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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026

VAZ024-142000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
331 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026

Date             Thu 05/14/26            Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26
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                 65          43          78          50          86
TEMP          49 49 58 63 64 60 51 46 43 48 65 74 77 69 59 53 50 54 74 82 85 78
DEWPT         46 45 40 40 39 39 39 40 39 39 40 41 42 44 42 41 41 44 50 54 58 58
MAX/MIN RH                   39          83          29          72          38
RH            89 86 51 43 40 46 63 79 86 71 40 30 29 40 53 64 71 69 43 38 40 50
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  6  9  9 10  5  3  2  2  3  4  4  3  1  0  0  0  0  2  5  5  2
WIND GUST        19 19 19 20 21                                           16   
CLOUDS        CL CL SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      4  5 30 59 37 21  7 10  6  9  7 29 54 42 34 41 51 40 27 39 41 42
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8 10 10  9 10 10  9
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT       <1  2  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD    10 18 17 18 21 18  5  4  4 12 17 13  9  2  2  3  2  1  6  8 12  3
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            5 55 97 81141  8  3  2  2 24106 98 59  1  1  2  1  1 21 45 31  2
MAX LVORI      6  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  B  B  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.36 28.39 28.46 28.48 28.52 28.49 28.57 28.59 28.62 28.56


Date          Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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       59      88      62      90      64      90      65      89
TEMP          63 62 87 82 66 65 90 84 68 68 90 84 71 69 89 82
DEWPT         56 57 58 60 57 59 61 61 60 61 62 62 60 62 62 63
RH            78 84 38 47 73 81 38 46 76 78 39 48 68 78 41 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20       5      10       5      10      10      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                  IS    SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS       SC

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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