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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ006-082000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1101 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                 72          49          78          53          83
TEMP                   69 71 63 54 52 50 54 68 75 77 72 62 57 54 58 74 81 82 75
DEWPT                  36 36 40 43 43 44 51 58 57 57 58 57 56 54 56 59 56 55 58
MAX/MIN RH                   27          90          49         100          39
RH                     30 28 43 66 71 80 90 70 54 50 61 84 96100 93 59 42 40 55
WIND DIR                S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  S  S  S
WIND SPD                1  4  2  2  2  3  3  8  9  8  2  2  0  0  0  1  3  3  1
WIND GUST                                      19                              
CLOUDS                 CL CL SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%)               3  4 37 60 25 10 49 26 34 24 39 29 38 44 49 32 22 24 57
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  E  S SW SW
T WIND SPD              4 10  5  5  6  6 16 21 19 20  6  3  3  3  2  2  8 10  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    34 83  3  3  3  3 20101119116  3  2  2  2  2  9 63 85  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  5  4  3  1  1  3  5  8 10  6  2  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  G  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.33 29.32 29.27 29.25 29.19 29.27 29.31 29.35 29.28


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       56      71      43      71      48      74      50      75
TEMP          61 59 66 63 48 47 67 64 52 53 71 68 55 53 72 68
DEWPT         57 58 55 50 44 42 40 43 42 47 53 55 51 51 51 51
RH            87 96 68 62 86 83 37 46 69 80 53 63 86 93 48 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC
POP 12HR           40      70      10       0       5      60      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM SC                   SC NM SC    IS IS
TSTMS         IS                               IS IS       IS

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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