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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
400 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026
VAZ024-202000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
400 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026
Date Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri 05/22/26
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 95 64 77 53 63
TEMP 68 73 88 95 92 82 74 70 67 66 73 74 71 65 61 59 57 55 59 61 62 61
DEWPT 58 61 64 62 63 65 65 65 64 64 66 65 63 59 57 56 56 55 58 58 59 57
MAX/MIN RH 34 95 69 100 89
RH 70 66 45 34 38 56 74 84 90 93 79 74 76 81 87 90 96100 96 90 90 87
WIND DIR W W W SW S N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 5 4 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST 16
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 4 2 9 43 60 75 65 71 84 88 89 86 94 89 97 97 92 92 86 86 86
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 5 4 5 6 6 3 1 1 2 2 1 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 30 70 90 100 90
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM SC SC NM NM O O O O O O O SC SC O
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
T WIND DIR SW W W SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 2 11 11 12 6 4 8 6 12 13 17 13 8 9 9 8 11 10 10 10 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 2 71110 82 3 2 4 3 19 27 37 25 5 4 4 4 19 19 19 19 4
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 4 6
STABILITY G A A A A F F F F B B C C E F F F B B B B F
CEILING None None 5400 300 300 1500 1400 700 900 500
STA PRES 28.58 28.49 28.53 28.56 28.64 28.68 28.71 28.71 28.75 28.73
Date Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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 53 72 58 79 62 83 63 84
TEMP 57 55 68 68 63 61 77 73 67 64 81 77 68 66 82 78
DEWPT 56 55 63 64 61 61 68 68 64 64 69 70 65 64 69 69
RH 96100 84 87 93100 74 84 90100 67 79 90 93 65 74
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 80 80 60 60 60 70 40 80
RAIN SHWRS O O O NM NM SC IS NM NM IS IS NM SC IS NM O
TSTMS SC IS SC IS SC IS 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