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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAZ024-052000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date             Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26
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                 93          71          90          68          92
TEMP                   93 88 80 75 73 71 74 83 90 85 80 74 71 70 71 84 90 88 81
DEWPT                  66 69 70 68 68 67 68 70 68 70 70 70 71 70 71 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   41         100          50         100          55
RH                     41 54 72 79 84 87 82 65 49 61 72 87100100100 70 56 59 74
WIND DIR               SW  S SW  N  N  N  N  N SW  S NW  N  N  N  N  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  1
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              63 67 39 52 32 44 41 35 60 82 71 67 68 67 62 58 76 76 61
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  7  4  7 10 10 10 10  5  2  3  5  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          20          70          60          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS IS             SC NM NM SC       IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC IS IS             SC NM SC IS          IS SC NM IS
MIX HGT                 7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW SW  E NE NE  N  W  W SW  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              2  6  4  1  2  1  1  3  6  4  8  5  5  5  3 12 13 13 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    17 32  2  1  1  1  1 14 39 15  4  3  3  3  4 41 86 70  5
MAX LVORI               2  1  3  7  8 10  8  3  1  2  3  6  9  9  9  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  F  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3800  3200  1000  None  3000
STA PRES                  28.41 28.41 28.44 28.46 28.43 28.46 28.44 28.47 28.46


Date          Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       66      91      67      93      68      94      68      91
TEMP          69 70 88 83 70 71 91 85 70 72 92 85 71 72 88 82
DEWPT         69 69 70 70 68 69 68 69 67 68 70 70 69 69 70 68
RH           100 97 55 65 93 93 47 59 90 87 49 61 93 90 55 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      50      30      30       5      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC SC IS    SC          SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC SC       SC          SC SC    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