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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

VAZ024-300800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Date           08/29/26      Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            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                 66          92          67          97          71
TEMP                70 68 67 68 81 89 90 80 74 71 68 69 89 96 95 83 76 73 72 73
DEWPT               66 67 66 68 70 68 67 67 67 67 66 67 68 65 65 67 66 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          46          94          36          83
RH                  87 97 97100 69 50 47 65 79 87 93 93 50 36 37 59 71 79 79 79
WIND DIR            NE  N  N  N SW  S  S  S  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD             1  0  0  0  1  3  3  2  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           17 25 34 54 30 18 18 25 26 26 11  8 13 26 36 41 44 22  7 10
VSBY                 9  5  2  2 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           E SE SE  S SW SW SW  S SW SW  W NW NW NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD           2  1  2  3  6  6  4  3  3  3  2  2 13  9 10  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  4 26 44 26  2  2  2  1  2 77 78 90  2            
MAX LVORI            6  9 10  9  3  1  2  3  5  7  7  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.69 28.71 28.71 28.63 28.62 28.61 28.62 28.59            


Date           09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       98      73     100      74      99      71      94      67      90
TEMP          97 86 75 75 98 87 76 76 97 86 75 73 92 82 71 69 87 79
DEWPT         66 68 67 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 67 67 67 66 66 65
RH            36 55 76 79 37 53 76 76 39 55 82 84 44 61 87 90 50 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5       5      10      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS       SC IS       SC
TSTMS                                                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