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
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
MDZ021-212100-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 42 34 52 27 41
TEMP 27 39 41 36 38 38 35 37 45 50 50 39 35 32 29 28 37 40 39 31
DEWPT 13 19 18 24 25 28 29 30 32 32 32 30 27 24 22 21 20 18 18 18
MIN/MAX RH 40 79 48 79 41
RH 54 44 40 61 59 67 79 75 60 51 49 70 72 71 76 76 50 41 44 58
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W N N N NE N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 15 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 34 00 01 02 01 30 30 33
WIND SPD 5 10 12 6 6 6 6 5 6 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 6 10 30 69 82 54 22 11 17 25 22 25 25 45 71 79 80 85 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S S
MIX HGT 2500 600 600 3600 3300 400 500 2200 1900
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NE NW W
T WIND SPD 19 13 12 14 9 5 3 4 4
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 46 13 13 57 53 4 3 16 15
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 3 3
STABILITY D D D C C F F C D
CEILING 20800 9800 30000 26600 26600 20800 18200 14800 8000
PRESSURE 30.34 30.23 30.14 30.17 30.14 30.22 30.23 30.27 30.23
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 13 21 15 27 18 28 12 29
TEMP 23 14 20 17 16 17 25 22 20 18 26 20 15 12 26 22
DEWPT 9 1 -2 3 8 14 19 18 17 16 16 12 8 7 12 12
MAX/MIN RH 62 36 85 75 93 60 81 51
RH 54 56 38 53 71 88 79 84 88 93 65 72 74 81 55 66
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 9 8 4 4 8 9 4 4 5 9 4 4 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 40 90 90 60 30 5 5
SNOW C L D D D L C C
$$
MDZ022-212100-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 43 34 52 27 42
TEMP 30 41 41 35 38 39 37 38 46 52 50 40 35 32 29 28 38 41 40 32
DEWPT 14 19 21 22 25 29 32 30 32 33 32 30 28 23 21 20 20 19 20 19
MIN/MAX RH 40 82 48 75 41
RH 50 41 44 59 58 68 82 72 58 48 50 67 73 69 72 71 49 41 45 58
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 15 20 19 19 21 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 33 35 35 01 35 31 30 32
WIND SPD 4 10 10 5 6 6 8 6 8 9 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 4 11 16 25 74 82 62 35 12 14 19 19 25 25 37 68 79 78 82 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
SNOW S S S S
MIX HGT 3100 600 600 3400 3100 400 500 2800 2600
T WIND DIR S S SW W W NW N NW W
T WIND SPD 17 13 13 17 10 5 3 6 5
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 46 13 13 63 57 3 2 23 21
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY D D D C C F F C D
CEILING 20800 10800 30000 30000 26600 23500 18200 14800 6400
PRESSURE 30.32 30.22 30.11 30.13 30.11 30.18 30.20 30.23 30.18
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 13 22 15 31 19 28 8 27
TEMP 24 14 20 18 18 21 28 27 25 20 26 18 13 8 25 19
DEWPT 7 -1 -2 4 12 18 24 23 22 18 17 12 7 4 13 11
MAX/MIN RH 60 36 90 77 90 62 80 56
RH 47 50 38 52 76 90 85 85 88 91 68 75 76 80 59 70
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 9 9 4 6 10 10 6 5 6 9 4 4 4 9 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 40 90 90 60 30 5 5
SNOW S C L D D D L C C S
$$
MDZ025-212100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 44 40 49 33 41
TEMP 33 39 41 42 42 42 41 42 45 48 47 43 41 38 35 34 38 40 39 35
DEWPT 19 23 26 29 33 35 35 34 34 34 34 34 33 28 26 25 23 23 24 22
MIN/MAX RH 51 79 57 74 49
RH 56 53 55 61 69 76 79 74 65 59 60 70 74 66 68 69 54 49 55 59
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N N N NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 17 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 25 30 35 00 01 01 35 33 33
WIND SPD 10 13 16 14 14 14 14 12 12 10 8 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 10 11
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 4 19 22 33 68 83 71 40 15 13 15 20 29 25 34 69 81 80 85 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C
SNOW C C C C S
MIX HGT 2700 1500 1100 1300 1200 900 1200 1900 1800
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW W NW N N W
T WIND SPD 24 18 18 16 8 11 13 6 3
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 53 23 22 22 18 11 17 14 9
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 3
STABILITY D D D D C F F D D
CEILING 30000 11700 6300 30000 26600 23500 19100 14800 2400
PRESSURE 30.38 30.26 30.17 30.18 30.17 30.22 30.23 30.26 30.21
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 17 26 21 35 24 30 17 29
TEMP 27 18 24 23 23 28 34 32 30 25 28 24 21 18 26 26
DEWPT 14 9 7 12 19 26 29 29 28 23 20 16 13 13 14 15
MAX/MIN RH 67 48 92 80 95 65 78 56
RH 57 67 48 62 83 91 82 86 92 93 70 71 74 79 59 63
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 19 18 13 13 17 21 18 18 17 17 14 16 14 14 12 11
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 40 90 90 60 30 10 5
RAIN S D L
SNOW S S S C L D D D L C C S
$$
VAZ064-212100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 42 33 54 27 42
TEMP 28 39 42 37 36 36 34 35 45 52 52 40 35 32 29 27 37 41 41 33
DEWPT 12 7 11 16 19 23 26 27 32 30 27 26 23 22 22 22 21 19 18 16
MIN/MAX RH 25 72 36 81 38
RH 50 27 28 42 50 59 72 73 60 43 38 56 61 67 75 81 53 41 40 50
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE W NW N
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 19 20 21 21 22 24 26 25 26 31 00 02 04 04 26 31 34
WIND SPD 4 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 8 21 46 46 35 16 16 20 30 21 26 28 44 74 83 83 83 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S S
MIX HGT 3200 700 600 4700 4100 500 500 3100 4700
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W N E S NW
T WIND SPD 17 11 10 11 9 2 2 4 2
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 53 10 8 66 59 2 3 18 16
MAX LVORI 2 3 4 3 3 3 6 3 2
STABILITY C F F C C F F C D
CEILING 20800 9800 30000 26600 26600 20800 18200 13900 8100
PRESSURE 30.14 30.04 29.97 30.01 29.98 30.05 30.06 30.10 30.07
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 12 20 14 21 14 28 4 29
TEMP 22 13 18 17 16 15 19 19 17 14 26 18 11 4 26 21
DEWPT 5 -2 -2 2 9 12 16 15 14 13 14 10 5 1 10 12
MAX/MIN RH 53 37 88 77 96 55 89 48
RH 47 50 40 52 73 89 88 82 88 96 60 71 77 88 51 68
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND SPD 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 50 90 90 50 20 5 5
SNOW S C C L D D L C C S
$$
VAZ081-212100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 46 34 57 31 45
TEMP 31 43 45 37 37 37 36 37 47 55 55 43 39 35 33 31 40 44 44 37
DEWPT 7 9 14 17 23 28 30 30 33 34 32 32 31 29 27 27 28 28 27 28
MIN/MAX RH 23 81 41 86 50
RH 36 24 28 44 55 71 81 77 58 46 42 65 74 78 79 86 62 53 52 71
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW N NE NE N NW N
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 26 25 27 30 01 03 04 35 31 00
WIND SPD 3 9 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 3 8 23 41 50 53 55 19 10 15 24 27 31 39 61 77 85 86 90 87
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C C C S
SNOW S
MIX HGT 2800 500 500 3500 3200 400 400 2000 2300
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W NE SE NW
T WIND SPD 13 9 9 12 9 4 3 5 2
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 53 6 6 56 49 2 3 13 8
MAX LVORI 2 3 4 3 3 4 6 4 4
STABILITY C E E C C F F C C
CEILING 30000 10800 19000 30000 26600 20800 18200 4700 6300
PRESSURE 30.25 30.15 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.11 30.09 30.12 30.11
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 16 23 16 26 16 31 3 31
TEMP 27 17 21 19 18 17 24 22 19 16 29 20 10 4 28 21
DEWPT 15 3 6 8 14 16 21 18 17 15 19 15 6 1 14 12
MAX/MIN RH 74 48 96 80 97 62 91 52
RH 61 53 51 62 87 95 88 85 92 97 66 78 83 87 55 69
WIND DIR N N N NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND SPD 6 8 8 4 4 6 8 3 3 3 6 2 2 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 60 90 90 50 20 5 5
FRZG RAIN S S
RAIN S
SLEET S S
SNOW S S C L D D D L C C S
$$
VAZ096-212100-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 48 35 59 35 49
TEMP 34 46 47 39 38 38 37 39 49 57 57 46 42 39 37 36 44 48 47 40
DEWPT 12 14 19 24 29 33 35 35 37 38 37 36 34 34 33 33 35 35 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 27 92 44 89 59
RH 39 27 32 55 70 82 92 85 63 49 47 68 73 81 85 89 70 61 61 79
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W N NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 16 19 19 18 19 21 23 23 26 26 26 27 27 29 00 03 03 01 00 00
WIND SPD 3 5 6 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 2 15 35 57 64 68 86 65 22 22 35 38 36 40 61 77 80 84 90 87
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C C C C
MIX HGT 2700 400 400 2800 2400 400 400 1100 1200
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W N E NE
T WIND SPD 10 6 8 13 11 4 4 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 42 3 8 39 38 2 5 9 9
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 4 3 5 6 5 4
STABILITY C F F C B F F C C
CEILING 26600 15400 8000 30000 26600 14200 12300 3200 300
PRESSURE 30.34 30.23 30.17 30.18 30.14 30.18 30.17 30.17 30.14
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 20 28 20 35 21 33 10 32
TEMP 33 22 26 24 24 27 33 31 26 21 31 25 16 10 30 22
DEWPT 23 12 16 18 23 26 31 28 24 21 24 18 11 7 17 14
MAX/MIN RH 82 59 99 83 99 68 87 54
RH 67 65 65 77 95 95 92 89 93 99 75 74 80 87 58 70
WIND DIR N N N N NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 6 9 9 6 5 9 8 4 3 4 6 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 60 100 100 60 30 5 5
FRZG RAIN D D L C
RAIN C D D
SLEET D
SNOW C C L D D D D L C C
$$
VAZ098-212100-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 48 42 55 41 49
TEMP 35 44 47 45 44 44 43 44 48 54 53 49 46 44 43 42 45 48 46 42
DEWPT 23 22 26 32 37 39 39 39 40 41 41 40 39 38 38 37 40 39 38 36
MIN/MAX RH 42 88 59 85 71
RH 62 42 44 61 76 81 88 81 72 61 63 71 76 79 80 85 80 73 72 81
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W W W SW W W W N N NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 19 20 22 23 25 26 26 24 26 27 28 35 02 03 00 00 35
WIND SPD 4 8 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 8 9
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 5 23 41 68 75 78 89 79 28 24 31 43 40 46 61 80 82 84 89 91
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C C C C
MIX HGT 2600 500 600 2000 1800 600 1000 1600 1800
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W W N E NE
T WIND SPD 16 10 11 13 6 8 13 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 51 11 13 31 23 8 20 22 19
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D D D C C E E D D
CEILING 26600 17100 8300 30000 26600 13800 20800 4000 300
PRESSURE 30.40 30.29 30.21 30.23 30.19 30.23 30.21 30.22 30.18
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 25 33 27 41 29 36 22 33
TEMP 36 26 29 29 31 35 39 37 33 29 34 30 26 23 31 29
DEWPT 29 22 23 25 31 35 38 35 32 29 28 22 19 19 20 20
MAX/MIN RH 85 75 100 87 99 71 86 61
RH 76 85 78 86 97 97 96 91 95 98 78 73 77 85 64 70
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 19 19 16 16 17 19 16 16 14 16 16 13 13 12 11 9
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 100 100 60 40 10 5
RAIN C S D D D L C C
SNOW C C C L D D D S S C C S
$$
NCZ014-212100-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 49 34 59 34 49
TEMP 35 47 48 38 38 37 36 38 49 57 58 46 41 39 37 35 44 49 47 40
DEWPT 7 12 18 24 29 33 35 35 35 36 35 36 34 33 32 32 34 33 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 24 96 41 88 55
RH 30 25 30 55 71 84 96 88 58 45 43 66 76 80 82 88 68 56 61 79
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW N NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 15 19 19 18 19 21 23 24 26 27 26 27 28 30 35 03 03 00 00 00
WIND SPD 3 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 3 17 35 58 64 70 84 68 22 22 38 39 37 42 64 79 80 86 91 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C C C C
MIX HGT 2700 400 500 2800 2500 400 400 800 1200
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W N E N
T WIND SPD 9 5 8 13 10 4 3 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 40 3 8 39 37 2 4 5 10
MAX LVORI 3 5 9 4 3 5 6 5 4
STABILITY C F F C B F F C C
CEILING 26600 15900 7200 30000 26600 12800 7200 2400 300
PRESSURE 30.34 30.23 30.17 30.18 30.13 30.17 30.15 30.15 30.14
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 19 28 18 34 19 33 7 32
TEMP 32 21 26 23 22 25 32 29 24 20 31 25 15 7 30 22
DEWPT 23 11 13 16 22 25 29 26 22 19 22 17 10 5 15 13
MAX/MIN RH 83 52 100 80 97 63 90 50
RH 69 66 57 73 98 98 87 87 91 96 69 72 79 89 52 68
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW
WIND SPD 5 9 9 6 4 8 8 4 3 4 6 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 70 100 100 60 30 5 5
FRZG RAIN D L C
RAIN C D D
SLEET D D
SNOW C C C L D D D D L C C
$$
NCZ015-212100-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 48 38 57 39 52
TEMP 36 47 47 41 40 40 39 40 49 56 56 47 44 42 41 40 47 51 48 41
DEWPT 20 20 26 32 35 38 39 38 40 40 41 40 39 38 37 38 40 40 39 36
MIN/MAX RH 34 100 53 93 66
RH 52 35 43 71 81 93100 93 71 55 57 75 82 86 86 92 75 66 71 83
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW N N NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 14 19 18 18 19 22 24 25 26 26 25 25 30 31 34 01 03 35 00 00
WIND SPD 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 12 28 42 59 81 81 91 81 38 25 29 48 44 52 68 84 80 85 90 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C L L C
MIX HGT 2300 400 500 2500 2200 400 400 1100 1200
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W N NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 12 8 5 5 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 28 5 8 38 32 3 5 7 12
MAX LVORI 3 8 9 5 4 6 7 6 4
STABILITY C E E C C F F D D
CEILING 26600 3200 8800 26600 26600 10800 6600 2400 900
PRESSURE 30.40 30.29 30.22 30.25 30.19 30.23 30.20 30.20 30.17
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 23 34 24 41 25 36 15 34
TEMP 36 25 30 28 29 32 39 35 30 26 34 27 20 16 32 27
DEWPT 30 22 22 24 29 32 37 33 29 26 27 21 16 14 19 18
MAX/MIN RH 89 71 100 83 100 68 92 53
RH 79 89 71 86100100 90 91 98100 75 77 84 91 57 67
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 11 14 16 12 11 12 12 9 9 10 11 9 8 8 9 4
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 100 100 60 30 10 5
RAIN C S D D L C S
SNOW C C C L D D S S S C S
$$
NCZ030-212100-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 49 33 59 34 49
TEMP 34 46 48 38 38 36 35 37 48 57 58 47 43 39 37 35 44 48 47 41
DEWPT 10 11 17 24 29 33 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 36 33 33 35 34 35 35
MIN/MAX RH 24 100 42 91 57
RH 35 24 29 57 71 89100 92 60 45 44 69 79 87 85 91 70 57 64 79
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW N NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 14 19 19 18 19 22 23 24 26 27 26 27 28 33 35 03 02 35 00 00
WIND SPD 3 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 13 27 36 61 74 80 86 77 26 20 40 43 41 48 72 82 84 89 91 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S L L C C C
MIX HGT 2500 400 500 2700 2600 400 400 800 1200
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W N E N
T WIND SPD 9 5 6 12 9 4 3 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 35 3 9 36 33 3 3 5 9
MAX LVORI 3 6 9 4 3 6 6 6 4
STABILITY C F F C B F F C C
CEILING 26600 20800 7200 30000 26600 10100 5000 1700 2000
PRESSURE 30.32 30.22 30.17 30.18 30.12 30.17 30.12 30.13 30.12
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 18 27 18 31 19 33 6 32
TEMP 34 21 25 22 22 23 29 27 23 19 31 24 15 7 29 21
DEWPT 25 12 13 16 21 23 27 25 22 19 22 17 11 5 14 13
MAX/MIN RH 81 54 100 80 100 62 94 51
RH 69 69 58 78 95100 89 90 96 99 69 74 84 92 53 71
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW SW
WIND SPD 6 9 9 8 6 9 8 4 4 4 6 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 70 100 100 50 30 5 5
FRZG RAIN C C C
RAIN C D
SLEET S S D D D
SNOW C C L D D D S C C C
$$
NCZ030-212100-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 50 35 60 36 52
TEMP 37 48 49 38 38 37 36 38 49 58 58 48 43 41 39 37 46 51 48 41
DEWPT 14 15 21 27 32 35 36 37 37 37 38 39 37 37 35 35 38 36 38 36
MIN/MAX RH 26 100 44 91 56
RH 38 26 33 64 79 91100 95 64 45 47 71 79 85 87 91 72 56 68 82
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 13 19 18 17 19 22 23 24 26 27 26 26 30 35 34 02 02 34 00 00
WIND SPD 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 15 29 39 58 79 81 87 81 33 21 36 46 45 52 74 83 82 88 92 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C L L C
MIX HGT 2600 400 500 2600 2500 400 400 900 1200
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W N E N
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 13 10 6 4 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 40 2 7 37 39 4 4 5 10
MAX LVORI 3 8 9 4 3 6 6 6 4
STABILITY C F F B B F F C C
CEILING 26600 20800 7200 15200 26600 9800 5200 2400 1000
PRESSURE 30.35 30.26 30.19 30.20 30.15 30.19 30.15 30.17 30.13
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 20 30 20 36 21 34 9 34
TEMP 35 22 28 24 24 27 35 30 25 21 32 25 16 9 31 23
DEWPT 28 16 16 18 24 27 31 28 24 21 23 19 12 7 16 15
MAX/MIN RH 82 59 100 82 100 63 94 51
RH 75 77 60 78100100 86 94 96100 68 78 83 91 53 71
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 4 8 8 5 4 6 5 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 70 100 100 60 30 5 5
FRZG RAIN D D L C C
RAIN C D D
SLEET S S D
SNOW C C L D D D S S C
$$
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