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Area Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Charleston WV
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

WVZ015-026-190800-
Kanawha-Boone-
Including the cities of Charleston, South Charleston,
Saint Albans, and Madison
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                59 63 65    76 83 87          67    73 80 83          64
Temp             74 68 66 64 65 77 82 82 75 71 70 68 68 74 78 78 74 69 67 65 65
Dewpt            70 68 66 64 65 69 69 70 70 69 68 67 67 72 73 74 71 69 67 65 65
RH               87100100100100 76 65 67 84 93 93 97 97 93 85 88 90100100100100
Wind dir          N NE  S  S  S  W  W  W  W SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd          0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  0  0  0  0  0
Clouds           SC FW B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          70          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.10   0.10-0.38        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S  L  L  D  D  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                                           S  S     S  S  C  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          81      64    81      63    78      59    79      61    81
Temp          80 75   67 65 80 75   66 64 76 72   62 60 77 73   64 63 79 75
Dewpt         72 70   67 65 70 69   66 64 67 64   62 60 65 65   62 61 67 68
PWind dir         N      SE     W      SW     W      NW     W       E     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    30      40    20       5     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     S  C    S     S  C    C  C  S  S                        S  S
Tstms             C    S        C    S  S     S                           S

$$
KYZ101>103-105-WVZ005-006-190800-
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Wayne-Cabell-
Including the cities of Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Grayson,
Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Park, Olive Hill,
Ashland, Cannonsburg, Louisa, Yatesville Lake State Park, Kenova,
Ceredo, Wayne, and Huntington
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      63          85          67          81          64
Temp             75 69 66 64 65 78 83 84 76 72 70 69 68 74 78 80 75 70 68 66 65
Dewpt            66 66 64 63 64 67 66 67 68 68 67 67 68 70 71 71 69 69 67 65 65
RH               74 90 93 97 97 69 57 57 76 87 90 93100 87 79 74 82 97 97 97100
Wind dir          N  N  W SW SW  W  W  W SW NE  N  N  S SW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  1  1  0  1  1  3  2  1  1  0  1  1
Clouds           FW CL SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          80          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.02-0.11   0.07-0.16   0.00-0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S     C  C  D  D  L  L  S  S
Tstms                                     S     S  S  S  S  C  C  S
Obvis               PF PF  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          83      63    84      63    81      59    82      62    84
Temp          80 76   66 65 82 76   66 64 78 73   63 61 79 74   64 63 81 76
Dewpt         69 68   65 65 67 66   65 64 64 62   61 61 63 63   62 62 66 65
PWind dir        NE       N     W       W    NW      NW    NW       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      10    20      30     5       5     5      10    20
Rain shwrs        S             S    C  S                              S
Tstms             S             S    S  S

$$
OHZ076-WVZ009>011-019-190800-
Washington-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Ritchie-
Including the cities of Marietta, Belpre, Parkersburg, Vienna,
St. Marys, Belmont, Paden City, Sistersville, Middlebourne,
Harrisville, and Pennsboro
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      61          81          65          78          61
Temp             73 67 65 63 64 76 79 79 74 70 68 67 67 72 75 77 73 68 64 62 63
Dewpt            66 65 63 62 64 67 67 69 69 68 67 66 67 70 70 71 68 67 63 61 62
RH               79 93 93 97100 74 67 72 84 93 97 97100 93 84 82 84 97 97 97 97
Wind dir          N  N  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  N SE  E  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  1  3  5  4  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2
Clouds           FW CL SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10          60          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.10-0.26   0.11-0.28           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  C  L  L  C  C  L  L
Tstms                                     S  S  S  S     S  C  S
Obvis               PF PF  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      62    80      62    76      58    77      60    80
Temp          78 74   65 64 78 74   65 63 74 70   61 60 75 71   62 62 77 73
Dewpt         67 67   64 64 68 67   65 63 64 63   60 60 63 63   61 61 65 66
PWind dir        NE       E    SW       W     W       W     W       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      10    40      40    20       5    10      10    10
Rain shwrs        S    S        C    C  S  S  S
Tstms             S    S        C    C  S  S  S

$$
WVZ020-031-032-190800-
Doddridge-Harrison-Taylor-
Including the cities of West Union, Clarksburg, Bridgeport,
and Grafton
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          80          65          77          61
Temp             71 65 63 61 63 75 79 79 73 69 68 66 66 72 74 75 71 67 64 62 63
Dewpt            65 63 62 61 62 67 67 69 68 67 67 66 66 69 70 71 68 66 64 61 62
RH               81 93 97100 97 76 67 72 84 93 97100100 90 87 87 90 97100 97 97
Wind dir         NW  N  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  W NE  S SE SW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          1  0  0  1  1  4  5  5  2  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1
Clouds           FW CL SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          80          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.11-0.23   0.13-0.31        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  C  C  L  L  L  D  D  S  S
Tstms                                     S  S              C  C
Obvis               PF PF  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          79      62    78      61    75      58    76      59    78
Temp          78 73   65 64 77 72   65 63 73 69   60 60 74 70   61 61 76 72
Dewpt         69 68   64 64 69 67   65 63 65 62   60 60 63 62   60 60 65 65
PWind dir         E      SE    SW      SW     W       W     W       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    50      60    30       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C                           S
Tstms             C    S  S     C    C  S  S  C                           S

$$
WVZ013-014-190800-
Lincoln-Putnam-
Including the cities of Harts, Alum Creek, Hamlin, Teays Valley,
and Hurricane
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          84          68          81          65
Temp             75 68 66 65 65 77 83 83 76 72 70 69 68 74 77 80 75 70 68 66 65
Dewpt            70 68 66 65 65 70 69 71 71 69 68 67 68 72 74 74 72 70 68 66 65
RH               84100100100100 79 63 67 85 90 93 93100 93 90 82 90100100100100
Wind dir          N  N  N  S SW  W  W  W NW NE NE NE  S  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  0  1  0  0  1  1  3  3  1  1  0  0  1
Clouds           SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           5          60          80          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.03-0.18   0.08-0.16        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  C  D  D  L  L  C  C
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S  S  C  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      64    83      64    80      60    81      62    83
Temp          80 76   67 65 81 76   66 65 77 73   63 62 78 74   64 63 80 76
Dewpt         72 71   67 65 70 69   66 65 67 65   62 61 66 66   63 62 68 68
PWind dir         N      NE     W       W    NW      NW    NW       E     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      20    30      30    10       5     5      10    20
Rain shwrs        S    S        C    C  S                              S
Tstms             S    S        C    S  S

$$
WVZ525-526-190800-
Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Elkins and Harman
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                51 57 61    67 75 82    56 61 65    65 73 80    53 58 62
Temp             65 61 59 57 59 69 74 74 67 64 64 62 63 69 72 69 66 63 61 59 60
Dewpt            61 59 57 56 58 61 62 63 63 62 61 60 61 65 66 66 64 63 61 59 60
RH               87 93 93 96 96 76 66 69 87 93 90 93 93 87 81 90 93100100100100
Wind dir         NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          2  1  1  1  2  4  5  6  2  1  1  1  1  2  5  4  1  1  1  1  2
Wind gust        13       12 13       18 13 12 11       12
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          90          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.08   0.19-0.53           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         C  L  L  D  D  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                                                    S  C  C  S
Obvis               PF PF PF PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          74      59    74      57    69      54    71      55    73
Temp          73 68   61 61 72 67   61 59 67 63   56 56 69 64   57 57 71 66
Dewpt         66 64   61 60 65 62   60 59 61 58   56 55 58 58   56 56 61 60
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW     W       W     W       S     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70      30    60      60    40      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  S  S  L    L  C  C  C             S          S  S
Tstms          S  C    S        C    S     S  C                           S

$$
WVZ027>030-190800-
Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-
Including the cities of Clay, Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville,
Glenville, and Weston
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      62          82          66          79          63
Temp             72 66 64 63 64 76 81 80 74 70 69 67 67 74 78 76 72 68 65 63 64
Dewpt            67 65 63 62 63 68 67 69 68 67 67 66 66 70 71 72 69 67 65 63 64
RH               84 97 97 97 97 76 63 69 82 90 93 97 97 87 79 87 90 97100100100
Wind dir          N SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S SE SE  S SW  W  W  N NE NE NE  E
Wind spd          0  0  0  1  1  2  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          80          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.02-0.26   0.14-0.34           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S  C  C  L  L  D  D  S  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                        S           S  C  C
Obvis               PF  F  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      63    80      62    77      58    78      60    80
Temp          80 74   66 65 79 74   65 64 75 70   61 61 76 71   62 62 78 73
Dewpt         70 69   66 65 69 67   65 64 66 63   61 60 63 63   61 60 65 66
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SW     W       W     W      SE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 SC   SC FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         50      20    40      60    30       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C    S  S  S  C    L  C  C  S                           S
Tstms             C    S  S     C    C  S  S  S                           S

$$
WVZ008-016>018-190800-
Jackson WV-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-
Including the cities of Ravenswood, Ripley, Spencer, Elizabeth,
and Grantsville
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      62          83          66          80          63
Temp             74 67 65 63 65 77 82 81 75 71 69 67 67 74 77 79 74 68 66 63 64
Dewpt            68 66 64 63 64 69 68 70 69 68 67 66 67 71 72 73 70 68 66 63 64
RH               82 97 97100 97 76 63 69 82 90 93 97100 90 85 82 87100100100100
Wind dir          N  N  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW SE  S  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  1  3  4  4  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1
Clouds           FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          70          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.05-0.29   0.12-0.28        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S  L  C  C  C  L  L  S  S
Tstms                                        S  S  S     S  C  C
Obvis               PF  F  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          81      63    82      62    78      59    79      60    81
Temp          80 75   66 65 80 74   65 64 76 71   61 61 77 72   63 62 79 74
Dewpt         71 69   65 65 70 68   65 64 66 64   61 61 65 64   61 61 67 67
PWind dir        NE       E    SW       W     W       W     W       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      20    30      40    20       5    10      10    10
Rain shwrs        S    S        C    C  S  S  S
Tstms             S    S        C    C  S  S  S

$$
OHZ075-084-085-190800-
Athens-Vinton-Meigs-
Including the cities of Athens, McArthur, Hamden, and Pomeroy
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      61          81          65          79          61
Temp             73 67 65 63 64 76 79 79 73 70 68 66 67 72 76 78 73 68 64 62 62
Dewpt            67 66 64 63 64 67 67 69 69 69 67 66 67 70 70 70 69 67 64 61 62
RH               81 97 97100100 74 67 72 87 97 97100100 93 82 76 87 97100 97100
Wind dir          N  N  N  N SW SW  W  W NW  N  N SW SW  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          0  0  0  0  1  3  5  4  1  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10          60          60           5
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.08   0.15-0.29   0.13-0.22           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  S  C  C  C  L  L  L  L
Tstms                                  S  S  C  S  S     S  C  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      61    80      61    77      58    78      60    80
Temp          78 74   64 64 79 73   65 62 75 70   60 60 76 71   62 62 78 74
Dewpt         67 68   64 64 68 68   64 62 64 64   60 60 64 65   62 61 66 67
PWind dir        NE       N     W       W    NW      NW     W      NE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   FW SC SC B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    40      30    10       5    10      10    10
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S
Tstms                           C    S  S

$$
WVZ519>522-190800-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-
Southeast Webster-
Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River,
Richwood, Holly River State Park, Webster Springs, and Cowen
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                56 59 63    71 78 83    60 63 66    69 75 80          60
Temp             69 63 62 60 62 73 77 77 71 67 66 65 65 72 74 73 69 65 63 61 63
Dewpt            65 63 61 60 61 65 65 66 66 64 63 62 64 68 69 70 68 65 63 61 63
RH               87100 97100 97 76 67 69 84 90 90 90 97 87 84 90 97100100100100
Wind dir          N  E SE  S  S  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  0  1  1  1  2  2  4  2  1  1  1  1  1
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          40          80          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.07   0.20-0.38           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         C  C  C  D  D  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                                                    S  C  C  S
Obvis                F PF PF PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          75      60    76      59    72      55    73      57    75
Temp          75 71   64 63 75 69   63 61 71 65   58 58 72 67   60 60 74 69
Dewpt         69 67   63 63 68 65   62 61 64 61   58 57 61 61   58 58 64 64
PWind dir         S      SE    SW      SW     W      SW     W      SE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      30    50      60    40      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  L    C  S  S  C    L  C  C  C             S          S  S
Tstms             C    S  S     C    C     S  C                           S

$$
OHZ066-067-190800-
Perry-Morgan-
Including the cities of New Lexington, Crooksville, Somerset,
McConnelsville, and Stockport
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      61          79          63          77          58
Temp             72 66 64 62 64 75 78 76 72 69 67 65 65 71 75 76 73 67 62 59 61
Dewpt            66 65 63 62 63 66 67 69 68 68 67 65 65 68 68 68 67 64 61 59 59
RH               81 97 97100 97 74 69 79 87 97100100100 90 79 76 81 90 97100 93
Wind dir         NW  N SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N NE NE NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          0  0  0  0  1  4  5  4  2  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  2  2  1  2  2
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          60          50           5
QPF 12hr                      0   0.00-0.14   0.13-0.24   0.13-0.18           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                  S  S  C  S  S     S  C  S
Obvis               PF PF  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          78      60    78      59    75      57    76      58    78
Temp          77 73   63 63 77 72   64 61 73 69   60 59 74 70   61 61 76 72
Dewpt         65 66   62 63 67 67   64 61 64 63   60 59 63 64   61 60 65 66
PWind dir        NE      NE     W       W    NW       W     W      NE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    40      30    20       5     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S  S  S
Tstms                           C    S  S     S

$$
OHZ083-086-087-WVZ007-190800-
Jackson OH-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Mason-
Including the cities of Jackson, Wellston, Oak Hill, Gallipolis,
Ironton, Lake Vesuvius, South Point, Point Pleasant,
and New Haven
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      62    81 84 87          66          80          63
Temp             75 68 65 64 65 77 82 82 76 71 69 68 67 74 77 80 75 69 67 64 63
Dewpt            68 66 65 63 64 68 68 70 69 68 67 67 67 71 72 72 70 68 66 63 63
RH               79 93100 97 97 74 63 67 79 90 93 97100 90 85 77 84 97 97 97100
Wind dir          N  N SW SW SW  W  W  W  N NW  N NW SW  W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  1  3  4  4  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.05-0.26   0.10-0.20        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  C  L  C  L  L  C  C
Tstms                                     S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C
Obvis               PF  F  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      62    83      62    79      59    80      61    82
Temp          80 75   65 65 80 75   66 64 77 72   62 61 78 73   63 63 79 75
Dewpt         69 68   64 64 69 68   65 63 65 64   61 60 64 65   62 62 67 67
PWind dir        NE       N     W       W    NW      NW    NW       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    30      30    10       5    10      10    10
Rain shwrs        S             C    C  S                              S
Tstms             S             C    S  S

$$
WVZ039-040-190800-
Upshur-Barbour-
Including the cities of Buckhannon, Philippi, and Belington
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60    75 79 81          64          76          61
Temp             70 64 62 60 63 74 78 78 72 68 67 65 66 72 75 73 70 66 63 61 63
Dewpt            64 62 60 59 61 65 66 67 67 65 65 64 65 68 69 70 67 65 63 61 63
RH               81 93 93 96 93 74 67 69 84 90 93 97 97 87 82 90 90 97100100100
Wind dir         NW SE  S  S  S  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  N SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          0  0  1  1  2  4  5  5  1  0  0  0  1  2  4  3  1  0  0  1  1
Clouds           FW CL SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          80          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.03-0.16   0.17-0.34           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   C     C  L  L  D  D  S  S        S
Tstms                                        S           S  C  C
Obvis               PF PF PF PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          78      61    78      60    74      57    75      58    77
Temp          77 72   64 64 76 71   64 62 72 67   59 59 73 68   60 61 75 71
Dewpt         69 67   63 63 68 66   63 62 65 61   59 59 62 61   58 59 64 64
PWind dir        SE      SE    SW      SW     W      SW     W       S     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      20    60      60    40      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  L    S  S  S  L    L  C  C  C                           S
Tstms             C    S  S     C    C  S  S  C                           S

$$
WVZ515>518-190800-
Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-
Southeast Fayette-
Including the cities of Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley,
Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, and Meadow Bridge
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                57 60 63    74 80 86    61 64 67    72 77 83    59 62 65
Temp             70 65 63 62 63 73 79 79 72 68 67 66 66 73 76 76 71 67 65 63 64
Dewpt            67 64 63 61 62 65 65 66 66 64 63 63 64 68 69 70 68 66 65 63 64
RH               90 97100 97 97 76 62 64 81 87 87 90 93 84 79 82 90 97100100100
Wind dir          N  N  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SE  S  S  S  W  W  W NW NE SE SE SE
Wind spd          2  0  0  1  1  2  3  4  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  1  0  0  1  1
Wind gust                                                  14
Clouds           FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          30          70          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0   0.00-0.06   0.20-0.39   0.00-0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  D  D  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                                                       C  C  S
Obvis                F  F  F PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          77      61    78      60    74      56    75      58    78
Temp          77 72   64 63 76 71   64 62 73 67   59 58 74 68   61 61 76 71
Dewpt         70 67   64 63 67 65   62 62 64 61   58 58 61 61   58 59 64 64
PWind dir         S      SE     W       W    NW       W     W      SE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC FW SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      30    40      40    20       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  L    C     S  C    C  C  S  S                        S  S
Tstms             C    S        C    S        S                           S

$$
VAZ003-004-190800-
Dickenson-Buchanan-
Including the cities of Clintwood, Breaks Interstate Park,
Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      61    80 85 88          65    77 82 86          63
Temp             74 67 65 63 63 76 83 84 77 70 68 66 66 75 80 81 74 69 67 65 64
Dewpt            68 67 65 63 63 68 67 67 68 66 65 64 65 70 71 72 70 68 67 65 64
RH               82100100100100 76 59 57 74 87 90 93 97 84 74 74 87 97100100100
Wind dir          N  N  S  S  S NW NW  W SW  S  S  S  S  W  W  W NW SW  E  E SE
Wind spd          2  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  2  1  2  2  3  4  4  1  1  0  1  1
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20          70          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0   0.13-0.28        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                                                 S     C  C  S  S  S  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      62    82      61    80      57    81      59    83
Temp          81 75   66 63 80 74   65 63 78 72   61 59 78 72   63 61 81 75
Dewpt         73 69   66 63 69 66   64 62 65 61   59 58 63 62   60 59 66 65
PWind dir        SW       S     W       W    NW      NE     W      SE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      30    30      20    10       5     5       5    20
Rain shwrs     S  L    C     S  C    S  S                                 S
Tstms          S  C    C     S  C    S                                    S

$$
WVZ523-524-190800-
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Marlinton
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                52 55 59    69 78 84    57 60 64    67 75 81    54 59 62
Temp             66 60 58 56 58 70 77 76 68 64 63 62 62 70 74 72 67 63 61 59 60
Dewpt            61 59 57 55 57 61 61 62 62 61 60 59 60 65 66 66 65 62 61 59 60
RH               84 96 96 96 96 73 58 62 81 90 90 90 93 84 76 81 93 97100100100
Wind dir         NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE SE  E
Wind spd          3  2  1  2  2  3  4  5  3  2  1  1  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
Wind gust        13
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          30          80          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0   0.19-0.41           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         S  C  C  D  D  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                    S  C  C  S
Obvis               PF PF PF PF


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          73      58    74      57    71      53    72      55    74
Temp          73 68   61 60 73 67   60 59 70 63   55 55 70 64   56 57 73 67
Dewpt         66 64   60 60 64 62   59 58 61 57   55 54 57 57   55 55 60 60
PWind dir        SE       S     W       W     W      NW     W      NW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 SC   FW SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         80      40    50      40    20       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     C  D    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  S                        S  C
Tstms          S  C    S        C    S        S                           S

$$
WVZ024-025-190800-
Mingo-Logan-
Including the cities of Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, and Man
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      63    78 83 88          67    75 79 85          65
Temp             73 68 66 65 65 76 82 82 75 71 70 68 68 74 78 78 73 69 68 66 65
Dewpt            68 66 65 64 64 67 66 66 68 67 66 66 66 69 70 71 70 68 67 66 65
RH               84 93 97 97 97 74 58 58 79 87 87 93 93 84 76 79 90 97 97100100
Wind dir          N  N SE  S  S  W  W  W  W SE SE SE  S SW  W  W NW  N  E  E SE
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  0  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  1  1  0  1  1
Clouds           FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5           5          50          70          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01   0.11-0.32        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         S  L  L  L  L  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                                              S     S  C  C  S
Obvis                F PF  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      64    81      63    78      59    79      61    81
Temp          80 74   67 65 79 74   67 64 76 71   63 60 77 72   64 62 79 74
Dewpt         70 69   66 65 67 66   65 64 64 62   61 60 62 62   61 60 65 65
PWind dir         N      SE     W       W    NW      NE     W       E     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 SC B1 SC   B1 SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    30      30    10       5     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     S  C    S     S  C    C  S
Tstms          S  C    S     S  C    S  S

$$
WVZ033-034-190800-
McDowell-Wyoming-
Including the cities of Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana,
and Pineville
558 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      62    75 83 87          65    72 80 84          63
Temp             72 66 65 63 64 75 82 82 74 69 68 67 67 74 78 79 73 68 66 65 65
Dewpt            67 66 64 63 63 65 64 65 66 65 64 64 65 68 68 69 69 67 66 65 65
RH               84100 97100 97 71 55 56 76 87 87 90 93 82 71 72 87 97100100100
Wind dir          N NE  S  S  S  W  W  W NW SE  S  S  S  W  W  W NW  S SE SE SE
Wind spd          2  0  0  0  1  1  3  3  0  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  1  0  0  1  1
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20          60          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0   0.13-0.31        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                                                       C  C  S  S  S  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F


Date           08/21  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      63    80      61    77      58    78      60    81
Temp          79 74   66 64 78 73   65 63 76 70   60 59 77 71   62 61 79 73
Dewpt         70 68   65 64 66 65   63 63 63 61   59 58 60 61   59 59 63 64
PWind dir        SW      SE     W       W    NW      NW     W      SE     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      30    30      30    20       5     5       5    20
Rain shwrs     S  L    C     S  C    C  S  S                              S
Tstms          S  C    C     S  C    S                                    S

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- Cloud Cover ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 percent      Sunny/Clear
 FW    >5 TO <=25 percent    Sunny/Mostly Clear
 SC    >25 TO <=50 percent   Partly Cloudy
 B1    >50 TO <=69 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 B2    >69 TO <=87 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 OV    >87 TO 100 percent    Cloudy

--- Obstructions to Visibility ---    --- Weather Coverage ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     Fog                             S     Slight
 PF    Patchy Fog                      C     Chance
 F+    Dense Fog                       L     Likely
 PF+   Patchy Dense Fog                O     Occasional
 H     Haze                            D     Definite
 BS    Blowing Snow
 K     Smoke                          CODE   AREAL TERM
 BD    Blowing Dust                    IS    Isolated
 AF    Volcanic Ashfall                SC    Scattered
                                       NM    Numerous
                                       EC    Extensive Coverage
                                       PA    Patchy
                                       AR    Areas
                                       WD    Widespread

--- Extended Wind Forecast Character ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    Light                   < 8 mph
 GN    Gentle                  8-14 mph
 BZ    Breezy                  15-22 mph
 WY    Windy                   23-30 mph
 VW    Very Windy              31-39 mph
 SD    Strong/Damaging         >=40 mph