQ  
FOUS51 KAKQ 232110  
PFMAKQ  
 
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
MDZ021-240800-  
BLACKWATER NWR RAWS-DORCHESTER MD  
38.42N 76.00W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 57 79 53 69 48  
TEMP 72 63 59 57 60 73 77 77 63 58 55 54 56 64 66 65 57 55 53 50 49  
DEWPT 56 56 55 53 52 51 53 51 45 47 50 50 51 55 55 54 53 52 51 48 47  
MAX/MIN RH 88 40 87 65 95  
RH 57 78 88 86 76 46 43 41 51 67 82 87 84 74 68 68 86 90 93 94 92  
WIND DIR S S S E E N NE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
WIND DIR DEG 16 16 18 08 06 02 05 11 12 13 11 10 10 11 10 08 08 07 05 04 03  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 8  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV  
CLOUDS(%) 12 18 14 22 31 22 35 40 58 58 48 56 58 79 86 87 86 90 89 93 90  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 60 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.09 0.19  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S L L D D L L C  
TSTMS S  
MIX HGT 400 600 3900 3400 800 1300 2800 2500 1200 2000  
T WIND DIR S SW N E SE E E E NE N  
T WIND SPD 4 4 5 9 11 13 18 10 10 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR  
ADI 3 3 32 29 8 26 61 42 10 51  
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 2 4 5 3 5 6 6  
STABILITY F F A A E E C C D D  
CEILING 5500 12700 5400 5500 6300 7200 1000 1000 1000 1000  
PRESSURE 29.86 29.79 29.81 29.79 29.82 29.82 29.84 29.84 29.85 29.90  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 60 44 66 47 68 55 74 53 72  
TEMP 58 58 48 48 64 59 50 52 65 61 58 58 71 67 57 56 70 65  
DEWPT 47 44 41 43 45 45 46 48 51 54 56 57 58 56 50 50 50 50  
MIN/MAX RH 62 88 48 89 59 99 58 83 46  
RH 67 58 78 83 50 60 86 86 61 78 92 96 62 68 78 80 49 58  
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E E E S SE S SW SW S NW W W N  
WIND SPD 10 6 3 4 6 4 3 4 8 5 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 4  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 20 10 20 60 50 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C L C S C C C S S C  
 
 
 
MDZ022-240800-  
POWELLVILLE RAWS - WICOMICO MD  
38.35N 75.42W ELEV. 16 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 53 71 51 62 47  
TEMP 65 58 55 54 57 68 69 66 57 54 53 52 54 58 59 58 55 53 52 49 48  
DEWPT 53 52 51 50 50 45 42 42 44 47 48 49 50 53 52 52 51 51 51 48 46  
MAX/MIN RH 89 37 89 78 97  
RH 66 80 85 86 77 43 37 41 63 77 84 89 86 83 78 82 88 93 96 96 94  
WIND DIR SE S S NE E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 20 04 07 07 09 11 12 12 12 10 10 11 10 09 08 07 06 04 03  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 3 3 4 4 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUDS(%) 9 10 16 23 35 23 21 33 57 57 56 57 67 82 88 89 89 90 91 92 90  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 50 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.10 0.26  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C C D D L L C  
MIX HGT 400 600 2600 2400 800 1200 2100 1800 1200 1600  
T WIND DIR S W NE E E E E E NE NE  
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 11 9 17 20 13 13 19  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 2 4 38 36 8 28 56 37 14 51  
MAX LVORI 6 7 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 5  
STABILITY F F A B E E C D D D  
CEILING 5500 12700 4600 30000 6300 1000 1700 1000 1000 1000  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.76 29.78 29.79 29.81 29.80 29.84 29.81 29.81 29.84  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 56 42 61 45 65 52 72 50 70  
TEMP 53 53 45 47 59 54 47 50 62 58 55 56 68 64 54 55 67 61  
DEWPT 45 42 40 43 43 44 44 47 50 51 53 55 56 54 48 49 49 49  
MIN/MAX RH 68 93 53 96 62 99 59 86 49  
RH 74 66 82 86 55 68 89 89 64 77 93 97 64 70 80 82 52 65  
WIND DIR NE NE N N NE E NE E SE SE S SE SW SW NW W NW NE  
WIND SPD 12 9 4 5 9 4 3 4 9 5 3 3 6 3 3 4 8 4  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C S S C C S S C  
 
 
 
MDZ025-240800-  
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RAWS - WORCHESTER MD  
38.08N 75.20W ELEV. 12 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 53 60 52 59 48  
TEMP 56 55 55 55 55 58 58 57 53 53 53 53 54 56 57 56 53 53 53 50 49  
DEWPT 52 52 52 52 51 49 48 48 48 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 51 52 52 50 49  
MAX/MIN RH 95 67 93 82 100  
RH 85 91 91 92 87 71 69 72 83 87 89 90 91 84 82 86 93 94 96100 99  
WIND DIR S S SW N NE NE E E SE SE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 02 04 05 07 09 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 09 08 07 05 03 03  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 4 5 8 8 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 16 17  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUDS(%) 9 14 17 18 35 25 23 35 59 59 54 58 65 79 88 90 91 90 91 93 90  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 50 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.06 0.26  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C D D L L C  
MIX HGT 300 300 600 600 500 800 1100 1100 1000 1700  
T WIND DIR SW W NE E E E E E NE N  
T WIND SPD 5 5 10 10 11 16 24 16 11 24  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR  
ADI 3 6 14 14 12 21 35 30 16 55  
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 5  
STABILITY F F B B D D D D D D  
CEILING 5500 12700 12700 30000 6300 1000 1700 1000 1000 1000  
PRESSURE 29.89 29.81 29.82 29.84 29.85 29.84 29.86 29.84 29.84 29.85  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 53 46 54 48 58 52 63 52 63  
TEMP 51 49 48 48 53 51 50 50 55 53 54 55 60 58 54 54 60 57  
DEWPT 45 42 43 44 43 44 46 48 48 50 52 54 53 52 50 49 49 49  
MIN/MAX RH 78 87 69 92 77 98 73 89 64  
RH 82 79 85 84 70 79 87 90 79 90 95 97 78 82 85 83 66 77  
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE SE SE S W SE SW NW NW W NE  
WIND SPD 19 18 12 12 12 10 6 6 11 10 8 5 9 6 6 6 9 8  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 10 50 50 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C S C C S S C  
 
 
 
VAZ064-240800-  
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA  
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 57 84 54 73 48  
TEMP 74 65 61 58 61 79 83 79 69 61 56 55 57 67 71 69 61 55 53 50 48  
DEWPT 56 56 56 55 56 56 53 57 57 56 54 54 56 58 57 56 56 55 53 50 48  
MAX/MIN RH 91 35 100 60 100  
RH 53 73 84 91 84 46 35 46 66 84 93 98 96 73 61 63 84 99100100100  
WIND DIR SW S SW W NW NW N E SE SE E E E E E E E NE N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 20 19 22 28 31 32 34 10 11 12 11 09 09 08 08 09 07 05 02 02 02  
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 34 23 12 22 26 18 60 55 51 51 40 52 68 75 80 81 83 88 88 87 85  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 70 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.01 0.12 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S L L L L L L C  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 600 500 8800 7100 600 1000 4100 3300 1300 2200  
T WIND DIR SW W NW SW E E E E N N  
T WIND SPD 4 3 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 4 5 120 80 4 9 36 32 5 38  
MAX LVORI 5 7 3 3 6 9 5 6 9 8  
STABILITY F F A B F F B C E E  
CEILING 6300 6300 7200 6300 7200 7200 1000 1000 1000 1000  
PRESSURE 29.72 29.67 29.69 29.63 29.64 29.64 29.68 29.68 29.72 29.79  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 61 42 67 46 67 53 76 51 74  
TEMP 56 61 48 47 65 61 49 49 63 62 57 57 73 69 56 55 71 66  
DEWPT 45 43 42 43 43 43 46 49 53 54 55 57 56 52 48 50 48 47  
MIN/MAX RH 57 93 42 100 63 100 46 86 40  
RH 66 52 81 88 45 52 89 98 70 75 93 98 55 55 74 83 44 51  
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E SE SE S SE S SW W NE NW W W N  
WIND SPD 8 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 10 10 20 70 40 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S L L C S C C C S C C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
VAZ081-240800-  
JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA  
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 58 88 57 82 52  
TEMP 73 67 63 59 62 80 86 85 70 63 59 58 59 74 80 78 66 61 58 54 52  
DEWPT 56 56 54 54 56 55 52 53 57 57 56 56 56 59 58 59 61 60 58 54 52  
MAX/MIN RH 86 31 95 48 100  
RH 55 68 73 84 81 42 32 33 63 81 91 94 90 60 48 53 85 98100100100  
WIND DIR SE S SW W W NW NW E E SE SE E E W NW W NE E N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 11 16 22 25 28 29 30 11 10 12 14 11 10 27 29 28 05 07 00 00 01  
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 43 36 35 15 20 16 54 52 48 47 35 41 46 45 71 71 87 87 81 86 84  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 60 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0.14 0.17  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L L D D L L C  
TSTMS S S S  
MIX HGT 500 500 10500 9000 600 800 6600 5500 600 1800  
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW E E NE N N N  
T WIND SPD 2 4 12 6 4 3 4 6 8 17  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG GD PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 1 4 120 97 3 3 48 41 5 44  
MAX LVORI 4 6 3 3 7 8 4 5 9 8  
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F E  
CEILING 6300 6300 30000 7200 7200 7200 4900 8000 1000 1000  
PRESSURE 29.77 29.72 29.76 29.68 29.69 29.67 29.71 29.70 29.75 29.81  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 65 44 70 47 71 56 80 53 77  
TEMP 61 61 49 47 67 60 50 50 68 65 58 58 76 71 57 56 74 69  
DEWPT 48 46 43 43 45 46 46 49 55 59 57 58 58 54 50 51 50 51  
MIN/MAX RH 57 87 42 100 60 100 45 84 39  
RH 63 58 80 86 45 60 88 96 63 81 95 97 53 55 77 82 43 53  
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E SE S S SE S SW W N W W W N  
WIND SPD 9 4 3 3 5 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 10 5 20 60 40 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S L L C S C C S C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
DISSWAMP-240800-  
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RAWS-SUFFOLK VA  
36.61N 76.55W ELEV. 35 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 60 86 59 85 55  
TEMP 75 65 63 61 64 80 85 81 69 63 61 60 63 77 83 79 69 64 62 59 56  
DEWPT 54 54 53 52 54 55 53 55 58 57 56 56 57 59 58 60 61 61 60 59 56  
MAX/MIN RH 75 33 88 43 100  
RH 48 67 70 73 70 42 33 41 68 82 85 88 81 54 43 52 76 90 93100100  
WIND DIR E SE SW SW W NW NW E E SE S SW SW SW SW W NE SW SW N N  
WIND DIR DEG 06 13 21 24 27 30 30 09 10 12 16 20 21 24 24 27 06 23 24 34 00  
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 OV B2  
CLOUDS(%) 37 39 35 15 7 13 62 54 35 37 23 24 28 25 59 65 88 88 84 89 84  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 40 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0.10 0.27  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C D D L L C  
TSTMS S S S  
MIX HGT 400 400 9700 8000 400 700 8000 6300 600 2100  
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW E E SW N N N  
T WIND SPD 1 4 13 9 4 1 11 9 6 14  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG GD PR PR GD GD PR PR  
ADI 2 6 120 60 3 1 116 58 5 52  
MAX LVORI 4 3 2 3 6 7 3 4 6 8  
STABILITY F F A B F F A C F F  
CEILING 7200 6300 30000 6300 7200 7200 7200 6000 7200 900  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.78 29.81 29.75 29.76 29.73 29.76 29.72 29.77 29.84  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 65 48 67 49 73 59 79 55 77  
TEMP 61 59 51 51 64 58 50 53 71 67 61 60 75 70 59 59 75 68  
DEWPT 52 49 45 46 47 48 48 51 56 59 58 60 60 58 53 54 53 53  
MIN/MAX RH 70 85 51 98 59 100 52 86 43  
RH 73 69 80 85 54 69 93 94 59 75 90100 60 66 80 85 46 59  
WIND DIR N N N N NE E E SE S S S SW W E NW NW W NE  
WIND SPD 10 5 3 4 5 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 5 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C S C C S C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
VAZ098-240800-  
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA  
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 62 77 60 75 56  
TEMP 65 63 63 62 64 73 74 68 62 61 61 60 62 68 71 69 65 63 62 59 57  
DEWPT 57 57 56 56 55 56 56 56 56 58 58 58 58 60 59 60 61 60 60 59 57  
MAX/MIN RH 82 52 93 65 100  
RH 75 79 79 80 73 55 53 64 81 89 90 92 88 75 65 72 87 90 93 98100  
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W NW NE E E E SE SE SE S SE E E S W N N  
WIND DIR DEG 14 13 21 25 27 32 04 09 11 11 14 14 14 16 13 10 09 19 27 35 01  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 9 10 12  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2  
CLOUDS(%) 23 19 35 40 22 17 49 53 50 52 38 33 37 33 57 65 83 86 87 90 84  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 40 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.31  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L L D D C  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 400 400 1600 1300 400 500 900 700 900 1700  
T WIND DIR S SW NW NE E SE N NE NW NW  
T WIND SPD 5 5 6 9 6 5 2 4 10 19  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
ADI 3 7 20 12 6 5 3 7 11 45  
MAX LVORI 5 5 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 5  
STABILITY F F A C E E B C E D  
CEILING 7200 6300 30000 5500 7200 7200 7200 6300 5800 300  
PRESSURE 29.89 29.82 29.84 29.79 29.82 29.77 29.80 29.78 29.81 29.86  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 62 52 62 54 68 59 73 58 72  
TEMP 58 56 53 53 59 57 55 56 64 62 60 61 69 66 60 60 69 64  
DEWPT 52 50 47 48 50 50 51 52 55 57 58 60 60 59 56 54 55 56  
MIN/MAX RH 77 84 69 88 69 98 69 90 60  
RH 79 80 82 82 70 78 84 86 71 84 93 96 75 79 87 81 62 75  
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE S SW E E NW NW N E  
WIND SPD 17 16 12 12 11 9 6 8 10 9 8 8 9 6 6 9 10 8  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 50 20 10 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C S S C C S S C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
NCZ014-240800-  
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC  
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 87 60 87 55  
TEMP 77 67 63 60 64 81 86 85 73 65 62 61 64 79 85 81 70 65 63 59 56  
DEWPT 51 53 51 51 53 55 51 53 57 57 56 55 56 57 56 59 61 60 60 59 56  
MAX/MIN RH 74 30 85 37 100  
RH 41 61 65 71 67 40 30 33 57 75 82 82 75 47 37 48 72 83 91100100  
WIND DIR NW SE SW SW W W W W E SE S SW SW SW SW W E SW SW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 33 12 22 24 27 29 28 27 10 12 17 21 23 24 24 26 08 24 24 33 00  
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 4  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 25 39 35 13 9 11 52 52 34 30 17 19 24 22 60 64 89 89 83 87 82  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 40 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.27  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C D D L L C  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 500 500 10600 8800 500 800 8600 7100 600 2000  
T WIND DIR W W W NW E S W N N N  
T WIND SPD 2 4 14 9 4 2 13 9 6 13  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG GD PR PR  
ADI 2 6 120 120 3 3 120 62 5 51  
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 3 5 6 2 3 6 9  
STABILITY F F A A F F A C F F  
CEILING 7200 6300 30000 7200 7200 7200 11300 6300 7200 300  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.79 29.82 29.75 29.76 29.73 29.76 29.72 29.77 29.84  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 67 47 68 47 74 58 80 55 79  
TEMP 63 59 51 49 66 60 50 52 71 68 61 60 76 71 59 58 75 69  
DEWPT 51 47 44 46 47 47 47 50 55 58 58 60 60 57 51 53 53 52  
MIN/MAX RH 61 92 48 99 55 100 49 85 42  
RH 66 66 78 88 51 62 89 93 57 71 91100 57 61 74 82 46 55  
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E E SE S S S SW W E NW NW W NE  
WIND SPD 10 5 3 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S C C S C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
 
NCZ015-240800-  
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC  
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 62 86 61 84 57  
TEMP 75 65 64 63 65 79 85 78 67 64 63 62 64 77 82 80 70 66 63 60 58  
DEWPT 54 56 56 53 54 56 55 57 58 59 58 57 58 60 58 59 61 61 61 60 58  
MAX/MIN RH 76 36 87 43 100  
RH 49 73 75 71 68 44 36 48 72 84 84 85 81 57 44 49 73 84 93100100  
WIND DIR E SE SW W W W NW E E SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 08 14 23 25 27 29 30 07 09 11 19 23 23 24 21 19 19 20 24 29 35  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 8 5 4 4 6 9  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2  
CLOUDS(%) 17 28 35 35 10 12 64 52 42 37 22 19 23 19 56 60 83 84 87 89 83  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.04 0.37  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L L D D C  
TSTMS S S S  
MIX HGT 400 500 8500 6300 500 800 5900 4800 800 1500  
T WIND DIR SW W W N E S W N NW N  
T WIND SPD 3 6 13 6 5 3 11 5 2 11  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG FR PR PR GD FR PR PR  
ADI 2 8 115 64 6 6 82 42 3 35  
MAX LVORI 4 3 2 3 6 6 3 3 7 8  
STABILITY F F B B F F B C E E  
CEILING 8000 7200 30000 6600 7200 7200 7200 6300 7200 5400  
PRESSURE 29.88 29.82 29.84 29.78 29.80 29.77 29.79 29.76 29.80 29.86  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 67 50 66 52 73 61 79 58 77  
TEMP 63 57 51 52 64 58 53 55 70 66 62 62 75 69 60 60 75 68  
DEWPT 52 50 47 48 49 49 50 52 56 59 60 60 61 59 55 54 55 56  
MIN/MAX RH 65 88 56 92 58 94 56 88 46  
RH 68 75 86 86 58 72 90 90 60 77 94 93 62 70 84 81 49 65  
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E SE S S SW W E NW NW W SE  
WIND SPD 14 11 9 9 10 6 3 4 10 5 4 4 9 5 4 4 10 5  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 50 20 10 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C S S C C S C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
 
NCZ030-240800-  
PEANUT BELT RESEARCH STATION NC-BERTIE NC  
36.13N 77.18W ELEV. 61 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 87 60 87 56  
TEMP 76 67 64 61 63 80 85 85 75 68 64 61 64 79 85 83 72 66 63 59 57  
DEWPT 52 50 50 49 52 54 53 49 54 56 55 54 56 58 55 56 61 62 61 59 57  
MAX/MIN RH 69 28 78 35 100  
RH 43 55 60 66 67 41 32 29 48 65 73 76 75 49 36 40 69 87 94100100  
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W W W E SE SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 28 23 23 25 27 28 28 26 09 15 21 22 23 24 24 26 24 24 24 30 35  
WIND SPD 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 9 22 16 10 9 9 43 46 35 27 15 15 22 18 63 63 90 90 83 80 76  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 50 90  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.29  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D D L L C  
TSTMS S S  
MIX HGT 500 500 10800 10200 500 900 9500 8400 600 1500  
T WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW W NW NE N  
T WIND SPD 4 5 12 11 4 6 14 10 4 11  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR  
ADI 3 6 120 120 3 8 120 72 4 37  
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 9 9  
STABILITY F F A A F F A C F F  
CEILING 7200 7200 30000 7200 7200 7200 23500 6200 15600 4000  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.78 29.81 29.73 29.73 29.71 29.75 29.70 29.76 29.81  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 68 46 70 47 74 58 81 55 79  
TEMP 63 61 51 49 67 61 50 52 71 68 61 60 78 73 60 58 75 71  
DEWPT 51 49 45 45 46 48 48 51 55 60 59 60 59 58 52 53 53 54  
MIN/MAX RH 56 89 44 100 54 100 45 84 40  
RH 65 65 79 86 47 62 93 95 57 77 94100 52 61 75 82 46 56  
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E E SE S S S W W SW N NW W E  
WIND SPD 10 5 3 4 5 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 10 10 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S C C S C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
 
NCZ030-240800-  
GREEN CROSS RAWS-BERTIE NC  
36.01N 76.90W ELEV. 52 FT  
510 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 61 88 62 89 57  
TEMP 77 68 64 62 65 81 87 86 75 68 64 63 66 81 87 84 73 67 64 60 58  
DEWPT 51 50 51 50 51 53 50 49 55 57 56 55 56 58 55 57 61 62 61 60 58  
MAX/MIN RH 65 26 77 35 100  
RH 40 53 63 65 60 38 28 28 50 69 75 75 71 46 35 40 66 84 90100100  
WIND DIR W S SW SW W W W W NE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N  
WIND DIR DEG 29 20 22 24 26 28 28 26 06 14 21 23 23 24 24 24 22 22 24 28 34  
WIND SPD 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2  
CLOUDS(%) 8 18 16 11 5 10 43 46 32 28 13 12 17 14 61 61 89 89 84 84 79  
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 40 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.36  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C D D L L C  
TSTMS S S S  
MIX HGT 500 600 10100 9300 500 900 9600 8400 1300 1500  
T WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW W NW NE N  
T WIND SPD 4 5 13 11 3 6 14 11 3 11  
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR  
ADI 2 6 120 120 3 9 120 73 4 34  
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 3 7 9  
STABILITY F F A A F F A C F F  
CEILING 7300 7200 30000 7200 7200 7200 23500 6300 6800 4000  
PRESSURE 29.85 29.80 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.75 29.77 29.72 29.76 29.84  
 
DATE 04/26MON 04/27/26TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26  
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 70 48 70 49 75 59 82 56 80  
TEMP 66 61 51 50 67 60 51 53 72 68 61 61 78 72 60 60 77 71  
DEWPT 53 49 45 46 47 48 48 52 56 60 60 61 60 59 53 54 54 56  
MIN/MAX RH 58 86 45 100 55 100 46 85 42  
RH 63 66 79 86 49 63 90 96 57 76 97100 54 64 78 82 45 59  
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E E SE S S S W W SE NW N W SE  
WIND SPD 8 4 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 10 10 10 50 40 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S C C S C  
TSTMS 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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