EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

VAZ024-082000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Date             Sat 08/08/26            Sun 08/09/26            Mon 08/10/26
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                 93          69          94          68          95
TEMP                86 92 90 82 76 72 70 72 86 92 93 83 76 71 69 71 87 93 95 87
DEWPT               72 71 71 71 71 70 69 70 72 70 69 70 69 68 67 68 70 68 68 70
MAX/MIN RH                   50          97          45          95          41
RH                  63 51 54 69 85 93 97 93 63 49 46 65 79 90 93 90 57 44 42 57
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  N  N NW  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  0  0  1  1  3  4  2
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           37 57 55 42 44 41 35 36 51 69 29 53 47 40 37 31 30 30 27 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          10          20           5           5
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                                                   
TSTMS                  SC SC                                                   
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           5 10 11 10  4  3  3  3  8  6  8  6  2  2  3  2  6  9 12  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 24 63 45  5  2  2  2  3 27 43 47  3  1  1  2  2 28 64 92  4
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  5  7  8  8  2  1  1  3  5  7  7  6  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.64 28.58 28.56 28.58 28.60 28.55 28.56 28.57 28.58 28.52


Date          Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26
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       70      96      71      93      69      92      69      90
TEMP          73 73 93 86 74 73 91 83 73 71 90 83 73 71 88 82
DEWPT         69 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 69 70 70
RH            87 90 47 59 87 90 52 67 90 97 52 65 90 93 55 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      10      20      20      20      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                IS       IS IS       IS IS       SC
TSTMS                     IS       IS IS       IS IS       SC

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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