EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

VAZ024-070800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Date           08/06/26      Fri 08/07/26            Sat 08/08/26            Sun
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                 69          88          68          92          67
TEMP                72 71 70 71 80 85 86 80 74 72 70 71 85 91 89 81 74 71 68 71
DEWPT               71 70 69 70 71 70 71 71 72 70 69 71 72 70 71 71 71 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   98          59         100          51         100
RH                  97 97 97 97 74 61 61 74 93 93 97100 65 50 56 72 90 97100 97
WIND DIR             N  N  N  W SW SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  0  1  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           60 53 39 43 22 61 64 59 31 31 11 29 25 69 69 34 39 32 36 34
VSBY                 9  8  6  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          40          20          50           5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS                SC SC               
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  6  3  4  6 13 16 10  5  4  3  6 21 13 12  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  2  4 26 55 50  5  3  2  2  7 92 60 49  2            
MAX LVORI            7  8 10  9  3  1  1  4  6  6 10  8  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  G  G  A  A  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  C  B  G            
CEILING              6700  None  None  6600  None  None  None  7500  None      
STA PRES            28.67 28.69 28.70 28.63 28.62 28.59 28.59 28.54            


Date           08/09Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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       93      67      95      69      95      70      93      68      91
TEMP          91 85 72 71 92 86 73 72 92 85 73 72 90 84 71 71 89 82
DEWPT         67 68 66 67 67 69 69 69 69 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 70 69
RH            45 57 81 87 44 57 87 90 47 61 87 93 52 63 93 93 54 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       0      10       5      20      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS       SC IS       IS

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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