EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

NCZ003-092000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

Date             Sun 08/09/26            Mon 08/10/26            Tue 08/11/26
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                 88          69          89          70          89
TEMP                82 86 84 79 73 71 69 71 83 87 87 81 74 71 70 73 84 88 87 80
DEWPT               73 73 74 74 71 69 67 69 73 73 73 74 71 70 69 70 74 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   64          95          61          96          60
RH                  74 65 72 85 93 93 93 93 72 63 63 79 90 97 97 90 72 61 63 79
WIND DIR             N  S SW  N  N  N NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             0  1  2  0  0  0  1  1  2  3  4  1  2  1  2  3  4  4  4  2
CLOUDS              FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           21 57 50 54 58 27 29 39 30 42 20 32 29 12 10 18 32 38 38 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     40           5           5           0          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                                           IS IS   
TSTMS                  SC SC                                           IS IS   
MIX HGT              3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NE SW
T WIND SPD           4  2  9  4  3  3  4  4 10 10 11  6  5  6 11 13 10 10  6  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 13 31  2  2  2  2  4 37 70 45  3  3  3  5 13 36 60 36  3
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  5  7  7  6  6  3  1  1  5  6  6  7  5  3  1  1  5
STABILITY            A  B  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.26 28.22 28.21 28.22 28.22 28.17 28.20 28.19 28.22 28.19


Date          Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26
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       70      88      69      88      69      83      67      83
TEMP          71 72 87 81 72 72 85 81 71 71 81 77 69 69 81 77
DEWPT         69 70 73 73 70 70 73 74 70 70 73 73 68 68 71 72
RH            93 93 63 77 93 93 67 79 97 97 77 87 97 97 72 85
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      20      20      30      10      60      30      30
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       SC       SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                  IS IS       SC          SC IS       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