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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

NCZ006-110800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date           05/09/26      Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue
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                 54          85          56          70          45
TEMP                   59 55 58 76 83 84 75 65 62 59 60 64 65 66 61 54 51 48 51
DEWPT                  54 53 55 54 49 49 53 53 54 56 55 59 53 51 49 47 45 43 42
MIN/MAX RH                   96          28          95          59          86
RH                     83 93 90 46 31 30 46 65 75 90 84 84 65 58 65 77 80 83 71
WIND DIR                N  N  N NW SW SW  S  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  S  N  N  N
WIND SPD                0  0  0  1  2  4  1  0  0  1  5  6  9  8  3  2  2  3  4
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW B1 FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              62 58 13  2  2  3 10 63 20 28 70 88 94 90 81 49 44 25 21
VSBY                   10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           5          60           5
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC SC               
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W NW  W  W SW SW  W NE NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD              3  3  2  6  6 11  4  3  3  9 16 13 23  9  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  2 34 61109  2  2  2  4 29 37 64 25  4            
MAX LVORI               5  7  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  4  4  1  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  6300  2100  None      
STA PRES                  29.29 29.37 29.33 29.36 29.41 29.46 29.47            


Date           05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       72      48      77      51      76      47      78      52      85
TEMP          68 64 51 53 75 71 58 55 73 69 53 53 75 71 57 58 83 79
DEWPT         38 41 41 45 50 53 53 52 46 45 45 46 47 50 49 51 52 54
RH            33 43 68 74 41 53 83 90 38 42 74 77 37 47 75 77 34 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      30      70       5       0       5       5       0
RAIN SHWRS                   SC NM                                 
TSTMS                        IS 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