EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

VAZ024-032000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
901 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

Date             Mon 08/03/26            Tue 08/04/26            Wed 08/05/26
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                 89          66          85          67          87
TEMP                80 87 87 79 73 70 68 68 77 83 84 79 72 69 68 70 78 85 86 80
DEWPT               72 70 71 71 70 68 67 67 69 69 70 69 70 69 68 69 72 72 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   57          98          62         100          64
RH                  77 57 59 77 90 93 97 97 76 63 63 72 93100100 97 82 65 65 79
WIND DIR            NW  W  N  N NE  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             1  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  4  4  1
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           42 67 63 48 62 82 85 74 83 68 62 75 71 74 77 73 68 76 76 54
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  8 10 10 10  9  9  6  7  7  7            
POP 12HR                     30          30          50          60          60
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS SC                SC NM NM SC SC IS IS NM NM IS
TSTMS                     SC IS                   SC IS IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE  E  E NE NE  E  E SE SE
T WIND SPD           8  5  5  2  5 10  4  9  8  3  4  2  3  3  2  2  6  4  6  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 37 33 27  1  3  5  2 10 26 15 16  1  2  2  1  2 17 16 23  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  4  6  7  8  6  3  2  2  3  7 10 10  9  3  3  3  4
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    4000  4100  4100  4200  4700  4600  2500  1600  4800
STA PRES                  28.36 28.45 28.52 28.59 28.57 28.60 28.61 28.64 28.61


Date          Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26
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       68      89      69      90      68      90      68      90
TEMP          71 71 88 82 72 71 87 82 71 71 88 81 71 70 88 81
DEWPT         71 71 73 74 71 71 72 74 71 71 72 73 70 70 72 73
RH           100100 61 77 97100 61 77100100 59 77 97100 59 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      60      20      40      20      50      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS       NM IS       SC IS       SC SC       SC
TSTMS         IS       SC IS       SC IS       SC IS       SC

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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