Area Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
291 FOUS52 KMHX 151500 AFMMHX Area Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 NCZ029-152000- Martin- Including the cities of Williamston, Robersonville, Oak City, and Jamesville 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 71 97 76 98 Temp 85 92 94 85 76 73 72 76 89 95 97 89 81 78 76 79 90 96 96 89 Dewpt 69 66 65 69 68 69 70 73 73 69 68 72 73 73 73 75 76 72 71 74 RH 59 43 39 59 76 87 93 90 59 43 39 57 77 85 90 88 64 46 45 61 Wind dir W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 89 95 96 89 98102103 97 86 102105104 97 Max heat 97 98 84 104 104 92 86 107 107 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 96 76 93 74 93 75 95 Temp 79 80 94 88 79 78 91 85 76 76 91 86 77 78 93 88 Dewpt 75 77 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 74 73 73 74 73 73 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW B1 PoP 12hr 10 40 50 70 40 30 10 30 Rain shwrs C C S S L C S S C C Tstms C C S L C S C C $$ NCZ044-152000- Pitt- Including the cities of Greenville, Bethel, Farmville, Grifton, and Grimesland 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 72 98 76 98 Temp 85 92 94 86 77 74 72 76 90 96 98 90 82 78 76 79 91 96 97 89 Dewpt 70 67 65 69 69 70 71 73 74 70 68 72 73 73 74 75 76 73 71 74 RH 61 44 39 57 76 87 97 90 60 43 38 56 74 85 94 88 62 48 43 61 Wind dir W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 4 4 2 3 5 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 90 95 97 90 99103103 98 87 104107105 99 Max heat 97 99 87 105 105 94 85 109 109 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 96 77 94 74 94 75 96 Temp 79 80 94 89 79 79 92 86 77 77 91 87 78 78 93 88 Dewpt 75 77 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 73 74 74 74 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 50 60 40 30 20 30 Rain shwrs C C S S L C S S C S C Tstms C C S L C S C S C $$ NCZ079-152000- Greene- Including the cities of Snow Hill, Hookerton, and Walstonburg 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 72 98 76 98 Temp 85 92 94 86 77 74 72 76 90 96 98 90 82 78 76 79 91 96 97 89 Dewpt 70 67 65 69 69 71 72 74 74 70 68 72 73 73 74 75 76 73 70 74 RH 61 44 39 57 76 90100 94 60 43 38 56 74 85 94 88 62 48 42 61 Wind dir NW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S SE S Wind spd 4 2 4 3 6 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 8 6 5 4 2 3 5 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 90 95 96 90 99103103 98 87 103106105 98 Max heat 96 97 85 104 105 93 109 109 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 96 76 94 74 94 75 96 Temp 79 79 94 89 79 78 92 86 77 76 91 87 77 78 93 88 Dewpt 75 77 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 73 74 73 74 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 20 30 50 60 40 30 20 30 Rain shwrs S C C S L C S S C S C Tstms S C C L C S C S C $$ NCZ091-152000- Lenoir- Including the cities of Kinston, La Grange, and Pink Hill 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 72 97 75 98 Temp 85 92 94 86 76 74 72 76 90 96 97 89 81 77 75 79 91 96 96 88 Dewpt 70 68 66 70 71 72 72 74 75 71 69 74 74 74 74 76 77 73 72 75 RH 61 46 40 59 85 93100 94 62 45 40 61 79 90 97 91 64 48 46 66 Wind dir NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S SE S Wind spd 4 2 3 3 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 6 5 4 2 3 8 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 90 96 97 91 101104104 98 86 105107105 99 Max heat 97 99 86 105 106 94 109 110 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 76 96 76 94 74 94 75 96 Temp 78 79 94 88 79 78 92 86 77 77 92 87 77 78 93 88 Dewpt 75 77 75 75 74 75 75 76 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 40 60 40 30 20 30 Rain shwrs S S C L C S S C S C Tstms S C L C S C S C $$ NCZ090-152000- Duplin- Including the cities of Wallace, Warsaw, Kenansville, Beulaville, and Faison 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 71 98 75 98 Temp 86 92 94 86 76 74 72 76 90 96 97 89 80 77 75 79 91 97 96 88 Dewpt 71 68 67 71 72 72 72 75 76 72 71 74 74 74 74 76 78 74 74 76 RH 61 46 41 61 87 93100 97 64 46 43 61 82 90 97 91 66 48 49 68 Wind dir NW NW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 3 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 9 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 91 97 98 91 102105105 98 85 106108107 98 Max heat 99 101 86 107 109 94 112 111 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 76 96 76 95 74 95 75 96 Temp 78 79 94 88 79 78 92 86 77 77 92 87 77 78 94 88 Dewpt 75 77 75 75 74 75 76 76 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 20 30 60 30 30 10 20 Rain shwrs S C L C S S C S S Tstms S C L C S C S S $$ NCZ045-152000- Washington- Including the cities of Plymouth, Roper, and Creswell 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 94 95 70 72 76 90 97 99 76 90 97 98 Temp 85 92 94 85 77 74 73 77 89 95 97 88 81 78 76 80 91 95 95 87 Dewpt 70 68 68 71 71 71 71 74 75 72 72 75 75 75 74 77 78 75 75 76 RH 61 46 43 63 82 90 93 90 64 48 45 66 82 91 94 91 66 53 53 70 Wind dir W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S Wind spd 4 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 8 8 6 5 4 4 2 3 6 5 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 90 96 99 90 100104106 98 87 86105108107 98 Max heat 99 102 89 109 110 97 88 113 114 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 78 95 77 93 75 92 76 94 Temp 79 81 93 88 80 80 90 85 77 78 90 85 78 79 92 87 Dewpt 76 78 77 77 75 76 78 77 75 76 76 76 74 76 76 76 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 40 50 70 40 30 10 30 Rain shwrs C C S S L C S S C S C Tstms C C S L C S S C S C $$ NCZ046-152000- Tyrrell- Including the cities of Columbia and Gum Neck 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 94 96 74 91 97100 78 90 96 98 Temp 86 92 93 86 78 76 74 78 90 95 96 88 82 80 78 81 91 95 94 87 Dewpt 70 68 69 70 71 71 71 74 75 73 74 76 75 75 75 77 78 77 77 77 RH 59 46 46 59 79 85 90 88 62 49 49 68 79 85 91 88 66 56 58 72 Wind dir W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE S Wind spd 4 3 5 6 6 6 5 6 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 4 2 3 6 5 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 90 96 99 90 100106108 99 89 84 89106110109 99 Max heat 100 103 90 85 111 114 100 91 115 116 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 79 95 79 93 76 91 77 94 Temp 81 82 93 88 81 81 90 85 78 79 90 85 79 81 92 87 Dewpt 77 78 78 77 76 76 79 77 75 76 77 76 75 76 77 77 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 40 70 50 30 10 30 Rain shwrs C C S C L C S S C S C Tstms C C S C L C S S C S C $$ NCZ047-152000- Mainland Dare- Including the cities of Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point, and East Lake 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 87 91 95 73 75 79 88 94 98 79 89 93 98 Temp 86 90 89 83 78 77 75 79 90 94 92 86 82 80 79 82 88 93 91 86 Dewpt 69 69 69 70 72 72 72 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 78 78 78 78 77 RH 57 50 52 65 82 85 90 85 62 54 60 72 82 88 91 88 72 62 66 75 Wind dir W S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 4 4 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 8 10 9 10 9 6 5 3 6 9 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 90 95 95 87 100106105 96 89 86 81 90102109105 97 Max heat 100 102 90 87 111 113 99 95 114 115 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 80 91 78 93 75 90 77 93 Temp 81 83 86 86 81 81 90 84 77 78 88 83 79 80 91 85 Dewpt 77 79 78 77 76 77 78 77 75 77 77 76 75 77 78 77 PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 5 10 30 70 50 30 10 20 Rain shwrs S C S C L C C S C S S Tstms S C S C C C S S C S S $$ NCZ081-152000- Mainland Hyde- Including the cities of Engelhard, Fairfield, Ponzer, Scranton, and Swanquarter 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 91 94 71 75 80 87 94 98 76 79 82 87 94 97 Temp 85 90 90 83 79 77 76 79 89 93 92 86 82 81 79 82 89 93 91 86 Dewpt 69 68 69 71 72 73 73 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 78 78 78 78 77 RH 59 49 50 67 79 87 90 88 64 56 60 72 82 85 91 88 70 62 66 75 Wind dir W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 3 4 8 6 8 6 6 6 5 8 10 9 9 8 5 4 3 6 9 8 Wind gust 19 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 89 94 95 88 80 81 99104105 96 90 87 82 92104109107 98 Max heat 97 99 88 90 109 109 96 98 115 115 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 80 92 80 92 76 91 78 93 Temp 81 83 89 87 82 82 90 84 79 80 89 84 80 81 91 86 Dewpt 77 79 78 77 76 77 78 77 75 77 77 76 75 77 77 77 PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 30 70 50 40 20 30 Rain shwrs S C S C L C C C C S C Tstms S C S C L C S S C S C $$ NCZ080-152000- Beaufort- Including the cities of Washington, Chocowinity, Belhaven, Bath, and Aurora 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 93 95 70 73 78 91 97 99 75 77 81 91 97 99 Temp 85 91 93 85 77 75 73 76 89 95 96 88 81 79 77 80 90 95 94 87 Dewpt 70 68 67 71 71 71 72 74 75 71 71 75 74 75 75 76 77 74 74 76 RH 61 47 43 63 82 87 97 94 64 46 45 66 79 88 94 88 66 51 53 70 Wind dir NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SE S S Wind spd 3 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 4 6 5 Wind gust 17 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 96 97 90 99103105 97 87 80 83104107106 98 Max heat 98 100 87 85 110 110 94 92 114 115 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 78 95 78 93 75 92 76 94 Temp 80 81 93 87 80 80 91 84 78 78 90 85 78 79 92 87 Dewpt 76 78 76 76 75 76 77 76 75 76 75 75 74 76 75 76 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 40 70 40 40 20 30 Rain shwrs C C S S L C S S C S C Tstms C C S L C S C S C $$ NCZ094-152000- Pamlico- Including the cities of Oriental, Bayboro, Arapahoe, and Vandemere 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 92 94 74 89 95 97 78 89 95 97 Temp 85 90 91 83 77 76 75 78 89 94 93 86 81 80 78 81 90 93 91 86 Dewpt 72 71 71 73 73 74 74 76 78 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 80 79 79 79 RH 65 54 52 72 87 94 97 94 70 56 58 75 88 91 97 91 73 64 68 80 Wind dir NW SE S S SW SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind spd 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 6 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 5 9 8 Wind gust 19 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 91 96 97 90 102107107 97 88 85 89108111108 99 Max heat 98 100 87 87 110 112 95 95 116 116 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 80 93 80 92 77 91 78 92 Temp 81 82 91 86 82 81 89 84 79 79 89 85 80 80 90 86 Dewpt 78 79 79 78 77 77 80 78 76 77 79 78 76 77 79 78 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 30 70 40 40 20 30 Rain shwrs S C S C L C C C C S S S C Tstms S C S C L C S C C S S S C $$ NCZ193-152000- Northern Craven- Including the cities of Vanceboro, Ernul, Dover, and Cove City 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 73 98 77 98 Temp 85 92 94 86 77 75 73 76 89 96 97 88 81 79 77 79 91 96 95 88 Dewpt 71 68 67 72 71 72 72 75 76 72 71 75 75 75 75 77 78 74 75 77 RH 63 46 41 63 82 90 97 97 66 46 43 66 82 88 94 94 66 49 53 70 Wind dir NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 3 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 8 5 5 4 4 2 3 6 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 91 97 98 91 101105105 98 87 81106108107 99 Max heat 98 99 85 106 107 94 87 110 111 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 78 95 78 93 75 93 76 95 Temp 79 80 93 88 80 80 91 86 77 77 91 87 78 78 93 88 Dewpt 76 78 76 76 75 76 77 77 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 40 70 40 40 20 30 Rain shwrs S C S L C S S C S C Tstms S C S L C S C S C $$ NCZ194-152000- Southern Craven- Including the cities of New Bern, River Bend, Fairfield Harbor, and Havelock 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 93 95 73 88 95 98 78 88 95 98 Temp 86 91 92 83 77 75 74 77 89 94 94 86 81 79 78 81 91 94 92 86 Dewpt 70 68 69 72 72 73 72 75 76 73 74 75 76 76 76 77 78 76 77 77 RH 59 47 47 70 85 94 93 94 66 51 53 70 85 91 94 88 66 56 62 75 Wind dir N SE S S SW SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 3 2 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 6 10 8 6 5 5 4 4 6 9 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 95 97 89 101104105 95 87 82 88106107106 97 Max heat 99 100 85 109 109 91 93 112 113 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 79 93 79 92 76 91 77 92 Temp 80 82 91 86 81 81 89 84 79 79 89 84 79 80 91 85 Dewpt 77 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 75 76 77 76 75 76 76 77 PWind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 30 70 40 40 20 30 Rain shwrs S C S C L C C C C S S S C Tstms S C S C L C S C C S S S C $$ NCZ092-152000- Jones- Including the cities of Maysville, Pollocksville, and Trenton 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 72 97 76 98 Temp 86 93 94 85 77 74 73 76 90 96 97 87 80 78 76 79 91 96 95 87 Dewpt 70 67 67 71 72 72 72 75 75 71 72 75 75 75 75 77 77 74 75 76 RH 59 43 41 63 85 93 97 97 62 45 45 68 85 91 97 94 64 49 53 70 Wind dir NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S Wind spd 3 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 8 8 5 5 4 4 3 4 9 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 91 97 98 90 101104105 97 86 82105107106 98 Max heat 97 99 85 106 107 94 89 110 110 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 95 77 94 74 94 76 95 Temp 79 80 93 88 80 79 92 85 77 77 91 86 78 79 93 87 Dewpt 76 78 76 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 75 76 74 76 75 76 PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 30 70 40 40 20 30 Rain shwrs S C S L C S S C S S C Tstms S C S L C S S C S S C $$ NCZ198-152000- Inland Onslow- Including the cities of Jacksonville, Richlands, and Half Moon 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 94 95 72 91 97 98 76 91 97 99 Temp 86 92 93 84 77 74 73 77 90 95 95 87 80 78 76 80 91 95 94 87 Dewpt 71 68 69 72 73 72 72 75 76 73 74 76 75 75 75 77 78 75 76 77 RH 61 46 46 67 87 93 97 94 64 49 51 70 85 91 97 91 66 53 56 72 Wind dir N N S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind spd 3 2 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 10 8 5 5 4 3 3 6 9 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 92 97 99 90 102105107 97 86 85106108107 98 Max heat 98 101 86 109 110 92 89 112 112 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 95 77 94 74 94 76 95 Temp 79 81 93 87 80 80 92 86 78 78 91 86 78 79 93 87 Dewpt 76 78 77 77 75 76 77 77 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 20 20 60 30 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S L C S S C S S S S Tstms S S S L C S S C S S S S $$ NCZ199-152000- Coastal Onslow- Including the cities of Swansboro, Sneads Ferry, and North Topsail Beach 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 92 95 75 86 94 97 79 86 94 97 Temp 87 90 90 84 79 77 76 79 89 92 92 86 82 81 79 82 91 92 91 86 Dewpt 70 71 71 73 73 74 73 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 76 78 79 79 78 78 RH 57 54 54 70 82 90 90 91 66 62 62 75 85 88 91 88 68 66 66 77 Wind dir N SE S S SW SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind spd 3 5 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 11 12 11 9 8 5 5 6 10 11 9 Wind gust 21 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 92 96 97 90 81 101105105 97 90 86 81 91107109106 99 Max heat 99 100 88 86 109 110 95 95 114 115 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 80 93 80 93 77 92 78 93 Temp 81 83 91 87 82 82 90 86 80 80 90 86 81 81 90 87 Dewpt 77 78 79 78 76 76 78 78 76 76 78 77 76 77 78 78 PWind dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 5 10 20 60 40 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S L C C C C S S S S Tstms S S S L C S C C S S S S $$ NCZ195-152000- West Carteret- Including the cities of Morehead City, Newport, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, and Stella 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 89 94 73 76 80 85 90 95 77 80 83 86 91 96 Temp 86 88 88 83 79 78 77 79 88 89 90 85 82 82 80 83 90 90 89 85 Dewpt 70 71 72 72 73 74 74 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 78 79 79 79 78 RH 59 57 59 70 82 88 90 91 70 68 66 75 85 85 91 85 70 70 73 80 Wind dir NE SE S S SW SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 3 6 9 6 6 6 6 5 6 11 12 11 9 9 6 6 8 10 11 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 91 93 94 88 81 80 82100102102 94 90 90 86 93105106104 96 Max heat 96 98 89 90 106 106 95 98 111 110 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 81 90 81 89 78 89 79 90 Temp 82 84 88 85 83 82 87 84 81 81 87 84 81 82 88 85 Dewpt 78 78 79 77 77 77 79 77 76 77 78 77 76 77 79 78 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 30 60 50 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S S C C L C C C C S S S S Tstms S S C C C C C C C S S S S $$ NCZ196-152000- East Carteret- Including the cities of Beaufort, Harkers Island, Sea Level, and Cedar Island 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 88 92 75 77 81 86 91 96 81 86 91 96 Temp 85 87 88 83 80 79 78 80 88 89 90 85 83 82 81 83 89 90 89 86 Dewpt 72 71 72 73 73 74 75 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 78 79 80 80 79 78 RH 65 59 59 72 79 85 91 88 70 70 66 77 82 85 91 88 75 73 73 77 Wind dir N E S S SW SW W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 11 13 12 11 11 10 8 8 10 12 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 90 92 94 89 82 82 80 85100103103 96 91 91 88 94106107105 98 Max heat 97 98 89 91 109 109 96 99 115 114 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 81 90 81 90 78 89 80 90 Temp 83 84 89 86 83 83 88 85 81 81 87 85 82 82 89 85 Dewpt 78 79 79 78 77 78 79 78 77 77 78 77 77 78 79 78 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char LT GN BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 30 60 60 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C L L L C C S S S S Tstms S C C C C C C C S S S S $$ NCZ203-152000- Northern Outer Banks- Including the cities of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Manteo 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 79 90 93 96 81 89 92 96 Temp 83 87 87 84 82 81 79 80 87 90 89 86 84 83 81 83 85 88 87 85 Dewpt 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 81 80 79 RH 70 61 63 70 77 79 85 85 72 70 73 77 82 85 91 85 82 80 80 82 Wind dir W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S Wind spd 6 6 11 11 13 12 12 11 8 10 14 14 14 12 11 8 4 8 11 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 88 93 94 91 88 86 82 85 98106105 99 96 92 89 93 98106103 99 Max heat 96 98 93 89 109 111 102 96 110 110 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 82 92 81 90 78 88 80 90 Temp 83 84 85 86 82 82 88 84 79 80 85 84 81 81 88 85 Dewpt 79 80 81 79 78 78 79 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 78 PWind dir S S SW SW SW S SW SW Wind char LT GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 5 10 30 60 50 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C S S L C C S S S Tstms C S S C C S S S S $$ NCZ205-152000- Hatteras Island- Including the cities of Rodanthe, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras Village 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 87 81 89 83 90 Temp 83 85 85 83 82 82 81 82 86 88 88 85 84 84 83 84 86 88 88 85 Dewpt 71 70 71 72 73 75 76 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 79 80 80 81 81 79 RH 67 61 63 70 74 79 85 85 75 72 75 80 82 82 88 88 82 80 80 82 Wind dir NW S S SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW Wind spd 4 4 10 12 13 14 13 12 11 13 16 16 16 17 14 11 10 11 13 12 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 87 90 91 89 88 88 88 90 97102102 97 95 95 93 97102106105 99 Max heat 92 93 91 92 105 106 98 99 111 111 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 83 90 83 88 80 87 82 88 Temp 84 85 86 86 84 84 87 84 81 81 85 85 83 84 87 85 Dewpt 79 80 81 79 79 79 79 78 77 77 78 77 77 78 79 79 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 40 60 70 40 30 20 Rain shwrs C C C L L L C C C C S S Tstms C C C C C C C C C C S S $$ NCZ204-152000- Ocracoke Island- Including the city of Ocracoke 1058 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 80 87 82 88 Temp 82 84 85 83 82 82 81 82 84 86 87 85 83 83 82 84 86 87 86 85 Dewpt 70 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 80 81 80 79 RH 67 63 63 70 77 79 85 85 80 77 77 80 85 85 91 85 82 82 82 82 Wind dir NW SW S S SW SW W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S Wind spd 4 3 9 11 13 13 13 12 9 13 17 17 16 16 13 11 10 12 14 13 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 86 88 90 88 88 88 87 89 94 98100 97 94 93 92 96100103102 98 Max heat 91 93 89 90 102 103 96 96 106 106 Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 82 88 82 88 80 87 81 88 Temp 83 84 87 86 84 84 86 85 82 82 85 84 82 83 86 85 Dewpt 79 79 80 79 78 78 79 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 79 79 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 40 60 70 40 30 20 Rain shwrs C C C L L L C C C S S S Tstms C C C C C C C C C S S S $$