EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

NCZ003-072000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

Date             Fri 08/07/26            Sat 08/08/26            Sun 08/09/26
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 TEMP                 84          66          84          67          87
TEMP                80 83 83 77 72 70 69 70 81 83 81 77 72 69 68 70 81 85 82 78
DEWPT               73 73 73 73 71 69 68 70 73 73 74 74 71 69 68 70 73 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH                   70          99          71         100          66
RH                  79 72 72 87 97 97 97100 77 72 79 90 97100100100 77 67 74 88
WIND DIR             S  S SW SW  N  N  N  N  S  S SW  N  N  N  N NW NW SW  W  N
WIND SPD             2  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  0
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           58 69 65 76 51 24 20 35 53 77 79 57 36 21 21 33 34 63 63 53
VSBY                10  7  6  7 10  1  1  1 10  5  3 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6 10
POP 12HR                     50          20          60           5          40
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS                SC NM             IS IS SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                SC SC                   SC SC   
Obvis                              PF  F  F                                    
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  S SW  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W SW  W NW NW  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           3  9 11 12  4  4  3  2 11  8  9  1  4  3  3  3  3  3  9 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 10 32 45  6  2  2  2  2 35 35 21  1  2  2  2  3 15 21 15  5
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  5  8  8 10  9  3  3  3  6  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  5
STABILITY            B  C  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  9900  None  None  None  3000  None  None  None  3800
STA PRES            28.34 28.27 28.27 28.26 28.27 28.24 28.23 28.22 28.24 28.22


Date          Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 TEMP       67      88      68      89      69      88      69      86
TEMP          69 70 88 82 71 71 87 82 72 72 85 81 71 71 83 80
DEWPT         69 69 71 74 69 69 72 73 69 70 72 73 70 70 73 73
RH           100 97 57 77 93 93 61 74 90 93 65 77 97 97 72 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      10       0      10       5      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC          SC
TSTMS                                          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