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
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
MDZ021-180800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 82 68 79 67
TEMP 83 78 76 74 75 80 80 79 74 71 70 69 71 77 79 79 75 71 69 68 71
DEWPT 70 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 69 69 69 67 69 70 70 69 67 66 67 66 69
MAX/MIN RH 99 73 96 71 97
RH 65 81 88 94 91 77 74 78 86 93 96 93 94 79 74 73 77 84 92 94 92
WIND DIR S S S N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 19 35 02 04 04 04 04 05 06 06 06 07 08 08 08 08 06 05 05
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 4 8 10 10 8 5 4 4 5 8 8 8 5 3 3 3 5
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 39 78 61 63 61 67 85 95 87 73 71 69 63 59 67 59 47 34 35 41 38
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 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.19 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C S S S S
TSTMS C C
MIX HGT 500 1200 2300 2200 1100 1200 3200 3000 1000 1100
T WIND DIR S NW NE NE E E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 8 8 16 18 18 16 14 13 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 19 48 39 17 26 46 44 9 19
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 4 5 6 4 4 6 8
STABILITY E F C D D E C C F F
CEILING 20800 300 300 1000 300 300 1000 1900 30000 8000
PRESSURE 29.82 29.87 29.95 30.03 30.07 30.06 30.09 30.06 30.04 30.0
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 84 67 83 66 84 68 84 70 85
TEMP 83 77 69 71 82 76 68 70 82 76 69 71 84 77 72 73 83 77
DEWPT 69 69 68 67 65 64 63 64 64 63 65 67 65 65 67 70 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 63 97 55 90 52 91 53 93 61
RH 64 76 97 89 57 65 86 82 54 64 86 86 53 68 85 89 65 76
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NE N N NE SE S S S S S S S MM
WIND SPD 9 8 8 10 11 8 4 5 5 4 3 3 8 6 4 4 8 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 5 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
$$
MDZ022-180800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 70 80 68 77 67
TEMP 80 76 74 72 74 78 78 76 72 72 71 70 70 74 76 77 74 71 69 68 71
DEWPT 70 69 70 70 72 73 73 73 71 70 69 68 69 69 69 68 67 66 66 66 69
MAX/MIN RH 97 82 97 74 96
RH 72 79 87 93 93 85 84 88 96 94 93 93 96 84 79 74 80 85 90 93 93
WIND DIR S S S N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 20 20 34 01 04 04 04 04 06 06 06 07 08 08 08 07 07 06 05 05
WIND SPD 5 3 2 2 3 8 10 10 9 8 5 6 6 9 9 9 5 4 3 3 6
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 24 69 64 63 59 73 88 94 94 73 73 68 62 62 67 57 51 42 39 37 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 30 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 400 1100 2200 2000 900 1200 2900 2800 700 1300
T WIND DIR SW NW NE NE E E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 8 6 18 19 16 14 16 13 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 18 53 41 16 22 47 46 8 22
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 5 6 6 4 4 6 7
STABILITY E F C D D D C C E F
CEILING 23500 7200 1000 1000 300 300 1000 1700 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.81 29.85 29.93 30.0 30.04 30.03 30.07 30.04 30.02 29.95
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 67 80 63 81 64 82 68 83
TEMP 81 74 70 70 79 72 65 68 80 72 66 69 81 74 70 71 82 75
DEWPT 70 69 68 66 65 63 61 63 63 63 63 65 65 65 66 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 69 94 60 90 54 94 56 93 65
RH 69 84 93 88 63 73 86 85 56 72 90 88 57 74 88 91 65 82
WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE N N E SE S S S S S S S MM
WIND SPD 10 10 10 12 14 10 5 6 5 4 2 3 6 5 3 4 8 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 5 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
TSTMS S
$$
MDZ025-180800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 81 73 78 73
TEMP 79 77 76 76 76 80 79 79 76 75 75 74 75 76 77 77 74 75 74 73 75
DEWPT 71 72 72 73 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 91 80 93 75 90
RH 78 84 87 89 92 84 82 83 89 90 89 89 88 82 78 76 83 81 83 88 87
WIND DIR S S SW W N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 22 27 01 04 04 04 04 07 07 07 07 08 07 07 07 07 07 06 06
WIND SPD 10 10 6 4 5 10 13 14 14 16 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 12
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 18 60 67 58 54 54 74 78 89 64 65 65 58 62 57 51 53 44 41 38 34
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 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 500 1100 1700 1600 1300 1800 2200 2100 1700 1800
T WIND DIR S NW NE NE E E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 13 9 18 20 20 18 18 18 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 17 35 35 24 33 39 46 21 40
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5
STABILITY D E D D D D D D D E
CEILING 30000 9200 1000 1000 300 1000 1000 1000 10600 4000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.87 29.97 30.02 30.06 30.06 30.10 30.07 30.04 29.98
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 72 78 69 78 71 79 73 80
TEMP 79 75 74 73 76 74 72 71 76 74 73 73 78 76 75 74 79 77
DEWPT 71 70 71 69 67 65 64 65 64 64 66 67 66 67 69 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 77 90 70 83 62 85 66 87 75
RH 78 84 88 89 73 74 78 80 66 71 79 81 66 74 82 87 76 81
WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE N N E SE S S S S S S S MM
WIND SPD 14 18 18 21 21 21 16 12 10 9 6 5 11 12 11 9 11 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 5 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ064-180800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 82 68 78 67
TEMP 83 76 74 73 73 78 80 77 72 70 69 69 70 74 76 77 74 70 69 67 69
DEWPT 72 74 72 71 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 68 70 71 72 71 72 70 69 67 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 83 100
RH 70 94 93 94 96 82 78 82 96100100 97100 92 88 83 92100100100100
WIND DIR S NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 30 31 35 00 01 03 03 04 04 03 03 04 05 06 06 08 08 07 05 04
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 5 5 6 6 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 74 79 56 55 71 65 82 88 87 64 69 75 75 73 73 60 60 47 44 51 55
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 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C S S C C C C
TSTMS C S
MIX HGT 500 1000 3100 2800 1000 1000 3400 3700 700 800
T WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E NE
T WIND SPD 5 10 14 14 11 9 10 10 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 17 49 47 9 12 31 37 4 9
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 6 9 9 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F C C E F C C F F
CEILING 4400 2500 1000 400 300 300 300 1700 1700 7200
PRESSURE 29.69 29.73 29.81 29.89 29.93 29.93 29.94 29.90 29.88 29.86
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 67 82 65 82 65 84 68 84
TEMP 80 76 69 69 81 75 67 68 81 74 67 67 82 75 70 70 82 73
DEWPT 70 70 68 68 66 66 64 66 66 66 65 67 68 68 67 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 57 95 58 100 60 100 64
RH 73 83 97 97 61 74 91 93 61 76 93100 63 78 91100 67 90
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NE NW N E SE S S S S S S SW MM
WIND SPD 4 4 3 6 8 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 10 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ081-180800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 87 70 82 69
TEMP 84 78 75 73 74 82 85 82 75 73 71 71 72 77 80 82 76 72 71 69 71
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 72 74 74 74 73 72 71 70 71 73 73 73 72 71 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 69 100 75 100
RH 67 82 90 93 93 78 71 77 93 97100 96 97 87 80 75 88 98 99100 98
WIND DIR S SW S NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 18 33 00 02 03 03 04 04 03 02 02 04 06 07 07 07 05 03 03
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 4
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 36 67 62 46 42 50 57 66 68 49 59 67 60 62 59 55 39 26 34 43 43
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 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S C C
TSTMS S S C S S
MIX HGT 500 1000 3400 3000 1000 1000 4100 4000 500 1000
T WIND DIR SW NW N N NE N NE NE E NE
T WIND SPD 8 6 11 12 11 8 9 10 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 16 38 35 9 8 39 39 5 14
MAX LVORI 6 7 5 6 9 9 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F A C F F C C F F
CEILING 30000 4700 1700 1000 1000 300 1000 2400 30000 1000
PRESSURE 29.76 29.76 29.84 29.88 29.93 29.94 29.96 29.92 29.90 29.87
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 84 68 83 66 83 65 84 68 84
TEMP 82 77 70 70 81 76 68 68 82 74 67 67 82 75 70 70 82 74
DEWPT 72 71 68 68 68 67 64 65 67 66 65 67 68 68 68 69 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 67 98 62 92 58 100 62 100 68
RH 71 83 93 93 65 75 87 91 60 77 93100 63 79 92 96 72 93
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE N E SE S S S S S S SW MM
WIND SPD 8 5 4 8 9 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 10 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ096-180800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 70 88 71 83 71
TEMP 82 75 73 72 74 84 86 84 77 74 73 72 74 80 81 82 77 73 73 71 73
DEWPT 70 69 69 69 72 75 76 75 73 72 71 71 74 74 74 73 72 71 71 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 94 70 100 74 99
RH 66 83 87 90 93 74 72 74 87 93 93 96100 82 78 75 85 93 93 99 96
WIND DIR S S SW S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 21 20 30 02 03 05 05 06 05 03 04 05 06 07 06 06 04 03 04
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 18 20 38 39 37 35 53 55 48 25 31 41 37 56 52 51 33 26 33 39 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 5 30 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 400 600 3400 3000 600 1200 3800 3700 600 1400
T WIND DIR S W NE E E NE NE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 10 9 9 12 14 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 5 5 30 31 5 16 63 67 7 28
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 5 7 9 4 5 6 9
STABILITY F F A C F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 8000 4700 4000 4700 300 6300 9800 3600 1000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.92 29.97 29.98 30.01 29.97 29.94 29.88
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 83 71 81 66 82 65 83 68 83
TEMP 83 76 74 72 80 75 68 69 81 74 67 69 81 75 70 70 81 75
DEWPT 73 72 70 71 70 67 64 67 66 66 65 67 68 68 67 70 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 72 98 67 93 60 100 63 100 72
RH 74 86 89 96 72 77 87 93 61 76 93 93 65 79 90100 74 88
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N N NE E SE E SE SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 10 8 8 9 10 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 5 20 10 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
TSTMS S C
$$
VAZ098-180800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 84 75 81 75
TEMP 78 77 76 75 77 81 82 82 78 77 76 76 77 79 80 79 77 76 76 75 77
DEWPT 71 72 72 72 74 76 76 75 74 74 74 73 74 75 75 74 73 73 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 92 79 94 83 93
RH 78 86 87 89 90 83 81 80 88 91 94 91 92 88 83 84 90 91 90 93 90
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 20 22 26 04 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 05 05
WIND SPD 6 5 4 3 3 4 9 9 8 8 6 9 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 12
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 15 19 34 40 36 33 33 44 36 30 29 37 50 50 52 52 39 28 35 35 33
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 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
MIX HGT 400 700 1800 1800 1000 1500 2400 2300 1200 1600
T WIND DIR S SW NE NE E E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 6 9 12 12 11 16 20 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 6 26 30 10 29 47 49 19 41
MAX LVORI 6 7 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 5
STABILITY F F A B E E C C E E
CEILING 30000 30000 4000 300 300 300 7200 30000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.88 29.92 29.97 30.01 30.01 30.05 30.02 30.0 29.92
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 74 80 72 79 73 81 73 82
TEMP 81 77 76 75 78 75 73 74 78 75 73 75 79 76 75 75 80 77
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 71 68 66 68 68 68 67 69 70 70 70 72 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 82 95 76 82 71 84 71 92 76
RH 82 90 90 92 80 80 78 82 72 79 81 83 73 80 84 90 79 86
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 16 17 18 20 19 17 13 11 10 6 4 4 9 8 5 4 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 30 10 10 5 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ014-180800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 89 71 84 71
TEMP 82 76 73 72 74 84 87 84 78 74 72 72 73 81 84 82 76 73 72 71 73
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 72 75 75 75 73 72 71 72 73 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 93 66 100 70 100
RH 67 83 90 90 94 73 68 74 85 95 96 99100 79 71 73 86 96 96100 97
WIND DIR SE S S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 15 16 19 20 29 02 03 05 05 06 04 02 03 05 06 07 06 05 04 03 03
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 18 19 36 34 35 31 55 58 51 26 32 41 38 51 51 51 27 23 32 39 38
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 40 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 400 600 3700 3200 600 1100 3900 3800 500 1200
T WIND DIR S W NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 5 6 9 9 9 12 13 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 5 5 29 28 5 15 63 62 6 23
MAX LVORI 6 7 5 5 9 9 5 5 9 9
STABILITY F F A C F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 8000 6200 4000 4700 500 7200 9800 1700 1000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.92 29.96 29.97 30.01 29.96 29.94 29.88
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 84 70 83 66 83 65 83 68 83
TEMP 83 77 72 72 81 76 68 68 82 74 67 68 82 75 70 70 81 75
DEWPT 72 70 70 70 69 67 64 66 65 66 65 67 68 68 68 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 67 97 63 94 56 100 61 100 67
RH 69 81 93 93 67 75 87 93 56 75 94 96 63 79 93100 69 87
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N N NE E SE E SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 10 8 6 9 10 5 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 10 20 10 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
TSTMS S C
$$
NCZ015-180800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 89 73 84 73
TEMP 78 75 73 73 75 85 87 83 78 76 74 74 75 82 84 82 76 75 75 74 76
DEWPT 70 71 70 71 73 74 74 73 73 72 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 95 64 100 71 96
RH 76 86 90 95 94 71 66 72 85 89 96 97 97 77 71 74 89 93 91 94 92
WIND DIR SE S S SW W NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 13 16 20 22 25 04 08 07 06 06 05 05 05 06 06 06 05 05 05 04 04
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 3 9 9 4 4 3 4 6 10 10 10 8 5 5 6 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 14 23 21 17 19 50 40 35 21 25 34 30 43 53 53 30 31 36 44 34
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 30 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C
TSTMS C S S S
MIX HGT 400 800 2600 2400 800 1400 3200 3000 900 1600
T WIND DIR S SW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 12 10 11 17 18 17 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 5 30 32 5 26 62 45 13 40
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 5 7 7 4 5 6 6
STABILITY F F A B F F B D F F
CEILING 30000 30000 4000 4700 2000 300 8000 4700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.87 29.92 29.95 30.0 30.01 30.03 30.0 29.96 29.89
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 83 72 83 69 82 70 83 71 84
TEMP 83 76 74 74 81 74 71 72 81 74 71 72 82 76 73 73 83 77
DEWPT 74 72 72 72 70 68 66 67 67 67 67 69 68 69 69 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 73 97 68 86 62 90 65 95 67
RH 74 87 93 93 70 82 84 86 64 79 86 89 65 80 88 94 70 85
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N N NE E E E SE SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 16 14 14 17 17 13 9 9 9 4 2 3 8 4 3 3 8 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 30 10 10 5 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S S C
TSTMS S S S C
$$
NCZ030-180800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 90 70 84 70
TEMP 83 76 73 72 74 84 89 85 78 74 72 72 72 81 84 82 77 73 72 71 72
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 71 74 73 75 74 72 72 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 93 60 100 70 100
RH 66 81 90 90 91 72 60 72 88 94 98 97100 77 70 74 86 97100100100
WIND DIR S S S S W N NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 19 20 28 02 04 05 07 06 04 03 03 04 05 06 06 05 03 02 03
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 1 3 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 2 3 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 17 14 30 25 26 23 53 59 57 31 33 40 43 41 51 51 25 19 30 55 51
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 40 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.43 0 0.07 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C C S
MIX HGT 400 500 4400 3600 600 1000 4200 4000 600 1100
T WIND DIR S SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 5 6 10 9 9 12 13 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 5 30 32 5 14 57 49 6 21
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 5 9 9 5 5 9 9
STABILITY F F A C F F A C F F
CEILING 30000 27300 7400 2400 4000 300 1700 3200 3200 1000
PRESSURE 29.82 29.81 29.85 29.87 29.93 29.95 29.97 29.92 29.90 29.85
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 85 69 83 66 83 65 83 68 82
TEMP 83 78 71 71 81 76 68 68 82 74 67 68 81 74 70 70 80 75
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 69 68 66 67 66 67 66 67 68 69 69 70 70 72
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 65 97 57 100 63 100 71
RH 67 78 99 97 67 76 93 95 58 79 98 96 65 85 97100 71 90
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE N E E SE E SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 10 6 6 9 10 5 3 4 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 20 10 10 10 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
TSTMS S S C
$$
NCZ030-180800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
511 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 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 91 71 86 72
TEMP 82 75 73 72 74 86 89 86 78 74 73 72 74 83 86 84 77 74 73 72 74
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 72 75 75 75 74 73 72 72 74 74 74 73 72 73 72 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 97 62 100 66 100
RH 69 86 92 94 93 70 63 70 87 97 98100100 74 67 70 85 98 97 98 98
WIND DIR SE S S SW W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 20 22 24 02 05 06 05 06 04 03 03 04 06 06 06 05 03 02 03
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 3 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 10 22 20 20 19 53 58 46 24 26 35 35 36 52 52 27 21 35 54 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 40 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C C S
MIX HGT 400 500 4400 3600 600 1100 3700 3600 500 1200
T WIND DIR S SW N E NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 5 4 10 9 10 12 13 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 5 27 29 5 17 64 61 6 25
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 5 9 9 4 4 9 9
STABILITY F F A C F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 13400 3200 4700 300 3000 13300 1700 1000
PRESSURE 29.85 29.84 29.87 29.89 29.95 29.97 30.0 29.94 29.92 29.86
Date 08/20Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 85 70 84 66 84 66 84 69 84
TEMP 85 77 72 72 83 76 68 70 83 74 68 70 82 74 70 71 82 75
DEWPT 73 72 71 71 70 68 66 67 68 68 67 69 69 70 69 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 65 93 60 100 64 100 70
RH 67 84 97 97 67 78 93 90 61 80 97 97 65 86 97 99 72 89
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE N E E SE E SE SE SE S S MM
WIND SPD 10 8 6 8 9 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 10 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
TSTMS S 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