EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

NCZ001-110800-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

Date           08/10/26      Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26            Thu
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 TEMP                 66          82          67          80          65
TEMP                71 69 68 69 75 79 81 76 72 70 69 69 75 79 80 75 70 68 66 68
DEWPT               63 63 63 64 66 66 65 65 66 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 66 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                   89          60          94          64          97
RH                  76 81 84 84 74 64 58 69 81 84 90 90 76 67 65 76 87 93 97 93
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W
WIND SPD             6  8  8  9 11 10  8  6  8  9 12 13 11  9  8  6  6  6  8  9
WIND GUST                 19 20 23             20 24 24                        
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           36 39 47 42 33 55 60 47 41 35 48 81 59 44 42 38 40 46 46 55
VSBY                10 10  9 10 10 10  8 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          10          30          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS          IS IS               
TSTMS                                          IS          IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  N  N  N NW  W NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW SW            
T WIND SPD           4 17  8 20 13 16 16  9  5  5  6  6 20 19  3  4            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR PR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  4 12  7 22 42 59 60  6  5  4  6 10 45 78 15  2            
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  4  3  1  1  3  5  5  5  5  3  1  3  3            
STABILITY            D  E  D  B  C  C  B  E  D  E  D  D  D  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  4900  None  None      
STA PRES            27.33 27.29 27.30 27.23 27.24 27.21 27.20 27.16            


Date           08/13Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 TEMP       81      67      81      65      79      65      82      67      81
TEMP          80 77 70 69 79 76 70 66 78 74 68 67 80 76 70 68 80 75
DEWPT         68 68 66 66 69 68 66 66 68 68 66 65 68 68 65 65 67 66
RH            67 74 87 90 72 76 87100 71 82 93 93 67 76 84 90 65 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       5      30      20      60      20      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    IS NM IS       SC          SC
TSTMS                        SC IS    IS SC IS       SC          SC

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
to be substituted for an official fire weather spot forecast. The
data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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 humdity
RH(%)...............................Relative humidity
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........Wind direction
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind speed
CLOUDS(CATEGORY)....................Cloud cover category
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = Scattered; BK = Broken; OV = Overcast
CLOUDS(%)...........................Cloud cover as a percentage
VSBY................................Visibility value in statute miles
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER...
   TYPE...
       RAIN...........Rain
       RAIN SHWRS.....Rain showers
       TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
       DRIZZLE........Drizzle
       SNOW...........Snow
       SNOWSHWRS......Snow showers
       SLEET..........Sleet
       FRZG RAIN......Freezing rain
       FRZG DRZL......Freezing drizzle
   COVERAGE...
       IS.............Isolated
       SC.............Scattered
       NM.............Numerous
       O..............Occasional
       S..............Slight chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       WD.............Widespread
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy

MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........Mixing height
     Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 foot
t WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........Transport Wind direction
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................Transport Wind speed
DISPERSION(CATEGORY)................Smoke Dispersion category
     Values: vp =Very Poor;PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good;
ADI (INDEX).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
STABILITY (CATEGORY)................Pasquill Turner Stability
CEILING (FT)........................Ceiling
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........Station pressure

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 SPD(MPH).......................Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
AVE CLOUDS(CATEGORY)................Average Cloud Cover Category
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER.............................See Day 1 through 3 weather descriptions