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 Sun Jul 19 2026
MDZ021-200800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 86 72 88 75
TEMP 81 75 71 69 72 80 85 85 81 77 75 73 76 82 85 86 83 79 77 76 78
DEWPT 66 65 63 62 64 63 64 65 67 68 70 72 74 75 76 77 76 76 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 78 49 98 72 98
RH 60 70 74 78 77 56 50 52 63 74 84 96 96 79 75 75 80 91 96 97 92
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 01 05 04 04 05 07 13 16 14 14 14 14 16 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 23
WIND SPD 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 12 11 10 10 10 11
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 15 22 29 16 26 22 26 22 27 42 66 83 86 78 90 90 91 91 92 92 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 0 0 50 80 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.40 0.93
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D D D D D D L
TSTMS C C C C D D C C C C S
MIX HGT 500 900 5600 5100 600 1400 3600 3500 600 2100
T WIND DIR NE NE NE SE SE SE S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 10 12 9 3 5 6 14 23 20 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 6 15 56 14 5 26 58 66 20 17
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 6 8 4 3 4 5
STABILITY F F A A E E C D D D
CEILING 4000 4500 4700 4000 7900 30000 300 11700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.85 29.89 29.96 29.93 29.94 29.92 29.86 29.79 29.81 29.77
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 87 67 83 65 84 68 85 69 87
TEMP 85 84 73 70 81 79 67 70 83 80 70 72 84 80 72 74 86 83
DEWPT 75 73 67 65 62 63 63 65 61 64 65 68 64 66 67 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 68 87 48 89 45 90 51 91 53
RH 71 71 81 84 52 59 87 85 47 59 84 87 52 63 85 88 56 64
WIND DIR W W N N N N NE NE NE SE SE NE SE S S W S MM
WIND SPD 10 4 4 5 6 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 50 20 20 10 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L D C C S S S S
TSTMS C D S
$$
MDZ022-200800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 84 71 88 74
TEMP 80 73 70 68 71 79 83 83 79 75 74 72 75 82 85 86 82 78 77 75 77
DEWPT 67 66 64 63 66 64 64 65 66 67 68 71 73 75 76 76 76 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH 85 53 98 70 100
RH 65 78 80 85 85 61 53 55 63 74 83 97 95 79 75 72 82 90 94100 94
WIND DIR NE NE N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 01 02 04 08 11 13 13 13 14 14 15 20 21 21 20 21 22 23 22
WIND SPD 3 1 3 2 3 4 5 8 4 5 5 3 4 9 10 12 11 11 10 11 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 16 22 20 22 20 18 26 19 13 34 65 78 82 81 88 88 89 89 94 94 84
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 0 5 50 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.34 1.00
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L D D D D D
TSTMS C C C C L L C C C C S
MIX HGT 500 1100 5400 4800 700 1300 3700 3500 1000 2300
T WIND DIR E NE E E SE SE S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 4 8 9 5 5 6 16 26 24 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 15 53 27 4 21 54 58 30 18
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 3 6 9 4 3 4 5
STABILITY F F A B E E C D D D
CEILING 4000 4000 1700 3200 30000 30000 300 2400 2800 1000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.86 29.92 29.92 29.92 29.90 29.86 29.78 29.80 29.76
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 87 66 81 64 82 65 83 66 85
TEMP 86 82 72 68 78 75 67 69 81 76 68 70 81 77 68 71 83 80
DEWPT 76 73 67 65 63 65 62 64 62 65 63 66 64 66 65 68 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 68 92 57 88 52 90 55 99 59
RH 71 75 84 89 59 70 85 85 54 68 85 87 56 69 90 92 61 69
WIND DIR W SW NW N N NE N N NE SE E NE E S SW W SE MM
WIND SPD 9 5 3 4 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 60 20 20 20 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS D D L C S S S S S S
TSTMS C D S
$$
MDZ025-200800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 74 80 75 86 76
TEMP 78 77 75 75 75 78 79 80 78 76 76 75 77 81 84 84 82 79 78 77 78
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 68 67 67 68 68 69 71 73 74 75 76 77 76 76 76 76 76
MAX/MIN RH 84 66 97 78 98
RH 77 81 83 82 79 69 67 68 72 79 85 94 91 81 79 79 84 92 94 97 94
WIND DIR E NE N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 04 01 04 07 08 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 22
WIND SPD 5 3 6 5 6 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 11 12 14 16 19 20 20 21 18
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 25 24 26 26 26 18 21 10 25 40 65 83 83 82 76 76 82 85 92 92 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 5 5 50 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0.41 1.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L L D D D
TSTMS C C C C L L C C C C S
MIX HGT 800 1300 1700 1800 1600 1400 1700 1800 2100 2300
T WIND DIR E E E E E SE S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 6 12 14 10 11 9 17 27 34 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
ADI 5 29 32 24 14 20 38 50 48 43
MAX LVORI 5 5 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4
STABILITY F F B B D D D D D D
CEILING 3200 4000 4700 5500 30000 30000 300 14300 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.87 29.89 29.95 29.96 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.84 29.88 29.80
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 70 76 70 76 71 78 71 79
TEMP 83 79 74 71 74 73 71 72 75 74 73 73 76 75 73 73 77 76
DEWPT 76 75 70 67 65 66 65 66 65 66 66 67 67 67 68 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 75 91 71 85 70 85 72 90 77
RH 80 87 89 86 74 79 81 83 72 77 80 84 73 78 85 90 81 81
WIND DIR SW SW NW N NE NE N N NE E E NE E SE SW SW SE MM
WIND SPD 14 12 11 11 9 5 6 9 10 6 5 5 8 6 5 5 9 MM
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 70 30 20 20 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS D D L C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C D S
$$
VAZ064-200800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 85 71 89 72
TEMP 79 74 71 69 72 79 83 84 80 75 74 72 75 82 86 87 82 78 75 73 76
DEWPT 70 69 67 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 71 71 73 76 76 76 74 74 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 87 57 99 68 100
RH 74 84 87 87 81 67 59 59 69 83 91 97 94 82 72 70 77 89 96100 94
WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 03 06 04 04 05 07 10 12 14 14 15 16 18 21 21 21 20 21 22 22 23
WIND SPD 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 9 8 8 9 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 31 44 36 38 43 52 41 35 38 46 69 84 81 83 87 87 88 88 86 86 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 7
POP 12HR 5 10 50 80 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.31 0.72
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C D D D D D D C
TSTMS S S C C C C D D C C C C S
MIX HGT 500 1000 5200 4900 700 1400 4800 4000 700 1700
T WIND DIR NE NE NE SE SE SE SW W S SW
T WIND SPD 8 10 9 3 10 9 14 6 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 5 17 57 12 8 16 72 50 11 8
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 9 9 5 4 8 8
STABILITY F F A C E F C C D D
CEILING 3200 4000 4700 4500 4000 2400 1000 14800 7200 7000
PRESSURE 29.73 29.76 29.84 29.81 29.79 29.76 29.71 29.65 29.67 29.63
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 87 65 81 63 83 65 83 67 87
TEMP 86 81 70 67 79 75 65 67 81 77 67 69 82 77 68 70 85 81
DEWPT 74 71 64 63 61 63 61 63 61 63 64 67 65 66 66 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 63 90 52 96 49 97 57 99 56
RH 68 72 83 87 55 65 88 87 52 62 90 94 58 70 94 92 58 68
WIND DIR W NW N N N NE N N E E N N SE S S W W MM
WIND SPD 8 3 3 4 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 30 20 10 5 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C L C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C L S S S S
$$
VAZ081-200800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 71 86 72 90 73
TEMP 80 76 73 72 74 81 84 85 80 76 74 72 76 84 88 89 84 79 77 74 77
DEWPT 74 73 71 71 71 71 72 73 72 72 72 72 73 76 77 76 75 75 74 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 97 65 100 65 97
RH 82 91 94 95 90 72 67 66 77 87 93100 90 77 70 66 74 88 92 97 91
WIND DIR E N N N NE E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 00 00 00 06 08 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 22 21 21 20 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 8 10 9 9 8 6 9 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 72 70 48 51 61 53 58 61 57 56 72 79 81 76 87 87 76 75 86 86 87
VSBY 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 50 40 60 80 80
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0.14 0.31 0.64
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C C L L C C D D L L D D D
TSTMS C C S C C C C C C C C D D C C C C S
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 800 1100 3700 3400 800 1400 4200 3500 700 2000
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE SE SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 5 13 11 6 10 10 14 11 8 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 5 19 42 22 5 20 61 62 9 12
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 4 9 9 4 5 6 5
STABILITY F F B C F F C C D D
CEILING 4000 1000 3200 3200 3200 3200 1000 3200 6300 5500
PRESSURE 29.72 29.77 29.85 29.84 29.84 29.81 29.78 29.73 29.76 29.71
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 88 67 81 64 83 66 82 66 86
TEMP 87 81 72 68 79 75 66 68 81 76 68 69 82 76 67 69 84 79
DEWPT 77 74 69 65 66 66 64 64 65 66 65 67 67 68 66 68 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 68 93 63 95 56 96 61 100 61
RH 72 80 90 89 65 74 94 88 57 71 91 95 62 77 96 97 64 76
WIND DIR SW SW N N N NE N N NE E N N E S N W NW MM
WIND SPD 9 3 2 4 4 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 70 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS D D L C C S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C D C S S S
$$
disswamp-200800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 72 85 72 91 76
TEMP 79 76 74 73 75 81 84 85 81 77 75 73 77 85 89 90 85 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 74 73 73 72 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 75 77 78 78 76 75 74 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 97 70 100 68 90
RH 85 90 97 96 97 79 72 71 79 87 94100 94 77 70 68 75 82 85 88 88
WIND DIR E N N N N E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 08 00 00 00 00 09 11 12 12 15 18 19 20 22 22 21 19 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 8 9 8 10 9 8 9 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 81 73 75 69 76 75 70 72 70 70 73 73 68 70 79 79 72 67 69 69 77
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 70 50 60 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.38 0.19 0.20 0.33 0.47
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C C L L L L C C L L C C C C L
TSTMS C C C C S C C C C C C C C C L L C C C C S
MIX HGT 900 1000 2800 2600 700 1400 4200 3400 700 2100
T WIND DIR S W N NE E S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 5 10 10 6 5 8 19 8 11 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 5 14 32 22 4 29 74 53 15 15
MAX LVORI 8 9 5 4 8 10 4 5 5 5
STABILITY F F B C F F C C D D
CEILING 4000 1000 1000 2400 21100 300 4700 3200 2400 1000
PRESSURE 29.79 29.80 29.88 29.89 29.92 29.88 29.87 29.81 29.84 29.81
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 89 70 79 67 81 67 81 67 84
TEMP 88 80 74 72 78 75 69 70 80 75 69 70 81 75 68 70 83 79
DEWPT 78 75 72 70 71 69 66 68 68 68 66 68 68 69 66 69 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 68 95 76 93 63 97 65 98 64
RH 72 85 93 94 79 82 91 92 66 79 91 93 65 82 93 97 66 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW N NE NE N NE NE E N N NE SE N N NE MM
WIND SPD 9 5 3 3 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 80 60 40 30 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L D D L L C C C C C S C S C S S S S
TSTMS C D C C S C S S S
$$
VAZ098-200800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 75 82 76 90 78
TEMP 79 78 77 76 77 80 82 82 80 78 77 76 79 85 88 89 85 82 80 79 80
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 77 78 78 77 77 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH 91 74 97 70 89
RH 88 88 89 91 87 80 75 75 82 89 93 97 89 78 73 71 77 85 87 88 87
WIND DIR SE S NE E E E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 12 18 05 07 10 09 10 11 12 15 18 20 21 22 21 21 20 20 22 22 21
WIND SPD 4 3 4 3 5 9 9 9 8 6 8 8 10 11 12 12 16 16 18 17 16
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 84 77 79 74 73 74 69 60 70 66 72 79 75 71 76 76 74 67 62 70 78
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 60 40 60 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.09 0.15 0.29 0.49
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C C S S C C C C L L C C C C C C C C L
TSTMS C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S
MIX HGT 1000 1500 2000 2000 1000 1500 2400 1900 1200 2300
T WIND DIR SE SW NW NE E S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 6 13 10 14 9 13 19 12 14 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR
ADI 5 20 35 39 9 33 47 35 21 22
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4
STABILITY E E C C D D D D D D
CEILING 4000 4000 1000 1000 30000 6300 4700 2400 1200 1000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.89 29.93 29.95 29.92 29.92 29.85 29.89 29.87
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 88 75 81 74 81 73 81 74 83
TEMP 87 83 78 77 79 77 75 76 80 77 75 75 80 77 75 75 82 79
DEWPT 78 77 74 71 71 69 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 68 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 71 89 74 79 68 82 69 84 69
RH 76 83 88 84 76 76 78 76 70 74 78 81 70 74 79 83 70 75
WIND DIR SW SW SW N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE SE SW NW NE MM
WIND SPD 16 11 10 11 11 8 6 10 10 8 3 6 9 5 3 5 8 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 60 40 30 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L D D D L C C C C C S C S C S S S S
TSTMS C D C C S C S S
$$
NCZ014-200800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 72 86 72 91 76
TEMP 80 76 74 73 75 81 84 85 81 77 75 73 77 85 89 90 85 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 74 74 73 73 74 74 74 75 74 73 73 73 75 77 78 77 76 75 73 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 71 100 67 88
RH 82 94 97 99 96 79 72 72 79 88 94100 94 77 70 67 75 82 82 87 88
WIND DIR E N N N N E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 09 00 01 00 00 09 14 13 12 16 18 18 20 22 22 21 19 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 9 10 8 9 8 8 9 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 86 77 73 77 76 73 74 81 74 74 73 73 61 63 77 77 72 66 69 69 76
VSBY 4 6 7 7 7 7 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 70 60 60 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.42 0.33 0.21 0.28 0.46
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C L L L L L L C C L L C C C C L
TSTMS L C C C S C C L C C C C C C L L C C C C S
MIX HGT 700 1100 3100 2700 700 1400 4300 3500 900 2000
T WIND DIR S W N NE E S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 8 10 9 5 8 9 18 11 11 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 7 15 27 14 5 29 81 63 15 15
MAX LVORI 8 9 5 5 8 9 4 4 5 4
STABILITY F F B C F F C C D D
CEILING 4000 1000 1000 2400 3200 300 4700 3600 2500 4700
PRESSURE 29.79 29.81 29.88 29.88 29.90 29.88 29.87 29.81 29.84 29.81
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 90 70 80 66 82 67 82 66 85
TEMP 88 81 74 72 79 75 68 70 81 77 69 70 82 76 68 70 84 80
DEWPT 78 75 73 70 70 68 66 67 67 67 66 68 67 68 67 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 68 97 73 97 59 97 61 100 60
RH 72 82 96 92 74 80 93 90 62 72 91 93 61 76 96 97 62 74
WIND DIR SW SW SW N NE NE N N NE E N N NE SE N N N MM
WIND SPD 9 4 3 3 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 60 40 30 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L D D L L C C C C C S C S C S S S
TSTMS C D C C S C S S S S
$$
NCZ015-200800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 74 85 75 91 79
TEMP 80 77 76 75 76 81 84 84 81 78 77 76 79 85 89 89 86 82 81 79 81
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 74 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 78 79 78 78 77 76 75 77
MAX/MIN RH 97 73 99 69 91
RH 86 94 94 96 94 82 77 74 82 94 94 98 92 80 74 70 77 85 85 89 88
WIND DIR W SW W N W SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 23 25 35 27 12 12 12 12 18 19 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 21 22 21
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 2 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 9 11 12 11 11 12 13 14 14
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 90 88 80 86 77 76 73 72 77 72 74 74 61 56 73 73 69 63 60 62 70
VSBY 4 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 60 60 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.65 0.60 0.17 0.23 0.39
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L C C C L L L L L L C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS L C C C S C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C S
MIX HGT 700 1000 2300 2200 700 1600 3500 2900 800 2200
T WIND DIR S SW W N E S SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 8 10 10 9 9 14 20 23 19 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR FR
ADI 9 11 32 27 7 41 53 49 20 19
MAX LVORI 6 9 5 5 7 7 4 3 4 4
STABILITY E F C C E D D D D D
CEILING 4000 5200 1000 2400 3200 2900 4000 3300 6900 4700
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.92 29.93 29.86 29.88 29.88
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 89 74 82 71 81 71 82 70 84
TEMP 88 82 77 75 80 76 72 74 80 76 72 74 82 77 72 73 83 79
DEWPT 79 77 75 74 73 71 69 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 69 71 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 71 97 73 91 70 91 65 96 66
RH 75 85 94 97 80 83 90 88 72 80 89 88 67 79 92 93 69 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE E W NW NE MM
WIND SPD 16 10 9 8 10 5 3 5 9 4 2 3 6 3 2 3 6 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 70 50 40 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C L D D L L C C C C C C C C C S S S
TSTMS C L L C S C C S S S S
$$
NCZ030-200800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 72 86 72 91 76
TEMP 81 77 74 73 75 81 84 85 81 77 75 73 77 85 89 90 85 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 74 73 73 75 76 78 77 76 74 73 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 66 94
RH 82 91 97100 97 80 74 72 82 90 94100 95 76 70 66 75 79 82 87 88
WIND DIR E S S SW W E S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 09 18 18 22 26 11 18 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 22 21 18 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD 3 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 9 10 8 8 8 9 10 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 86 82 71 77 68 73 86 73 77 68 68 52 51 73 73 71 62 64 68 72
VSBY 4 6 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 80 60 60 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.53 0.67 0.19 0.22 0.37
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L C C C C L L L L C C C C L L C C C C L
TSTMS L C C C S C C L C C C C C C L L C C C C S
MIX HGT 800 1000 2900 2600 700 1300 4600 3700 700 1900
T WIND DIR S W N N SE S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 5 5 2 4 10 18 11 11 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 10 21 6 3 24 89 71 12 15
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 5 9 9 4 3 5 5
STABILITY F F B C F F C C D D
CEILING 4700 300 1000 6300 3200 4000 4700 4000 4700 4700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.80 29.86 29.86 29.86 29.85 29.85 29.79 29.82 29.80
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 90 70 81 66 82 67 83 65 85
TEMP 88 81 74 72 79 76 68 69 81 77 68 70 81 77 68 69 84 80
DEWPT 78 75 73 70 70 69 67 67 66 68 67 68 67 68 67 69 69 71
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 71 100 59 99 59 100 59
RH 72 82 99 94 74 79 97 93 61 73 94 94 61 75 97100 62 74
WIND DIR SW S SW N N NE NE N NE E N N N E N W NW MM
WIND SPD 10 4 3 4 4 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 60 50 40 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L D D L L L C C C C C S C C S S S
TSTMS C D C C S C C S S S S
$$
NCZ030-200800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed
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 73 86 73 92 76
TEMP 81 77 75 74 76 82 85 86 82 78 76 74 77 85 89 90 86 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 74 75 76 75 75 75 74 74 76 77 78 77 76 75 74 74 76
MAX/MIN RH 97 70 100 66 94
RH 82 90 97 97 94 79 75 71 80 92 94100 97 77 70 66 74 82 85 90 91
WIND DIR E S SW W SW SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 09 16 22 26 23 13 19 16 16 18 19 20 21 23 22 21 18 20 21 22 21
WIND SPD 3 1 2 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 8 9 5 5 6 6 8 9
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 91 89 78 79 75 62 73 89 73 80 68 68 53 53 75 75 74 58 61 61 69
VSBY 4 6 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 60 60 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.62 0.82 0.19 0.22 0.37
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L C C C C L L L L C C C C L L C C C C C
TSTMS L C C C S C C L C C C C C C L L C C C C S
MIX HGT 700 1000 2900 2500 700 1400 4700 3800 800 1900
T WIND DIR SW W NW W SE S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 4 3 3 6 11 18 16 13 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 6 8 11 10 4 23 88 76 13 16
MAX LVORI 9 10 6 6 8 9 4 4 5 5
STABILITY F F B C F F C C E D
CEILING 4300 6500 1400 6600 4100 4000 4700 3200 4500 4700
PRESSURE 29.79 29.82 29.88 29.88 29.89 29.88 29.89 29.84 29.84 29.84
Date 07/22Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 90 71 82 67 83 68 83 67 86
TEMP 88 82 75 73 80 77 69 71 82 77 69 71 83 77 69 71 84 80
DEWPT 78 76 74 72 73 70 68 69 68 69 67 70 68 69 68 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 73 100 62 98 61 100 61
RH 72 82 97 97 78 80 97 93 64 77 93 96 62 76 98 99 63 74
WIND DIR SW S SW N N NE NE NE NE E N N NE SE N W NW MM
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 70 50 40 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C D D D L L C C C C C C C C C S S
TSTMS C D C C S C C S S S S
$$
EXPERIMENTAL ONLY...THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISPERSION....................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
VALUES: VP = VERY POOR; PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS