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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

VAZ024-282000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1001 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

Date             Thu 05/28/26            Fri 05/29/26            Sat 05/30/26
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                 81          55          82          56          80
TEMP                75 81 81 74 65 59 55 60 71 78 81 74 65 59 57 57 71 77 79 71
DEWPT               62 56 53 54 52 50 49 51 54 54 55 58 55 53 51 52 53 53 52 51
MAX/MIN RH                   38          81          41          81          39
RH                  64 42 38 50 63 72 80 72 55 43 41 57 70 80 80 83 53 43 39 49
WIND DIR             N  N NW  N  N  N  N NE  S SW SW SW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E
WIND SPD             6 10 10  5  4  2  2  1  3  5  6  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  4
WIND GUST                                                                    17
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            6 12  6  5  5  4  4  3  4  4 25 45 41 36 43 49 47 53 54 55
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  6  7 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N NW  N  N  N  N NE  W SW SW  S SW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD          14 14 14  9  4  4  3  5  4  6  8  8  2  3  4  3  9  6  8 14
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 79100 97  4  2  2  2 10 19 36 38  4  1  2  2  3 35 40 29 10
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  5  3  2  1  1  3  3  5  4  5  1  1  2  2
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  G  F  A  A  B  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.48 28.55 28.57 28.55 28.42 28.37 28.33 28.35 28.36


Date          Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
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       51      75      53      79      52      78      51      77
TEMP          57 56 71 68 57 57 77 72 58 56 75 70 56 55 74 70
DEWPT         48 48 52 55 52 55 55 55 52 52 51 54 49 51 51 55
RH            72 74 51 63 83 93 47 55 80 86 43 57 77 86 44 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      20      30      20      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC IS    IS IS            
TSTMS                              IS          IS            

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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