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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

VAZ024-120800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date           05/11/26      Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26            Thu
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                 42          76          50          74          46
TEMP                50 46 43 47 64 72 75 68 58 55 52 54 67 70 73 67 58 52 47 49
DEWPT               46 43 42 44 47 46 46 48 45 43 42 45 52 56 58 56 53 49 45 45
MIN/MAX RH                   97          37          72          57          92
RH                  86 89 96 89 54 39 36 49 62 64 69 71 59 61 59 68 83 89 93 86
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  4  5  2  3  4  4  5  6  6  6  3  3  2  4  6
WIND GUST                                      14 16 17 18 19 19 16          23
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           17 27 28 20  2 16  7 13 39  7 22 51 58 93 93 61 61 17 10  9
VSBY                 8  4  2  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          70          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS SC SC NM SC IS         
TSTMS                                                      SC SC               
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW NW NW  N SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  2  2  9 12  5  6  8  6 13 14 20 19  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  2 12 73 99  3  3  4  3 22 49 66 60  4            
MAX LVORI            5  6  7  6  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  4000  2200  None      
STA PRES            28.64 28.66 28.69 28.61 28.59 28.52 28.46 28.35            


Date           05/14Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26
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       68      41      73      49      86      58      89      61      91
TEMP          65 57 45 45 70 66 53 53 82 79 64 62 87 81 66 65 89 84
DEWPT         42 42 41 41 44 47 45 48 57 59 56 57 58 60 57 58 60 62
RH            43 57 86 86 39 50 74 83 43 50 75 84 38 49 73 78 38 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      10       5      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS            
TSTMS                                                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