EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Date             Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26            Mon 08/03/26
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                 82          69          78          69          81
TEMP                   80 80 74 71 70 70 70 73 75 77 74 71 71 71 71 74 79 80 76
DEWPT                  69 69 71 70 70 70 70 73 75 75 73 71 71 71 71 73 74 74 72
MAX/MIN RH                   66         100          94         100          82
RH                     69 69 90 97100100100100100 94 97100100100100 97 85 82 87
WIND DIR                S  S SE SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                6  6  3  6  8  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  5  4  3
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              92 89 89 83 92 97 90 89 82 90 65 84 70 87 73 66 71 71 57
VSBY                   10 10  7 10 10  7  4  5  7  5  7  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     60          80          90          90          60
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM  O NM NM NM NM SC NM  O SC  O SC IS       NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS IS IS    IS NM NM SC SC IS          SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD             12 13 12 12 14  9  6  8 14 12  9  9  6  4  9 12 14 13 10
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    46 33  6  8 13  6  5 18 44 29  6  6  5  3 11 30 53 51  5
MAX LVORI               1  3  6  6  5  8  9  5  4  4  6  8  9  9  7  4  4  3  6
STABILITY               C  C  F  E  D  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    2400  1200   300   300  1500  1100   300   800  2700
STA PRES                  28.80 28.77 28.78 28.77 28.73 28.76 28.79 28.84 28.83


Date          Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26
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      80      67      80      68      81      68      83
TEMP          69 69 78 75 69 69 79 74 70 70 81 75 70 70 80 77
DEWPT         69 69 73 72 69 69 74 73 70 70 74 73 70 70 74 73
RH           100100 85 90100100 85 97100100 79 94100100 82 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      80      40      70      30      60      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS  O SC    IS NM SC       NM IS       SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC       SC 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