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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

VAZ024-070800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

Date           09/06/26      Mon 09/07/26            Tue 09/08/26            Wed
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                 58          81          57          86          59
TEMP                67 64 62 62 73 79 80 72 65 61 59 59 76 83 85 76 67 62 60 61
DEWPT               63 62 60 61 61 61 60 60 59 59 57 58 64 63 61 61 60 59 57 59
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51          98          45          94
RH                  87 93 93 97 66 54 51 66 81 93 93 96 66 51 45 60 78 90 90 93
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             3  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           60 43 13 23 33 46 41 12 23 16 11 18 16 35 19 27 27 18  9 10
VSBY                10 10  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  S SW SW  S SE            
T WIND SPD           4  4  3  4  9  4  4  6  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  4 42 30 28  3  1  1  1  1 11 21 22  2            
MAX LVORI            5  6  7  7  3  2  2  3  5  7  8  8  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.54 28.60 28.65 28.64 28.71 28.75 28.79 28.75            


Date           09/09Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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       90      65      92      64      87      60      87      62      90
TEMP          88 81 69 67 90 80 69 65 85 77 65 61 84 77 66 65 88 80
DEWPT         66 65 65 64 69 68 67 65 64 63 62 61 66 65 64 64 67 65
RH            48 58 87 90 50 67 93100 50 62 90100 55 67 93 97 50 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      30      40      20      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC    SC SC IS IS IS IS            
TSTMS                        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
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