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 Tue Aug 19 2025
MDZ021-200800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 69 86 70 80 62
TEMP 71 71 71 71 73 81 84 84 78 74 73 72 73 78 79 78 73 69 67 64 65
DEWPT 69 69 70 71 73 75 74 75 74 72 72 71 73 72 71 69 65 63 61 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 74 88
RH 93 93 98100100 82 72 74 86 93 96 98100 83 77 74 76 81 83 85 83
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 09 09 10 11 11 11 09 06 05 04 03 03 03 02 02 01 00 00 00
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 10 11 13 14 13 11 10 9 9 9
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 88 73 72 69 51 36 53 55 49 45 63 69 68 70 78 78 69 43 28 10 2
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 30 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.09 0.03 0.06 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S C S S
MIX HGT 700 800 3200 3100 600 1300 2900 2800 1500 1500
T WIND DIR E E S SE E NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 11 8 8 9 11 18 24 25 18 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 12 7 34 37 12 33 60 60 24 29
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 5 6 5 4 3 4 5
STABILITY E E A C E D D D D E
CEILING 300 300 4700 5100 8900 300 1000 1700 2400 5500
PRESSURE 30.03 29.96 29.94 29.85 29.82 29.76 29.76 29.76 29.84 29.88
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 81 62 82 68 82 69 83 64 80
TEMP 79 74 64 68 81 74 70 73 81 76 72 71 82 75 67 67 79 73
DEWPT 58 59 60 62 61 62 65 68 68 68 69 69 64 63 60 60 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 46 90 49 89 64 94 53 83 44
RH 48 59 86 82 51 66 86 85 65 75 90 93 55 66 79 79 45 55
WIND DIR N E SE SE S S S S S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 8 4 2 2 5 5 4 4 8 5 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40 40 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S
TSTMS S
$$
MDZ022-200800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 69 83 71 78 62
TEMP 71 71 71 71 73 79 82 81 76 74 74 73 73 76 76 75 71 69 67 64 64
DEWPT 69 69 70 70 73 75 74 74 74 72 72 71 73 72 71 69 65 63 60 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 74 98 81 85
RH 93 93 96 99100 86 77 79 94 92 93 94100 87 85 82 82 81 79 83 82
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 09 09 09 11 12 11 10 09 06 06 05 04 04 03 02 02 01 00 35 35
WIND SPD 6 5 3 3 4 6 8 8 6 8 9 11 13 16 16 16 14 12 10 10 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 89 71 69 58 39 42 52 55 60 58 68 66 65 74 80 80 77 60 46 25 9
VSBY 4 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 30 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.02 0.17 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C S C S S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S C S S S S S S
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 600 900 3300 3100 500 1400 2600 2600 1700 1900
T WIND DIR E E SE SE E NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 11 9 11 10 12 19 28 29 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 12 12 46 43 13 39 67 69 28 32
MAX LVORI 6 9 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4
STABILITY E E B B D D D D D E
CEILING 300 300 4100 9800 30000 300 1000 1000 1700 30000
PRESSURE 30.01 29.93 29.92 29.84 29.80 29.72 29.69 29.69 29.77 29.84
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 78 59 80 65 80 67 82 60 79
TEMP 78 70 61 65 79 71 67 70 80 74 70 69 80 73 64 64 78 70
DEWPT 59 59 58 61 61 63 63 66 68 68 67 68 66 63 60 59 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 52 94 54 92 67 99 58 90 46
RH 52 68 90 87 54 76 89 87 67 82 90 96 62 71 87 84 48 62
WIND DIR N E SE N SE SE S S S S S SW W W NW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 5 2 2 5 4 3 3 8 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 30 40 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C
$$
MDZ025-200800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 81 74 79 67
TEMP 75 75 75 75 76 79 80 80 78 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 73 72 71 69 69
DEWPT 70 71 72 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 72 72 70 67 66 64 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 96 80 94 80 83
RH 86 87 91 94 93 84 84 83 87 91 92 93 92 85 84 81 81 81 79 79 78
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 11 11 11 11 10 09 08 06 06 05 04 03 03 02 02 01 00 00 00
WIND SPD 14 13 11 10 10 11 10 11 14 16 18 21 23 25 25 26 28 27 24 21 18
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 85 61 53 45 40 34 35 42 59 63 68 66 65 78 82 81 82 69 52 39 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.01 0.20 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C S S S S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S S C S
MIX HGT 1400 1200 1700 1600 1000 1400 2200 2500 2800 2600
T WIND DIR E SE SE E E NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 17 12 12 12 18 26 35 40 31 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR
ADI 22 19 27 26 20 49 79 91 50 60
MAX LVORI 5 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D D C C D D D D D D
CEILING 900 1700 7200 10800 300 300 1000 1000 1000 2400
PRESSURE 30.02 29.96 29.95 29.88 29.82 29.75 29.69 29.68 29.78 29.85
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 75 68 77 71 78 71 81 67 78
TEMP 75 72 70 70 76 74 73 74 77 76 74 73 79 76 71 68 76 73
DEWPT 60 60 60 62 61 63 66 68 68 68 69 70 67 66 64 62 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 59 77 60 84 73 91 65 83 52
RH 61 65 72 75 60 69 77 83 73 77 85 89 69 72 78 80 53 61
WIND DIR N NE E NE SE S S S S S S W SW W NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 14 12 8 5 9 10 10 9 11 11 9 6 9 6 8 9 9 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 30 40 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C
$$
VAZ064-200800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 69 84 70 78 63
TEMP 71 70 70 70 71 78 82 83 77 73 72 71 72 75 77 76 71 68 66 64 65
DEWPT 70 69 70 70 71 74 75 75 76 73 72 71 72 72 72 70 69 66 64 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 77 100 81 96
RH 96 96100100100 89 79 78 96100100 99100 90 85 82 92 93 91 93 92
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 03 02 05 07 08 09 08 06 03 02 02 02 02 02 02 01 00 35 35
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 10 10 10 5 5 3 4 4
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 89 83 83 85 72 66 51 36 57 43 57 71 74 78 78 70 65 51 25 17 11
VSBY 5 4 4 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S S S S S S S C C
TSTMS S S
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 600 3500 3400 400 1200 3400 3300 1100 1800
T WIND DIR NE N SW SE E NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 6 3 4 6 8 13 20 18 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 7 3 27 28 6 26 53 62 11 24
MAX LVORI 9 10 8 9 9 8 4 5 6 8
STABILITY F F B A E E C C E F
CEILING 300 300 1000 2700 3200 1000 1000 1700 2400 4000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.84 29.81 29.71 29.67 29.63 29.67 29.67 29.75 29.78
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 80 61 82 66 82 65 82 59 79
TEMP 79 73 63 64 80 74 68 68 80 73 68 67 80 71 62 62 77 69
DEWPT 60 62 60 62 63 64 64 67 70 70 67 66 63 62 56 57 55 56
MIN/MAX RH 51 97 53 99 69 100 53 89 43
RH 52 68 90 93 56 71 87 97 71 90 98 96 56 73 80 83 47 63
WIND DIR NE E S SW S SE S S S S S W NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 50 30 20 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ081-200800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 70 86 72 81 65
TEMP 74 72 71 71 72 79 84 84 78 74 73 72 73 77 80 79 73 70 68 67 67
DEWPT 72 71 70 71 72 74 75 75 75 74 72 71 73 73 72 72 70 67 65 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 71 100 75 91
RH 94 96 97100 99 85 74 73 89 99 97 97100 88 79 78 89 91 90 87 85
WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 04 03 02 35 02 06 07 08 07 05 03 01 01 01 01 01 01 00 00 35 35
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 5 8 10 11 11 10 8 5 4 5 5
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 77 59 68 73 67 52 49 44 53 46 67 73 72 79 73 67 63 47 33 31 18
VSBY 7 5 4 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S C C
TSTMS S S S S
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 600 3700 3600 500 1400 3800 3700 1100 1700
T WIND DIR N N E E NE N N N N N
T WIND SPD 5 3 4 6 11 17 24 21 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 4 26 25 9 32 67 64 16 23
MAX LVORI 9 10 9 6 8 6 4 5 6 6
STABILITY F F B A E D D D E F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 30000 30000 1000 1700 1700 1700 3200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.85 29.76 29.69 29.63 29.63 29.67 29.76 29.82
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 81 62 83 66 82 67 85 61 81
TEMP 79 74 64 64 81 74 67 68 81 75 69 69 83 73 66 62 79 71
DEWPT 63 63 60 62 63 65 64 66 69 69 67 67 66 64 59 57 56 58
MIN/MAX RH 54 97 54 94 67 100 55 88 45
RH 57 69 88 93 55 74 89 94 69 84 94 94 58 74 79 84 46 64
WIND DIR N E SE S SE SE S S S S S W W W NW NW W W
WIND SPD 5 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 40 30 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ096-200800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 74 81 67
TEMP 77 74 73 73 74 82 85 84 78 76 76 76 76 79 79 78 74 71 70 68 68
DEWPT 74 73 72 72 74 76 76 75 75 74 73 73 75 75 75 72 71 68 65 63 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 97 82 91
RH 90 96 97 97100 82 75 74 91 94 91 92 97 88 88 82 91 90 84 84 90
WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 05 05 05 05 06 08 05 04 03 02 01 01 01 00 00 00 35 34 34
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 10 10 13 13 12 10 8 6 6 5
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 53 28 28 51 45 38 51 66 74 62 73 73 68 79 75 75 68 58 44 38 28
VSBY 7 7 7 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0.16 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S C C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 500 800 3500 3400 600 1600 3500 3400 900 1800
T WIND DIR NE NE E E NE NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 3 4 6 10 16 21 28 25 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 2 5 37 40 16 43 77 76 17 30
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
STABILITY F F A C D D D D D E
CEILING 2900 9800 800 3200 26600 1000 1000 1800 1500 1700
PRESSURE 29.95 29.92 29.89 29.79 29.72 29.62 29.60 29.65 29.78 29.85
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 79 62 81 66 82 67 84 64 80
TEMP 79 72 64 65 80 73 68 69 80 74 70 69 82 74 67 65 79 71
DEWPT 64 63 60 63 63 65 64 67 70 69 67 69 70 68 62 62 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 58 97 54 93 68 100 63 90 51
RH 61 75 88 93 56 76 88 93 70 84 90100 67 82 85 90 52 66
WIND DIR N E E NE SE SE S S S S S W W SW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ098-200800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 77 84 76 81 71
TEMP 78 78 77 77 78 81 83 82 79 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 75 73 73 72 73
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 76 77 76 77 76 76 76 75 76 77 76 74 72 69 67 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 95 80 96 85 90
RH 89 91 94 94 93 87 82 85 92 93 93 93 94 92 89 87 89 86 82 81 81
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 10 09 09 08 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 02 01 01 00 00 00 35 00
WIND SPD 8 8 8 6 8 10 11 12 14 16 19 23 24 26 25 25 24 23 19 18 16
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 44 20 27 31 24 34 46 71 77 68 73 71 71 76 76 76 75 67 56 42 37
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 40 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.11 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C C C C
MIX HGT 700 1000 2200 2100 1100 1700 2900 2800 2600 3000
T WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE N N N
T WIND SPD 6 6 11 14 21 29 37 37 27 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
ADI 6 12 33 32 23 61 92 91 47 61
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
STABILITY E E C C D D D D D D
CEILING 7400 1700 21700 30000 300 1000 1000 1700 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.0 29.94 29.93 29.85 29.76 29.63 29.60 29.64 29.78 29.87
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 77 70 78 72 81 72 82 71 79
TEMP 77 73 71 72 77 75 73 74 79 76 74 74 80 76 73 73 77 74
DEWPT 65 64 62 64 65 65 66 69 70 70 70 71 71 69 68 66 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 65 79 65 84 73 93 72 86 56
RH 66 73 73 77 66 73 79 84 75 82 87 90 75 80 84 80 60 64
WIND DIR N NE E NE E SE S S SE S S W NE SE NW N N N
WIND SPD 13 10 5 4 8 6 5 4 9 8 5 4 6 4 4 6 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ014-200800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 87 74 82 66
TEMP 77 74 72 73 74 83 85 85 79 76 75 75 76 79 80 80 75 71 70 68 68
DEWPT 74 73 72 72 74 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 72 70 68 65 63 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 98 78 90
RH 90 97 99 97100 78 71 71 86 94 96 94 95 85 79 78 85 90 86 85 90
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 04 04 05 05 06 07 05 04 02 01 01 01 01 00 00 35 35 34 34
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 8 10 10 12 13 12 10 8 5 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 50 32 32 56 58 39 53 64 69 60 73 75 71 77 72 72 61 54 38 31 24
VSBY 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.11 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 500 700 3800 3600 600 1700 3600 3500 700 1700
T WIND DIR NE NE E E NE NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 4 4 6 10 16 20 28 24 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 6 35 39 16 46 76 72 17 26
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 6
STABILITY F F A C D D D D D F
CEILING 2100 8500 300 3200 26600 1000 1400 2400 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.95 29.92 29.89 29.79 29.72 29.62 29.60 29.65 29.79 29.86
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 81 61 82 66 82 67 85 63 81
TEMP 80 73 63 65 81 74 67 69 81 75 70 69 83 75 65 65 80 71
DEWPT 64 63 61 63 63 65 64 67 69 69 68 69 68 67 63 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 57 99 54 95 65 100 60 91 47
RH 59 70 92 93 55 73 89 94 67 82 95100 61 78 91 86 49 66
WIND DIR N E E NE SE SE S S S SE S W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 0 1 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 40 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ015-200800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 86 75 83 68
TEMP 79 77 75 75 76 83 86 84 78 77 77 77 77 81 81 80 75 73 71 69 70
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 76 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 75 76 75 72 71 68 66 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 97 78 90
RH 87 91 97 94 99 80 72 76 93 94 92 91 94 85 82 78 88 85 84 87 87
WIND DIR E E E NE E E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 07 07 05 07 08 08 07 05 04 03 02 02 01 01 00 00 35 35 34 34
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 6 10 11 11 12 13 16 19 21 23 23 20 17 16 12 12 11
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 24 17 24 44 29 36 57 78 78 74 75 78 71 72 73 72 71 65 56 41 35
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 40 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.07 0.12 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S C C C C C C C C
MIX HGT 700 1100 3200 3000 900 1700 3400 3300 1700 2300
T WIND DIR E E E E NE NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 5 6 11 14 20 26 33 29 20 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR VG GD PR PR
ADI 3 11 44 44 21 53 87 85 28 40
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5
STABILITY F F B C D D D D D D
CEILING 11400 1700 1200 27700 1000 1000 1000 2200 1000 1100
PRESSURE 29.98 29.93 29.92 29.84 29.73 29.60 29.57 29.64 29.79 29.87
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 80 67 81 69 83 70 85 67 82
TEMP 80 72 68 69 80 74 71 73 82 76 72 72 83 76 69 69 80 73
DEWPT 66 64 62 64 64 65 66 68 69 69 69 71 70 70 67 65 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 60 87 57 90 64 99 64 93 53
RH 61 76 83 84 57 73 84 84 65 79 90 97 66 81 92 88 54 69
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E SE S S SE S S W SW E W NW NW N
WIND SPD 11 6 3 3 6 4 3 3 8 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 4
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 40 30 30 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ030-200800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 87 73 83 66
TEMP 77 74 73 72 74 81 85 85 78 76 75 75 75 79 81 81 75 72 70 67 68
DEWPT 75 73 72 72 73 75 74 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 72 72 70 68 67 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 98 72 95
RH 93 97 99100 97 82 70 72 87 94 98 95 94 84 74 73 84 87 89 90 90
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 04 04 03 03 03 05 07 05 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 35 35 35
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 6 8 10 11 12 12 11 9 6 5 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 42 47 39 63 67 44 55 61 63 62 68 75 71 71 70 69 58 50 27 23 15
VSBY 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.21 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C
TSTMS S S S C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 500 700 3900 3700 600 1700 4000 3900 800 1900
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 5 8 11 16 20 26 23 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 4 6 37 47 16 45 71 69 16 28
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 7
STABILITY F F C C D D D D D F
CEILING 1700 6800 1000 2100 26600 1000 1700 2400 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.89 29.87 29.77 29.68 29.59 29.60 29.64 29.78 29.85
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 81 62 82 66 82 67 85 63 81
TEMP 80 74 64 65 80 74 68 68 81 75 69 69 83 75 66 65 79 71
DEWPT 64 64 62 63 62 66 65 67 68 69 68 69 68 66 62 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 57 96 53 98 63 100 57 88 49
RH 59 72 93 94 55 77 91 97 65 83 96100 61 75 87 85 50 66
WIND DIR N E E NE E SE S SE S S S W W NW NW N NW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 40 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ030-200800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri
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 88 74 84 67
TEMP 78 75 73 73 74 83 87 86 79 76 75 75 76 81 82 82 75 72 70 68 69
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 74 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 75 74 73 71 69 67 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 97 73 93
RH 92 97 99100100 80 68 71 88 94 97 97 97 82 77 73 87 90 90 90 89
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 04 03 04 05 06 07 05 03 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 35 35 34 35
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 11 11 10 9 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 41 31 27 50 58 44 55 63 73 64 70 76 69 67 69 72 62 49 33 30 15
VSBY 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.07 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 500 800 3600 3500 600 1800 3700 3600 800 2000
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE N N N N N
T WIND SPD 5 5 9 12 17 21 26 23 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 6 41 44 17 47 72 70 16 35
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6
STABILITY F F C C D D D D D F
CEILING 2400 300 300 2000 13800 1000 1000 2400 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.94 29.90 29.89 29.78 29.70 29.59 29.59 29.64 29.79 29.86
Date 08/22Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 82 63 83 66 84 67 86 64 82
TEMP 81 74 65 66 82 74 68 70 82 76 70 70 84 76 66 66 81 71
DEWPT 66 65 62 64 63 66 66 68 69 70 69 70 70 68 64 62 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 58 97 52 97 64 100 61 92 49
RH 60 73 90 92 54 76 93 93 65 82 97 99 63 77 92 87 51 70
WIND DIR N E E NE E SE SE SE S SE S W W NW NW N NW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 40 20 30 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S C
TSTMS S S
$$
EXPERIMENTAL ONLY...THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISPERSION....................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
VALUES: VP = VERY POOR; PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS