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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

VAZ024-102000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
802 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

Date             Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26
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                 80          52          80          50          80
TEMP                65 78 80 71 61 56 54 55 71 78 79 70 60 54 51 52 64 75 79 73
DEWPT               35 38 38 40 41 40 42 46 52 50 46 47 46 45 45 45 49 51 51 50
MAX/MIN RH                   22          73          31          80          37
RH                  33 24 22 32 48 55 64 72 51 37 31 44 60 71 80 77 58 43 38 44
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N NW NW  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST                 14                                              16   
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  6  6 10 27 38 60 25 22 22 15 19 27 38 51 36 42 38 38
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5           0
MIX HGT              2  6  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           5  9 12  4  3  4  4  3  6 11  9  2  4  8  6 11  9  9 14  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 16 71118  2  2  2  2  3 42 94 79  1  2  4  3 23 36 46101  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.79 28.70 28.70 28.71 28.77 28.74 28.79 28.82 28.85 28.74


Date          Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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       59      83      58      90      62      93      64      91
TEMP          64 62 81 76 62 59 87 80 67 64 90 83 69 66 89 82
DEWPT         48 50 50 49 49 51 56 56 55 56 55 53 53 55 54 52
RH            56 65 34 39 62 75 35 44 65 75 31 36 57 68 30 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10       0      10       0      10       5      10

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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