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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026

NCZ003-060800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026

Date           05/04/26      Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            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                 48          78          55          76          58
TEMP                      51 55 67 73 77 70 65 61 58 58 66 72 75 72 66 62 59 60
DEWPT                     41 43 45 43 44 45 47 50 52 54 59 61 63 63 62 62 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                   74          31          90          65         100
RH                        68 64 45 34 31 41 52 67 80 86 78 68 66 73 87100100100
WIND DIR                   W  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                   1  0  6 12 13  5  5  5  5  5  8  9  6  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                          23 24 18 18          19 19 17               
CLOUDS                    CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                  4  6 12 29 49 52 50 62 80 96 90 90 90 96 96 96 96 88
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          60          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC NM NM  O  O  O  O  O
TSTMS                                                      IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  6  7  1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW            
T WIND SPD                 4  3 21 24 25 13 10 13 13 12 18 20 18 11            
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  3100111 89 12  7  9  9 27 48 69 67  5            
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  1  3            
STABILITY                  G  A  B  C  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  1700   400  2400  9800      
STA PRES                  28.09 28.10 28.04 28.04 27.99  28.0 27.99            


Date           05/07Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26
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       72      42      68      45      75      47      79      56      76
TEMP          68 62 49 47 64 62 49 50 71 68 52 52 76 73 60 59 72 68
DEWPT         59 51 42 39 42 46 45 46 50 49 47 47 52 55 55 56 59 53
RH            73 67 77 74 45 56 86 86 47 51 83 83 43 53 84 90 64 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      30      20      20      30       5      20      40      70
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC       IS IS IS IS SC          IS SC SC NM NM
TSTMS         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