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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

NCZ006-270800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date           05/26/26      Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26            Fri
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                 68          85          65          84          58
TEMP          82 77 70 70 69 69 78 83 83 77 70 69 67 68 79 82 83 77 67 64 60 62
DEWPT         71 73 70 69 69 69 71 69 69 70 67 66 66 66 67 65 64 65 62 60 58 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          60          97          52          93
RH            69 87100 97100100 79 63 63 79 90 90 97 93 67 56 53 67 84 87 93 84
WIND DIR      SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       3  1  1  2  4  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  4  0  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     81 88 82 78 71 86 53 60 65 52 43 39 24 57 57 54 54 49 51 54 58 47
VSBY           9 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          50          40          40           5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC             IS SC             SC SC SC SC               
TSTMS         SC SC IS             IS SC                IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N NE  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD    10  5  6  5 10 12 16 17 18  9  4  3  3 10 10  4  6  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           38  3  3  3  7 23 47 79 78  4  2  2  2 12 40 22 35  3            
MAX LVORI      3  6  9  8  8  5  3  1  1  4  6  7  8  5  1  2  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  E  C  C  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  C  B  A  F            
CEILING              3700  3600  1100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.39 29.40 29.40 29.29 29.28 29.31 29.35 29.30            


Date           05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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       81      60      80      56      77      54      78      53      75
TEMP          78 75 64 63 78 74 63 58 74 71 59 58 76 72 59 57 73 70
DEWPT         57 62 58 60 60 61 57 55 56 58 55 56 56 58 55 54 53 55
RH            48 64 81 90 54 64 81 90 53 63 87 93 50 61 87 90 49 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      20      20      10      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS    IS IS          IS IS SC       IS IS
TSTMS                                                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
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
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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