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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ024-090800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
431 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date           07/08/26      Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat
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                 68          89          66          91          67
TEMP          89 79 72 71 70 71 82 87 87 80 72 69 67 70 84 90 88 80 73 70 67 70
DEWPT         73 72 71 70 70 71 71 69 69 69 68 67 66 68 70 71 71 71 70 69 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          54         100          53         100
RH            59 79 97 97100100 69 55 55 69 87 93 97 93 63 54 57 74 90 97100 97
WIND DIR      NE  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4  2  2  1  1  1  4  5  5  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                12                      12            
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     76 73 58 49 54 51 47 72 65 20 22 14  7 21 37 69 70 60 54 49 63 75
VSBY           5  7  7  1  1  5 10 10 10 10  7  5  6 10  9  9 10  9  8  3  3  8
POP 12HR                     30          70           5          50          20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS IS       NM SC                   SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         SC SC IS IS IS       SC SC                   SC SC IS    IS IS   
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  E SE  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     8  2  3  4  2  4  9 11 14 11 10  6  5  3 12 14 12  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           22  1  2  2  1  5 41 46 50  5  5  3  3  5 59 55 47  3            
MAX LVORI      3  4  8  9 10  9  3  1  1  3  5  6  9  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  A  C  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING              3300  None  None  None  None  None  None  4100  None      
STA PRES            28.48 28.46 28.45 28.42 28.44 28.46 28.47 28.43            


Date           07/11Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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       87      64      82      62      85      62      90      64      95
TEMP          86 80 69 68 81 75 66 66 82 78 66 66 87 82 68 69 92 86
DEWPT         72 71 68 67 68 67 64 64 64 66 62 64 64 67 63 65 66 68
RH            63 74 97 97 65 76 93 93 55 67 87 93 46 61 84 87 43 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      40      40      30      30      10       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS                        
TSTMS         IS SC IS       SC          IS                        

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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