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
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
MDZ021-172000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 94 79 87 73 86
TEMP 89 92 93 88 84 82 80 82 86 87 86 82 77 75 74 77 82 85 83 79
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 73 69 69 70 70 71 72 71 72 72 74 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 56 85 55 90 69
RH 66 60 58 67 77 79 82 76 58 55 59 68 84 89 90 86 72 69 77 85
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NW NW N E E E E SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 24 24 27 31 35 34 32 33 34 08 10 10 10 14 18 18 18
WIND SPD 10 10 10 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%) 31 31 31 30 40 29 29 15 29 38 53 71 71 61 69 60 59 67 68 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.35
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C C
MIX HGT 4200 1100 1500 4000 3900 600 600 3100 3000
T WIND DIR SW SW NW N NE E SE S S
T WIND SPD 18 9 6 4 4 2 4 6 9
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 88 7 19 24 24 2 7 29 30
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 3 7 7 4 5
STABILITY C F F A A F F B C
CEILING 12700 6300 7500 7200 4000 3200 2400 2400 2400
PRESSURE 29.88 29.92 29.96 30.06 30.06 30.09 30.06 30.09 30.02
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 74 90 72 84 69 84 70 87
TEMP 75 77 88 82 75 74 83 78 71 73 83 78 71 74 86 82
DEWPT 75 76 74 75 73 70 68 68 67 68 65 67 69 70 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 94 61 91 56 93 55
RH 100 97 63 79 94 87 61 72 89 84 56 69 93 87 55 67
WIND DIR SW W W W N N N E NE NE E SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 3 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 20 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S S
TSTMS C S S C S S
$$
MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 94 77 88 72 85
TEMP 89 92 93 89 83 81 79 79 84 87 85 79 75 73 73 75 80 83 83 78
DEWPT 76 76 75 76 74 74 73 72 69 70 71 71 70 70 70 71 71 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 54 85 56 91 71
RH 66 60 56 66 74 78 83 79 61 58 63 76 84 91 90 87 75 71 74 88
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W N NW NW NE E E E E E SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 25 25 24 23 24 26 29 34 33 32 05 10 10 09 08 11 14 16 16 18
WIND SPD 12 12 10 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 35 30 22 28 33 19 24 14 27 42 49 64 70 60 62 57 60 68 68 80
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S C C C
MIX HGT 4100 1100 1100 3900 3700 500 500 3000 2900
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW NE SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 20 8 6 5 3 2 2 6 9
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 93 6 14 24 17 2 4 31 32
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 4 7 7 4 5
STABILITY C F F A A F F C C
CEILING 12700 7200 12500 8000 4000 8000 1900 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.86 29.87 29.92 30.02 30.02 30.05 30.04 30.05 30.01
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 73 90 71 83 68 84 68 86
TEMP 75 77 88 82 74 73 81 77 70 73 82 77 70 73 84 80
DEWPT 74 76 74 75 72 70 68 68 66 68 67 66 67 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 96 64 88 61 97 58
RH 96 97 63 79 93 90 65 74 86 84 61 70 90 87 60 72
WIND DIR S W W W NW N NE NE E NE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 20 20 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S S S S
TSTMS C C S C S S S
$$
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 90 78 85 75 83
TEMP 86 89 89 85 83 81 80 80 82 82 82 79 78 77 75 77 80 81 82 79
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 73 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 65 91 70 90 75
RH 73 67 67 75 80 86 90 84 73 71 72 80 85 88 90 85 76 75 75 85
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N E SE SE SE E NE E SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 24 23 23 23 24 25 27 32 35 09 12 12 14 06 06 10 14 16 16 17
WIND SPD 14 13 13 11 12 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 8 8 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 42 39 30 30 36 19 30 16 28 42 47 68 72 64 61 55 64 65 62 77
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 10 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C S S C C C
MIX HGT 2500 1100 1100 2300 2200 800 800 2500 2500
T WIND DIR SW SW W N E SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 18 11 8 4 5 4 4 8 10
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 65 11 9 12 17 4 5 27 29
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 4 5 7 7 4 4
STABILITY C D E B B F E C C
CEILING 11700 7200 8000 8000 9100 8000 2200 1700 3200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.95 30.06 30.06 30.09 30.07 30.09 30.04
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 76 86 75 81 73 81 74 82
TEMP 77 78 84 81 77 76 80 77 75 76 79 77 75 76 80 79
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 74 72 68 69 69 69 67 67 69 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 98 71 94 68 84 67 84 66
RH 93 94 73 82 92 86 68 75 81 79 67 72 82 82 68 75
WIND DIR S W SW W NW N NE E E NE E E SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 9 9 9 5 6 10 11 8 6 8 10 9 6 6 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 30 20 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S S S S
TSTMS C C S C C S S
$$
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 95 75 87 72 85
TEMP 89 93 94 85 80 78 75 77 83 86 84 78 75 73 72 75 80 83 83 77
DEWPT 76 75 75 75 75 73 73 74 72 73 74 74 73 73 72 74 75 76 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 53 95 64 100 77
RH 67 57 55 72 84 86 93 91 71 65 72 88 95100100 97 84 80 77 93
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N E SE SE SE E SE SE SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 24 24 26 30 00 01 34 08 13 15 12 11 12 15 20 21 19
WIND SPD 10 10 9 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 35 35 38 42 40 39 38 33 44 68 68 75 64 67 75 70 76 76 76 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.33 0.13 0.25
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C L L S
TSTMS S S S S C C C S S C C S
MIX HGT 4400 700 700 3900 3500 400 500 3200 3000
T WIND DIR SW SW W N NE E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 19 6 2 2 4 3 2 3 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 94 7 4 9 20 2 3 22 22
MAX LVORI 3 6 8 4 6 10 10 6 6
STABILITY B F F A B F F B B
CEILING 6300 7200 7900 5000 3200 4000 300 1700 2400
PRESSURE 29.73 29.78 29.82 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.87
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 72 90 71 84 68 85 69 88
TEMP 74 75 88 81 73 73 82 77 70 71 83 77 70 72 86 81
DEWPT 74 75 74 76 72 70 70 70 67 69 67 69 68 71 69 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 97 66 97 58 97 55
RH 100100 63 85 97 91 67 80 90 96 59 77 93 97 56 74
WIND DIR SW W W NW N N N E NE NE E E SE S S SE
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S S S S S
TSTMS S C S S S S
$$
VAZ081-172000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 94 76 92 73 89
TEMP 88 92 93 84 80 79 77 78 86 90 88 80 75 75 73 75 83 87 86 80
DEWPT 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 74 75 75 76 75 75 74 73 75 77 76 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 54 91 64 100 70
RH 68 60 56 74 83 85 87 89 70 64 68 87100 99100100 82 70 73 89
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NW E S SE SE SE SE SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 23 22 23 24 24 29 02 33 08 17 12 13 14 14 20 22 23 20
WIND SPD 10 10 9 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 37 40 46 48 37 33 28 23 37 82 82 75 70 61 67 66 74 78 78 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7
POP 12HR 20 10 70 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.44 0.46 0.26
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S L L C C C C S S L L C
TSTMS S S S L L C S S C L C
MIX HGT 4300 700 800 4700 4200 400 400 3900 3800
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 9 5 3 4 5 2 3 5
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 97 7 7 25 21 3 3 16 19
MAX LVORI 4 6 6 4 6 10 10 6 6
STABILITY B E F A B F F B B
CEILING 5500 7200 7200 8000 4700 7300 8000 6300 7200
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.95 29.92 29.97 29.95 29.97 29.92
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 74 92 73 86 69 86 70 89
TEMP 75 76 89 82 76 74 84 78 71 72 84 78 72 73 87 82
DEWPT 75 75 75 76 74 73 72 72 70 71 71 71 70 72 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 100 67 100 65 99 56
RH 100 99 64 82 96 99 67 84 97 97 65 78 93 98 58 72
WIND DIR SW W W W N N N NE NE NE E E SE E SW SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 30 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C S S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S
$$
VAZ096-172000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 79 92 75 90
TEMP 87 91 92 87 84 82 80 81 89 91 89 81 78 77 75 77 84 88 88 82
DEWPT 77 77 76 76 75 74 74 76 76 75 76 76 76 75 74 77 77 76 77 77
MIN/MAX RH 58 86 61 100 68
RH 72 63 60 70 75 78 83 86 66 61 67 85 94 96 97100 80 68 70 85
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W E SE S S S S S SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 26 29 27 09 14 17 18 17 16 17 21 19 19
WIND SPD 10 10 10 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 34 43 28 38 42 26 22 19 27 80 80 74 64 58 60 60 57 72 72 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7
POP 12HR 10 5 70 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.68 0.21 0.30
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S L L C
TSTMS L L C S S S S C L C
MIX HGT 4200 900 1200 4800 4200 600 600 3900 3800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW E SE SW SE
T WIND SPD 18 9 9 9 6 3 2 4 5
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 90 7 18 52 40 4 2 32 28
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 5 9 9 6 5
STABILITY C E F A B F F B B
CEILING 4700 8000 7200 7200 4700 9800 8000 7200 6100
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.93 30.01 29.97 30.01 30.01 30.03 29.96
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 75 92 74 87 71 86 72 89
TEMP 77 77 90 84 76 77 85 80 73 75 84 79 74 76 87 82
DEWPT 75 76 76 76 76 75 74 72 71 73 70 71 71 73 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 65 93 63 93 57
RH 95 97 64 77100 94 70 77 93 94 63 77 90 91 59 72
WIND DIR SW W W W NW N NE E E NE E E E E E SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 40 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S
$$
VAZ098-172000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 80 90 77 88
TEMP 88 91 91 87 83 82 81 82 87 88 86 83 80 79 77 79 84 86 85 82
DEWPT 77 77 77 76 77 76 76 78 76 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 76
MIN/MAX RH 62 91 69 98 73
RH 70 64 63 70 80 82 85 87 71 70 72 82 90 92 97 97 79 73 77 82
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NE E SE S E E SE SE SE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 23 23 23 24 25 27 33 05 09 14 18 08 10 12 13 14 14 17
WIND SPD 14 12 11 10 9 10 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 29 37 37 36 43 28 22 19 23 70 70 73 70 63 63 51 51 67 67 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 10 60 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 0.13 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS L C C C S S S C C C
MIX HGT 3600 1200 1500 3000 2800 1000 900 2900 2800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW E E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 13 11 12 6 8 6 2 5 10
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 64 11 28 32 24 7 3 32 31
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 4 8 10 6 4
STABILITY C D E A B F E B B
CEILING 4700 7200 7200 7200 7200 8900 7400 7200 7300
PRESSURE 29.97 29.97 29.98 30.05 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.09 30.03
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 77 90 77 84 76 84 76 85
TEMP 79 80 88 84 79 79 83 80 78 78 82 79 78 78 84 81
DEWPT 77 78 77 77 77 77 73 73 72 73 71 72 72 74 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 99 70 96 71 87 69 88 66
RH 94 95 70 79 93 92 73 79 84 84 69 78 83 88 67 77
WIND DIR SW W W SW NW N NE E E NE E E E E E SE
WIND SPD 4 6 6 4 3 6 10 8 5 6 10 6 4 5 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C S S S S S
TSTMS C S C C S C S S S
$$
NCZ014-172000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 79 93 75 91
TEMP 87 91 92 86 83 82 80 81 89 92 90 81 77 76 75 77 85 89 89 83
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 75 74 74 77 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 77 77 76 76 78
MIN/MAX RH 57 88 58 100 66
RH 70 61 59 71 77 77 83 89 65 58 62 87 97 97 99100 77 66 67 84
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SE S S S SW S SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 26 28 26 21 11 20 19 19 20 19 22 23 18
WIND SPD 10 10 9 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 32 39 29 41 45 31 20 18 29 82 82 73 66 58 61 63 53 73 73 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7
POP 12HR 10 10 70 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.48 0.40 0.23
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S L L C
TSTMS L L C S S S C L C
MIX HGT 4300 800 1200 5000 4500 500 500 4200 4100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW E SE SW SE
T WIND SPD 16 8 9 11 6 3 2 4 5
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 106 6 19 62 42 2 3 34 24
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 6 10 10 6 5
STABILITY B E F A B F F B B
CEILING 4700 8900 7600 7200 4700 7100 8000 6300 4000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.94 30.01 29.96 30.01 30.0 30.02 29.94
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 75 93 75 88 71 88 71 89
TEMP 77 77 91 85 77 77 86 80 73 74 86 79 73 75 87 83
DEWPT 75 76 75 77 76 75 73 73 72 73 71 71 71 73 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 60 99 65 98 62 97 57
RH 94 97 60 79 98 96 65 79 95 97 62 76 94 94 58 71
WIND DIR SW W W SW NW N NE E E NE E E E NE E SE
WIND SPD 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 40 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S
$$
NCZ015-172000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 79 93 77 90
TEMP 88 92 92 86 83 81 79 81 89 92 89 82 79 77 77 78 85 88 87 82
DEWPT 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77
MIN/MAX RH 58 91 61 97 70
RH 68 60 60 72 81 85 91 88 69 61 67 85 96 97 97 97 77 70 73 85
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW NE S W S SW SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 23 23 22 23 24 26 27 24 05 17 25 19 23 24 16 17 16 18
WIND SPD 14 13 11 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 30 30 43 31 39 21 26 31 80 80 76 70 61 62 53 51 71 71 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 10 10 70 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.91 0.27 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C C C C C L L C
TSTMS S L L C C S S S C L C
MIX HGT 4200 900 1400 4700 4100 700 900 3700 3600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW S SW S SE
T WIND SPD 16 10 13 13 9 5 5 4 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 82 7 29 64 45 4 9 28 27
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 5 8 8 5 5
STABILITY C E E B B F F C C
CEILING 4700 6300 7200 7200 4700 8000 8900 6300 6300
PRESSURE 29.98 29.98 30.0 30.05 30.02 30.05 30.05 30.07 30.01
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 77 93 76 88 75 87 74 89
TEMP 78 79 91 84 78 78 86 80 76 78 85 79 76 78 88 81
DEWPT 76 77 76 77 76 77 75 73 73 74 72 73 72 74 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 62 97 68 91 65 96 59
RH 94 95 62 79 94 97 70 79 89 88 65 82 86 89 59 75
WIND DIR SW W W W NW N NE E NE NE E E E E E SE
WIND SPD 3 4 9 3 3 4 9 5 4 4 10 4 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 40 50 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C S S S C S S S
TSTMS C S C C S S C S S S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 78 93 75 92
TEMP 87 91 92 87 83 82 80 80 88 92 92 82 78 76 75 77 85 90 90 83
DEWPT 75 75 74 76 75 75 74 77 76 75 76 76 77 76 75 77 77 76 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 54 89 58 100 64
RH 68 60 56 70 77 81 83 90 67 58 60 81 97 99 99100 77 64 65 80
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW S E S SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 23 24 23 23 23 22 23 25 26 25 24 17 07 19 20 24 25 24 24 20
WIND SPD 10 10 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 33 33 36 40 41 31 24 19 31 80 80 71 71 61 54 57 45 73 73 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 10 5 70 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.26 0.48 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S L L C
TSTMS L L C C S S L L C
MIX HGT 4300 800 1100 4900 4500 600 600 4500 4200
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 16 6 9 12 9 3 3 6 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 101 5 17 68 48 2 5 40 36
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 4 5 10 10 5 4
STABILITY B F F A C F F B C
CEILING 4700 9800 8000 7200 4700 5100 7200 7600 4700
PRESSURE 29.93 29.93 29.93 30.0 29.94 30.01 29.98 30.01 29.93
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 74 93 75 89 71 87 71 89
TEMP 76 77 91 85 78 77 87 80 73 74 86 79 73 74 87 83
DEWPT 75 76 76 76 76 76 72 74 72 73 71 72 72 73 70 73
MAX/MIN RH 97 60 99 61 100 62 98 57
RH 97 97 61 74 94 97 61 81 97 97 62 79 97 97 57 71
WIND DIR SW W W SW W N N E E NE E E E NE NE SE
WIND SPD 2 3 5 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 30 50 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C S C S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 78 94 75 93
TEMP 87 91 92 85 83 81 79 80 89 93 92 82 77 76 75 77 87 91 91 83
DEWPT 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 77 76 75 76 76 77 76 75 77 77 76 77 76
MIN/MAX RH 55 91 56 100 62
RH 69 61 57 72 80 82 87 91 66 56 60 81 99100100100 72 62 63 81
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW E N SW SW W W SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 25 26 25 24 07 35 20 21 25 25 23 23 18
WIND SPD 10 10 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 32 31 37 42 39 36 23 18 34 82 82 72 72 62 55 54 43 73 73 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 10 10 70 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.44 0.48 0.12
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S L L C
TSTMS L L C C S S S L L C
MIX HGT 4400 800 1200 4900 4400 600 700 4500 4300
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SW S SW S
T WIND SPD 16 6 9 12 9 3 4 6 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 105 5 21 70 54 2 6 49 51
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 5 10 10 5 5
STABILITY B F F A B F F B B
CEILING 4700 8600 7900 7200 5500 4900 8000 7200 4000
PRESSURE 29.96 29.95 29.96 30.02 29.96 30.03 30.01 30.03 29.95
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 75 93 76 91 72 88 72 90
TEMP 77 78 92 85 78 78 89 80 74 75 87 79 74 76 89 82
DEWPT 75 77 76 76 76 77 74 74 72 74 70 71 72 75 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 60 97 59 100 57 98 56
RH 95 97 60 76 94 97 60 82 93 97 57 77 93 97 56 73
WIND DIR SW W W SW W N N E E NE E E E NE NE SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 50 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S C C S C S S
TSTMS C C C S 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