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

VAZ024-082000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
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                 89          68          90          67          92
TEMP                82 88 85 79 73 71 70 71 82 88 88 81 72 69 67 71 85 91 89 81
DEWPT               75 74 75 74 73 71 70 71 74 73 73 72 70 68 67 69 72 71 71 71
MAX/MIN RH                   64         100          58         100          52
RH                  79 63 72 85100100100100 77 61 61 74 93 97100 93 65 52 56 72
WIND DIR             N SE  E  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  5  4  2  2  1  1  1  4  5  5  3
WIND GUST                                                              16    14
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           43 66 78 71 67 54 71 41 36 79 56 19 18  9 18 18 31 61 61 49
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7  5  4  8 10 10 10 10 10  8  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40          70           0          40
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC SC SC IS          NM SC                   SC SC IS
TSTMS               IS SC SC SC SC             SC SC                   SC SC IS
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E SE  E SE  E SE  S  S SW  W NW  W NW NW  W  W SW SW  W
T WIND SPD           4  8  6  6  4  2  4  6  9  9 12 13  3  3  2  2 17 24 23 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 15 33 16  3  2  1  2  7 38 37 47  6  2  2  1  3 88101 78  7
MAX LVORI            4  1  3  5  9 10  9  8  3  1  1  4  7 10 10  8  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  B  F
CEILING              None  3000  3400   800  None  None  None  None  None  6400
STA PRES            28.54 28.52 28.51 28.48 28.47 28.42 28.43 28.43 28.41 28.35


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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      88      65      86      63      87      63      92
TEMP          70 71 87 80 69 68 83 79 68 67 85 80 66 67 90 83
DEWPT         69 70 72 70 68 67 68 67 64 65 66 67 63 64 65 67
RH            97 97 61 72 97 97 61 67 87 93 53 65 90 90 44 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      70      30      40      40      30      10       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC            
TSTMS         IS    IS SC SC       SC SC       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
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