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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

VAZ024-052000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
402 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Date             Sun 04/05/26            Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26
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                 71          39          67          43          61
TEMP          67 64 64 66 67 58 51 46 41 40 54 63 66 59 52 49 46 43 52 58 60 52
DEWPT         59 60 60 54 44 39 36 33 30 30 30 32 32 33 33 34 34 31 27 20 18 20
MAX/MIN RH                   43          67          27          65          19
RH            75 87 87 65 43 49 56 60 65 67 40 31 28 37 48 56 63 62 38 23 19 28
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD       6  6  6  6  9  6  6  5  4  3  4  6  6  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  4  2
WIND GUST     20 21 20 18 23 21 20 19 14    14 18 18 13          14 17         
CLOUDS        B1 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     61 86 89 89 51 20 10  9  5  7  4  5  7 11 10 14 15  9  3  4  3  2
VSBY          10  5  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS  O NM                                                         
TSTMS            IS                                                            
MIX HGT       <1  2  2  3  4  2  2  1  1  1  4  7  8  1 <1  1  1  2  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD    10 12 14 20 20 18 12 14 10 12 11 17 24 11  5  4  4 21 24 18 13  9
DISPERSION    PR             PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            7 25 36 67107  8  6  7  5 20 56130199  5  3  2  2 45145134109  4
MAX LVORI      4  4  4  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      E  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  A  G
CEILING               200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.44 28.44 28.55 28.60 28.65 28.56 28.57 28.60 28.74 28.82


Date          Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26
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       31      62      36      69      45      78      50      83
TEMP          37 32 57 53 40 38 66 62 49 47 75 69 55 52 80 73
DEWPT         21 20 25 29 31 31 38 40 42 43 48 46 46 47 52 50
RH            52 61 29 39 70 76 36 44 77 86 38 44 72 83 38 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5       5      10       5      10

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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