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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ006-110800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date           07/10/26      Sat 07/11/26            Sun 07/12/26            Mon
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                 70          92          67          84          64
TEMP          88 83 77 74 72 74 84 89 88 83 75 72 70 70 77 81 81 78 72 68 65 67
DEWPT         72 71 71 70 70 71 72 71 71 72 72 71 70 70 72 71 70 69 68 67 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   97          54         100          70         100
RH            59 67 82 87 93 90 67 56 57 70 90 97100100 85 72 69 74 87 97100100
WIND DIR       W SW SW SW SW  W NW  W  W  W  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE
WIND SPD       6  2  1  2  2  3  5  5  4  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     67 69 58 58 60 60 33 50 63 66 71 53 81 82 81 85 82 77 72 73 71 68
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  8  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          40          60          70          50
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC          IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  S  S  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW  N NE NE  E  E NE  E            
T WIND SPD    12  2  3  8  8 11 10 12 14 11  5  5  6  6 11 12 13 21            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           29  1  2  4  4 18 46 77 51  5  3  3  3  9 29 36 41 10            
MAX LVORI      2  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  3  6  8  9  8  4  3  3  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              2400  None  None  4200  9000  7300  1100  2200   700      
STA PRES            29.30 29.31 29.34 29.31 29.36 29.42 29.46 29.43            


Date           07/13Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
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       83      63      89      66      97      71      99      72      96
TEMP          80 79 68 67 87 84 70 71 94 91 76 76 96 92 77 75 94 90
DEWPT         66 65 64 65 64 63 63 65 64 65 65 68 66 66 67 68 65 66
RH            62 62 87 93 46 49 78 81 37 42 69 76 38 43 71 79 39 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30      10       5       0       5       0       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                                              IS
TSTMS            SC                                              IS

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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