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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

VAZ024-062000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
932 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

Date             Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26
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                 66          40          62          31          60
TEMP                54 64 66 59 51 47 42 42 52 59 61 53 43 36 32 33 46 56 59 52
DEWPT               27 28 30 31 32 32 30 28 24 21 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 20 24
MAX/MIN RH                   26          61          18          58          21
RH                  35 25 26 34 48 56 62 57 33 23 18 25 36 47 56 53 34 24 22 33
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD             4  8  8  3  2  2  2  3  5  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2
WIND GUST           14 18 19 14             16                                 
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            5  8  9 19 27 25  7  7  5  4  3  5  5  7  5  9  9 25 26 30
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              4  7  8  1  1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD          11 18 23 12  8  6  3  2 12 12 10  3  6  6  5  6 10  6  9  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 54136187  6  4  3  2  4 80 94 82  2  3  3  3 13 45 39 52  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.56 28.61 28.68 28.77 28.78 28.89 28.97 29.03 28.98


Date          Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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       33      67      43      75      48      83      54      84
TEMP          38 36 62 59 46 44 73 67 53 51 80 72 59 56 81 75
DEWPT         27 29 34 37 38 41 46 46 45 46 51 51 50 51 53 52
RH            64 75 35 44 73 89 38 47 74 83 36 48 72 83 38 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5       5      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                                     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