EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

NCZ003-082000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Date             Sat 08/08/26            Sun 08/09/26            Mon 08/10/26
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                 86          67          88          68          89
TEMP                   85 82 77 72 70 68 70 82 85 84 78 73 70 69 71 84 88 86 80
DEWPT                  72 73 73 71 69 67 69 73 72 74 74 71 69 68 70 73 72 73 74
MAX/MIN RH                   66          98          64          98          60
RH                     65 74 87 97 97 97 97 74 65 72 88 93 97 97 97 70 59 65 82
WIND DIR                S  W NW  N  N  N  W NW  S SW  N  N  N NW NW  N SW SW  N
WIND SPD                3  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  1  1  0  2  3  0
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              78 58 76 50 32 30 51 49 67 53 43 60 41 41 44 40 57 52 32
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  1  1  1 10  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          10          50          10          30
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC                   SC SC                   SC SC   
TSTMS                  NM SC                   SC SC                   SC SC   
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT                 4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  S SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD              5  8  5  3  3  3  3  4  3  6  8  3  2  3  3  6  5  6  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    26 25  3  2  2  2  3 19 15 17  4  2  1  2  3 24 31 24  4
MAX LVORI               3  3  6  8  8  8  8  3  3  3  6  7  8  8  8  3  1  3  5
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    3000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.23 28.23 28.22 28.25 28.20 28.20 28.21 28.23 28.18


Date          Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26
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       69      90      70      88      69      88      69      86
TEMP          71 72 88 82 72 72 85 81 72 72 85 81 72 71 83 79
DEWPT         69 70 72 73 70 70 72 73 70 70 73 73 69 70 73 73
RH            93 93 59 74 93 93 65 77 93 93 67 77 90 97 72 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      20      10      30      10      30       5      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC          SC       IS SC
TSTMS                  IS          SC          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