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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

VAZ024-082000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1001 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

Date             Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26            Thu 09/10/26
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                 83          58          91          64          93
TEMP                72 82 83 73 66 62 59 60 79 88 89 77 71 67 65 66 84 92 90 78
DEWPT               61 61 60 60 58 57 56 57 62 63 63 61 60 61 60 61 67 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH                   45          91          40          88          44
RH                  68 49 46 64 75 84 90 90 56 43 42 58 68 81 84 84 57 46 47 69
WIND DIR            SW SW  S  S  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  4  3  2  1  0  0  0  2  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  4  6  6  3
WIND GUST                                            14 13 12       14 17 17 13
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           25 42 31 15 26 28 13 25 31 50  9 24 10  3  1  1 15 38 38 68
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  6  7  9  7 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                                     IS IS
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S SW SW NW NW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD           4  5  4  3  2  2  2  1  9  9 11  6  6  5  3  4 23 17 11  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 19 36 28  2  1  1  1  1 30 62 74  3  3  3  2  5 99118 63  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  3  4  5  7  7  2  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.75 28.75 28.76 28.74 28.65 28.60 28.56 28.52 28.48


Date          Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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       66      85      63      83      65      89      64      89
TEMP          70 66 82 75 66 65 80 74 67 67 86 78 68 66 86 76
DEWPT         68 66 69 67 65 65 71 70 67 67 72 70 67 66 69 67
RH            93100 65 76 97100 74 87100100 63 76 97100 57 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      50      40      60      30      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM SC       IS          IS
TSTMS         IS       SC 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