EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NCZ003-022000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

Date             Sun 08/02/26            Mon 08/03/26            Tue 08/04/26
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                 80          67          81          66          80
TEMP                73 76 78 75 71 70 69 70 76 79 81 76 70 68 67 69 74 77 78 74
DEWPT               73 75 76 74 71 70 69 70 74 73 73 73 70 68 67 68 72 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   93         100          78         100          83
RH                 100 97 94 97100100100100 94 82 77 90100100100 97 93 85 85 97
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE  N
WIND SPD             5  6  5  3  0  0  0  0  1  4  3  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  3  0
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           94 90 90 68 82 77 86 72 57 53 74 77 67 62 65 69 68 87 87 65
VSBY                 5 10  7  8  5  3  1  1 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     90          60          60          50          80
RAIN SHWRS          NM  O  O SC NM             SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC  O  O SC
TSTMS               NM NM SC SC IS             SC SC SC             IS SC SC IS
Obvis                           PF PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          10 16 16 13 10 10  9  6 10  9 10  9 10 11  4 10  9 11 12 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17 35 43  6  5  5  4  7 28 33 43  4  5  5  2 11 25 38 38  5
MAX LVORI            5  4  4  8  9  9  9  8  4  4  3  6  9  9  9  7  5  4  4  7
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING               400  1600  1400   300  3300  2700  3100  2600   800  1500
STA PRES            27.94 27.91 27.94 27.97 28.02 28.01 28.04 28.07 28.12 28.13


Date          Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26
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      81      67      83      67      83      68      83
TEMP          68 69 78 76 69 70 81 77 70 70 80 77 70 70 81 78
DEWPT         68 69 74 74 69 70 75 74 69 70 75 74 70 70 74 74
RH           100100 88 94100100 82 90 97100 85 90100100 79 88
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR           50      70      20      70      20      70      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM IS    IS NM IS    IS NM IS       NM
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS 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