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

VAZ024-052000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM 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                 91          69          95          68          91
TEMP                85 91 87 78 73 72 71 73 86 92 91 82 74 71 69 71 84 89 88 80
DEWPT               71 69 70 70 69 71 70 71 73 72 73 73 72 71 69 71 72 72 72 71
MAX/MIN RH                   49         100          50         100          56
RH                  63 49 57 76 87 97 97 93 65 52 56 74 93100100100 67 57 59 74
WIND DIR             N  S SE  E  N  N  N  N  N  S  S NW  N  N  N  N  W  W SW NW
WIND SPD             0  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  1
CLOUDS              FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           12 57 70 55 51 36 44 55 50 43 85 85 85 59 68 69 60 80 80 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  4  3  7 10 10 10 10  3  2  3  5  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          30          80          80          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM SC SC             IS  O  O  O IS IS SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS             IS NM SC IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW  S SW  S NE NW NW  W SW SW  S  N  N  W  W  W  W SW NW
T WIND SPD           8 11  8  4  1  1  1  2  3  9 10  3  1  0  1  3 13 10  9  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 32 81 34  2  1  1  1  2 11 63 44  2  1  0  1  4 44 54 45  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  4  6  9 10  8  3  1  1  3  9 10 10  9  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  B  F  F  G  F  B  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  9800  None  None  None  4100  4600   500   200  4100
STA PRES            28.44 28.37 28.40 28.41 28.45 28.40 28.41 28.43 28.46 28.41


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       67      91      67      93      68      94      68      91
TEMP          69 70 88 83 70 71 91 85 71 72 90 84 71 72 89 83
DEWPT         68 69 69 70 68 68 68 70 68 69 70 70 68 69 68 68
RH            97 97 54 65 93 90 47 61 90 90 52 63 90 90 50 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      50      20      30       5      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS SC IS       SC          SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         IS       SC IS       SC          SC IS    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