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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

NCZ006-150800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
931 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

Date           05/14/26      Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26            Sun
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                 44          77          51          86          61
TEMP                52 48 45 50 65 74 77 70 58 55 52 56 74 83 85 79 68 65 61 64
DEWPT               39 39 39 41 41 40 41 46 44 44 43 46 51 52 53 56 54 54 55 58
MIN/MAX RH                   82          28          70          32          84
RH                  61 71 79 71 41 29 28 42 59 66 71 69 44 34 33 45 61 68 81 81
WIND DIR            NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  N  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             3  2  2  3  5  4  3  0  1  1  1  2  6  9  8  3  3  3  3  4
WIND GUST                                                              13 13   
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            3  5  3  3  3 10 22 23 52 25 37 44 15 22 24 41 31 41 41 38
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W NW NW NW  W SW  S SW  S SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           9  4  5 10 17 10  9  2  3  5  3  3 13 11 10  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  2  3 12101 79 71  1  2  3  2  3 60 72 38  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.37 29.42 29.37 29.45 29.48 29.52 29.47            


Date           05/17Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26
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       92      63      94      65      93      66      93      65      88
TEMP          90 84 69 67 93 87 70 68 91 86 71 69 91 85 71 68 85 80
DEWPT         59 61 59 61 59 61 60 62 59 61 61 63 62 63 62 63 61 61
RH            35 46 70 81 32 42 71 81 34 43 71 81 38 48 73 84 45 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5       5       5      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC    SC SC
TSTMS                                                SC IS       SC

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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
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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