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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

VAZ024-030800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

Date           04/02/26      Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            Sun
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                 59          83          60          85          61
TEMP                68 64 60 61 73 81 83 75 70 66 63 61 77 84 83 76 70 68 65 62
DEWPT               58 55 54 54 58 58 57 56 55 55 56 57 61 60 58 58 58 58 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                   81          41          87          42          88
RH                  70 73 81 78 59 46 41 52 59 68 78 87 58 44 43 54 66 70 81 90
WIND DIR            SE  S SE  S SW SW  S SW  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  2  5  6  6  2  2  2  2  2  4  8  9  5  5  5  6  6
WIND GUST           13             17                      18 21 19 18 19 20 21
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS(%)           14 25 29 15 13 16 22 54 60 48 21 22 22 59 59 41 31 69 69 92
VSBY                10 10  7  7 10 10  9  9  8 10 10  7  8  8 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10           5          40          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC IS IS SC SC  O
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1  1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4  2            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           8 11 10  6 17 13 13 10  6  4  2  2  5 10 16  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  4  5  5  8 65 88 89  5  3  2  1  2 21 70 60  6            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  4000  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.73 28.75 28.77 28.70 28.73 28.72 28.71 28.62            


Date           04/05Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
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       71      41      66      40      62      31      60      33      69
TEMP          67 63 49 43 62 57 45 41 59 53 38 33 58 52 39 36 66 61
DEWPT         54 40 34 30 28 28 31 31 26 22 23 23 23 25 25 28 34 36
RH            63 43 56 60 27 33 58 67 28 29 54 66 26 35 57 72 30 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           90       5       0       0       5       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                

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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