Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
MDZ021-170800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 84 71 86 64
TEMP 72 70 69 68 71 78 82 82 77 75 74 73 73 80 84 84 76 71 66 65 67
DEWPT 62 64 65 65 68 67 65 65 67 69 69 68 71 71 68 67 66 66 63 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 92 55 93 55 90
RH 71 82 87 91 91 69 56 56 71 82 84 84 93 73 59 57 71 83 89 88 83
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 16 18 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 20 24 32 35 35 00 01 03 04 03 03
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 6 9 9 6 4 3 3 3 8 9 9 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 4 7 18 38 26 10 13 14 28 57 53 42 39 38 32 33 33 23 28 26 26
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 5 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 700 2400 2300 500 900 3800 4000 400 900
T WIND DIR S S S S S W N N N N
T WIND SPD 4 5 12 12 9 10 16 9 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 10 41 41 9 24 55 45 3 8
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 3 5 6 4 3 6 6
STABILITY F F B C E F B C F F
CEILING 30000 18200 5400 5500 6300 4700 15400 22200 23500 4000
PRESSURE 30.28 30.25 30.23 30.13 30.07 30.01 30.05 30.02 30.06 30.09
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 66 83 67 81 66 79 64 78
TEMP 80 73 68 70 81 77 71 70 79 75 70 70 77 73 68 68 76 72
DEWPT 61 64 65 68 69 70 69 69 70 69 68 69 69 67 66 66 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 52 96 65 100 71 100 71 98 71
RH 52 73 91 92 67 79 93 97 74 81 93 97 76 81 93 94 74 81
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S NW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 5 3 4 9 5 3 5 8 5 3 6 10 8 6 9 11 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 30 60 40 40 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C C C C C C S C
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
MDZ022-170800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 84 69 84 64
TEMP 70 66 66 64 67 77 82 82 74 72 72 71 71 79 82 81 73 69 66 65 67
DEWPT 61 61 62 62 65 66 65 65 66 66 67 67 70 70 69 68 68 67 64 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 97 55 96 62 94
RH 74 85 88 92 94 68 56 56 76 82 86 89 97 74 65 64 83 93 93 94 90
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 16 18 19 18 18 19 18 18 17 19 20 23 29 34 00 02 04 04 03 03 04
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 6 8 6 3 2 2 3 4
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 12 4 18 22 18 21 16 17 17 45 42 39 36 42 47 46 33 25 29 28 29
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 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 400 400 3500 3300 500 700 3700 3600 400 900
T WIND DIR S S S S S W N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 11 10 10 14 9 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 2 6 47 47 7 18 59 51 2 8
MAX LVORI 7 8 4 4 5 6 4 5 7 8
STABILITY F F B B F E B B F F
CEILING 30000 7200 6000 5500 5500 4100 23500 21100 26600 20800
PRESSURE 30.26 30.22 30.21 30.11 30.05 29.98 30.01 29.98 30.02 30.05
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 64 82 67 79 66 77 65 76
TEMP 77 71 67 69 80 76 71 69 77 73 70 69 75 72 68 68 74 71
DEWPT 63 64 64 66 69 69 69 69 70 69 68 69 69 68 66 67 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 60 96 67 100 77 100 78 97 77
RH 62 79 90 91 69 79 94100 79 87 94100 82 87 93 97 82 87
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S SW NE E NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 4 3 3 9 5 3 4 9 6 4 6 10 10 8 10 12 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 40 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S S S S
$$
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 79 72 81 70
TEMP 72 72 70 70 72 76 78 78 75 75 75 74 75 78 79 78 75 74 73 71 72
DEWPT 62 63 64 65 67 65 66 66 67 69 70 71 72 71 70 70 70 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 86 65 94 74 87
RH 71 75 81 85 85 71 66 68 76 82 84 88 91 79 74 76 84 86 84 85 82
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 18 20 20 19 19 19 18 19 19 20 22 26 33 03 04 05 05 05 05 05
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 11 12 11 11 10 8 6 9 10 9 8 9 11 11
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 11 4 9 12 18 15 20 12 13 25 41 41 42 31 47 43 37 32 31 27 33
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 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 1100 1200 2200 1800 1000 900 1600 1300 1300 2200
T WIND DIR S S S S S W N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 9 11 16 20 14 13 11 14 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 16 32 29 20 18 29 21 17 41
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 4
STABILITY F F C C D D B C E E
CEILING 30000 14800 6300 5500 5500 3200 7200 2400 23500 20800
PRESSURE 30.30 30.26 30.26 30.17 30.11 30.02 30.03 30.02 30.06 30.07
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 77 70 79 72 78 71 77 70 76
TEMP 76 72 73 73 78 76 75 74 76 75 73 73 76 73 73 72 75 73
DEWPT 64 65 66 69 70 70 72 72 70 70 71 71 70 69 69 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 68 85 76 95 82 95 81 91 80
RH 68 79 80 86 77 82 90 94 83 86 93 93 83 87 89 90 80 84
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S SW NE E E E E E NE E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 11 11 10 9 12 12 10 10 13 16 13 14 17 25 21 23 20 25
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 10 50 40 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S
$$
VAZ064-170800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 89 70 86 65
TEMP 74 70 67 65 66 80 87 87 79 75 73 72 72 81 84 84 76 72 69 67 66
DEWPT 64 63 62 61 64 66 66 68 70 68 68 68 70 71 69 68 67 65 63 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 90 50 97 57 87
RH 69 81 84 87 92 63 51 53 75 81 85 87 94 72 60 58 73 80 81 82 84
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 28 34 00 00 01 02 03 02 02 02
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 7 6 16 7 20 36 35 65 47 42 22 28 42 41 40 37 27 32 42 42
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 10 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 500 3200 3100 400 800 4500 4400 500 1000
T WIND DIR S S S S SW NW N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 4 9 11 4 12 13 9 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 6 51 51 4 19 61 61 5 16
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 4 6 6 4 3 5 5
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 20800 4000 5500 8000 4700 6300 23500 6300 6300
PRESSURE 30.12 30.09 30.09 29.98 29.92 29.90 29.95 29.92 29.93 29.96
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 83 66 87 67 82 66 78 64 77
TEMP 81 75 68 68 84 79 71 69 79 75 69 68 76 73 68 66 74 72
DEWPT 63 65 66 66 72 71 69 68 71 70 68 68 71 70 67 66 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 54 96 63 100 74 100 80 100 77
RH 55 72 93 94 67 79 93 97 77 85 98100 85 90 98100 84 87
WIND DIR E SE S S SW S N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 4 3 4 8 8 4 8 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 40 60 40 40 50 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C L S S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
$$
VAZ081-170800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 89 69 88 66
TEMP 73 68 65 62 64 79 86 87 77 73 71 70 71 82 86 85 76 72 70 68 67
DEWPT 62 62 61 60 63 65 64 66 69 66 64 64 67 72 71 71 71 69 66 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 96 46 89 60 96
RH 67 81 87 93 99 61 49 50 74 79 79 81 89 71 61 62 83 90 87 91 93
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE N
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 19 20 21 31 00 01 02 04 04 03 03 02
WIND SPD 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 5 5 6 3 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 2 4 3 5 6 6 20 31 19 7 11 23 55 55 34 37 37 59 53
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 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 400 400 3200 3100 400 500 3900 3600 500 800
T WIND DIR SE S S S S W N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 3 6 8 5 5 11 11 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 5 38 41 3 12 46 29 3 7
MAX LVORI 6 9 5 4 4 6 4 5 7 7
STABILITY F F B B F F B D F F
CEILING 30000 30000 18200 10800 5500 6300 5500 6300 11000 6300
PRESSURE 30.18 30.15 30.15 30.05 30.0 29.94 29.97 29.93 29.95 29.97
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 84 65 88 68 85 67 82 66 79
TEMP 82 75 67 67 85 79 71 69 83 76 70 69 80 75 68 67 77 73
DEWPT 65 67 65 67 71 71 69 69 73 71 69 69 73 71 68 67 71 68
MIN/MAX RH 56 99 60 100 69 100 74 100 74
RH 57 77 94 98 63 76 93100 72 86 97100 79 86100100 80 86
WIND DIR E E SE S SW S S N N NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 5 3 0 0 4 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 6 4 3 5 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 40 50 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
disswamp-170800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 67 89 68
TEMP 72 66 63 60 62 78 86 86 77 72 71 69 69 82 88 86 78 74 71 69 70
DEWPT 62 62 61 60 62 64 62 63 65 65 65 64 66 69 70 70 71 71 69 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 43 87 55 97
RH 71 87 93100100 62 45 46 67 79 82 85 90 65 55 59 79 90 94 97 93
WIND DIR SE N N N N S S S S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 12 00 00 00 00 20 17 18 16 17 19 21 23 32 00 02 04 05 00 04 05
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 8 3 1 0 2 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 1 1 1 2 6 2 7 3 5 9 28 31 16 12 56 56 41 36 38 40 33
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 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 400 3400 3400 400 500 4600 3800 500 1000
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SW N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 2 4 6 6 5 9 10 4 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 2 24 27 4 5 41 28 3 17
MAX LVORI 7 10 5 3 5 6 4 4 8 8
STABILITY F F A B F F B D F F
CEILING 30000 30000 14800 10800 9800 5500 4000 3200 24600 8800
PRESSURE 30.26 30.22 30.23 30.12 30.09 30.01 30.01 29.96 30.01 30.01
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 84 66 88 69 87 68 84 68 81
TEMP 83 76 69 69 87 80 72 71 85 78 72 71 82 77 71 70 80 75
DEWPT 66 67 66 68 70 70 70 70 72 72 70 71 73 71 70 70 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 55 97 64 100 68 100 70
RH 56 74 91 97 58 72 93 97 66 82 94100 73 82 96100 74 84
WIND DIR NE E N E S SE S SW E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 5 5 3 6 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 0 20 10 40 30 50 40 50
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S S S S S
$$
VAZ098-170800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 82 72 85 73
TEMP 73 72 69 68 69 76 80 80 76 75 74 73 74 81 83 82 77 76 75 74 75
DEWPT 62 63 63 64 66 64 64 65 67 68 68 68 69 69 71 72 73 72 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 87 57 87 65 89
RH 68 73 80 85 91 66 57 60 74 79 83 84 85 67 68 72 86 87 86 85 85
WIND DIR E SE S SW SW SE SE SE S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 11 14 17 24 23 14 13 15 17 18 20 22 24 28 01 03 04 05 05 05 05
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 2 3 6 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 8 9 6 8 8 10 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 3 3 5 5 8 3 4 3 27 37 20 15 25 26 40 38 39 36 33
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 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 900 2200 2000 700 600 2500 2200 1000 2200
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW NW N NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 3 5 11 16 13 12 17 16 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 16 27 12 13 46 44 12 52
MAX LVORI 5 8 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5
STABILITY F F B C E E B C E E
CEILING 30000 30000 13800 17100 9800 4000 5500 6100 30000 18200
PRESSURE 30.30 30.26 30.27 30.17 30.13 30.05 30.05 30.02 30.05 30.04
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 72 84 73 83 73 82 72 80
TEMP 79 76 74 74 82 79 76 75 81 78 75 75 80 77 75 74 78 76
DEWPT 68 68 69 71 72 72 72 73 74 73 73 73 74 72 72 72 73 71
MIN/MAX RH 69 87 70 94 76 95 78 93 77
RH 69 77 82 88 73 79 88 92 80 85 90 93 83 85 90 91 83 85
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE SW W E E E NE E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 11 9 6 5 9 8 6 5 9 9 6 6 11 13 13 14 16 18
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 40 30 40 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
$$
NCZ014-170800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 66 90 67
TEMP 72 66 63 60 62 79 86 86 76 71 70 68 69 83 89 87 77 73 70 68 69
DEWPT 62 62 61 60 62 63 61 61 66 65 64 64 66 69 70 71 72 71 69 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 42 87 53 100
RH 71 87 93100100 58 43 44 70 80 81 86 90 64 54 59 84 93 98100100
WIND DIR SE N N N N SW S S S S S SW SW NW N N NE NE N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 13 00 00 00 00 21 17 17 16 17 19 21 23 31 35 02 05 05 00 04 04
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 6 3 1 0 1 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 1 3 3 1 5 4 5 9 26 22 16 11 58 58 44 38 39 43 35
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 5 5 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 400 3400 3300 400 500 4700 3800 500 900
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SW N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 2 4 5 6 4 8 10 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 2 24 27 3 4 40 24 4 16
MAX LVORI 7 10 4 3 5 6 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F F A B F F B D F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 22600 9800 4900 4000 3200 13800 8900
PRESSURE 30.26 30.22 30.23 30.12 30.09 30.02 30.02 29.96 30.01 30.01
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 85 65 88 68 87 68 84 67 81
TEMP 84 76 68 68 87 79 72 71 85 78 71 70 82 77 71 70 80 75
DEWPT 66 67 66 68 70 70 69 70 72 72 70 70 72 71 69 69 71 69
MIN/MAX RH 54 100 55 100 62 100 67 100 68
RH 55 75 94100 57 74 91 99 65 82 97100 72 83 95 99 74 82
WIND DIR E E N N S SE S SW E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 4 5 2 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 20 10 40 30 50 40 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C S C C
TSTMS S C S C S S
$$
NCZ015-170800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 84 69 89 70
TEMP 71 69 68 66 67 79 83 82 75 73 72 71 71 82 87 85 77 74 72 70 72
DEWPT 63 63 63 63 66 65 63 63 66 66 67 67 69 69 70 71 72 71 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 94 50 93 56 99
RH 76 83 85 92 98 60 51 52 74 79 84 87 91 65 57 63 85 90 94 99 94
WIND DIR E E N N N E SE SE SE S S SW SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 10 11 00 00 00 11 14 15 15 18 20 22 23 25 29 06 05 04 04 04 05
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 5
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 1 2 2 4 9 11 7 4 3 1 8 13 23 14 37 37 40 42 41 36 33
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 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 500 400 2900 2600 500 900 3900 3200 500 1400
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SW NW NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 2 3 6 10 11 6 13 11 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 2 16 19 5 15 30 41 8 35
MAX LVORI 6 10 5 3 5 6 4 5 7 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 26600 30000 13800 14800 9800 9500 3600 2400 6900 26600
PRESSURE 30.30 30.26 30.27 30.17 30.13 30.06 30.05 30.0 30.04 30.03
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 83 69 86 71 86 71 84 70 82
TEMP 82 76 71 72 85 79 74 73 84 79 73 73 82 78 73 72 80 76
DEWPT 68 68 68 71 71 71 72 72 73 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 62 98 62 99 68 100 73 99 75
RH 63 75 89 97 63 77 92 97 70 80 96100 75 84 93 99 77 85
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SW W E E NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 10 5 3 3 6 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 10 8 6 10 14 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 40 30 50 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S S S S S
$$
NCZ030-170800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 87 66 90 67
TEMP 71 66 63 60 62 78 85 86 75 71 70 68 69 82 88 88 77 73 70 68 69
DEWPT 63 62 61 60 62 64 61 62 67 64 64 63 66 69 69 71 73 71 70 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 43 88 52 100
RH 75 86 93100100 62 45 45 75 78 81 84 90 65 54 56 87 92100100100
WIND DIR SE SE N N N SW S S S S S SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 00 00 00 22 16 17 15 17 19 21 23 28 34 02 05 05 05 04 04
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 0 1 6 7 2 3 3 2 9 24 13 23 12 50 50 54 54 43 50 41
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 5 0 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 400 400 3200 3200 400 500 4600 3900 500 900
T WIND DIR SE S S SW S SW N N E NE
T WIND SPD 3 2 4 5 6 4 8 9 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 2 22 25 3 5 42 40 5 16
MAX LVORI 7 10 5 4 5 6 4 6 9 9
STABILITY F F A B F F B C F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 18200 10800 4100 3200 4000 5500 11200
PRESSURE 30.23 30.20 30.22 30.11 30.07 30.01 30.01 29.94 29.97 29.98
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 84 65 88 68 87 67 84 66 81
TEMP 83 75 67 68 86 79 71 70 85 77 71 70 82 75 70 69 79 74
DEWPT 67 68 67 68 69 71 70 70 71 72 70 70 72 72 70 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 54 100 60 100 68 100 69
RH 59 78 99100 57 77 96100 63 84 99100 73 89 99100 74 87
WIND DIR E E E E SW SE S SW SE E NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 6 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 3 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 20 10 40 30 60 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C L C S C C
TSTMS S C S C S S
$$
NCZ030-170800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat
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 88 66 91 68
TEMP 71 67 64 61 63 79 86 87 75 71 69 68 69 82 89 89 78 74 70 68 70
DEWPT 62 63 61 61 63 64 62 61 66 65 64 63 67 69 70 70 73 71 70 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 41 90 51 100
RH 73 86 91 98100 61 44 43 74 80 84 85 93 65 53 55 84 90 99100100
WIND DIR E SE N N N S S S SE S S SW SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 10 13 00 00 00 17 16 16 15 17 20 21 23 25 32 02 06 06 05 04 04
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 1 6 5 2 3 4 3 2 12 16 21 11 39 39 47 47 41 43 32
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 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 400 400 3400 3300 400 600 4300 3900 500 800
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 1 3 4 5 5 6 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 1 19 21 3 6 35 40 5 16
MAX LVORI 7 10 5 4 5 6 4 5 9 9
STABILITY F F A B F F B B F F
CEILING 26600 30000 30000 14800 9900 5700 3200 3200 5500 13800
PRESSURE 30.26 30.23 30.25 30.13 30.10 30.03 30.03 29.95 30.0 30.01
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 85 65 89 68 88 68 85 67 82
TEMP 84 76 68 69 87 79 72 71 86 78 71 71 83 77 71 70 81 75
DEWPT 68 68 67 69 70 71 70 71 72 72 71 71 73 72 70 70 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 55 100 60 100 67 100 69
RH 59 77 97100 58 77 93100 64 83 99100 72 86 97100 74 84
WIND DIR E E N N S SE S SW E E NE N E NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 8 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 4 6 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 0 20 10 40 30 60 40 50
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C L C S C C
TSTMS S C S C 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