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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

VAZ024-242000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
401 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date             Sun 05/24/26            Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26
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                 71          63          82          62          82
TEMP          55 56 62 68 70 67 65 65 64 67 74 79 79 74 70 67 66 64 74 79 81 76
DEWPT         54 54 58 61 63 63 63 64 63 65 70 70 71 70 68 66 65 64 71 72 73 71
MAX/MIN RH                   77          97          74         100          76
RH            96 93 87 78 78 87 93 97 97 93 87 74 77 87 93 97 97100 90 79 77 85
WIND DIR       N  N  N SE SE SE  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  N
WIND SPD       0  0  0  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  0
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B1 OV B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)     88 87 86 84 73 67 88 61 88 60 67 92 92 94 94 83 88 86 86 95 95 77
VSBY           1  1  4 10  1  6  2  0  1  0  4  3  6  3  2  1  1  1  2  8  9  9
POP 12HR                     10          40          90          90          90
DRIZZLE        C  C                                                            
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC SC    SC NM  O  O  O NM NM NM NM  O  O NM
TSTMS                        IS                SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis         PF PF                PF PF                                       
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR     E  E SE SE SE  S SE  S SW SW  W SW  S SW NW  W SW  W NW  W  S  S
T WIND SPD     2  2  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  6 12  8  8  3  2  1  2  2  5  3  4 12
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2  2  5 11  2  1  1  1  7 29 27 18  2  1  1  1  2  9  9 11  6
MAX LVORI      8  6  6  4  4  6  7  8  8  6  4  3  3  6  7  9 10  9  5  4  4  5
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               500  1100   700   300  2700  1400   400   400   800  3400
STA PRES            28.70 28.64 28.62 28.61 28.64 28.62 28.61 28.61 28.63 28.58


Date          Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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       64      84      64      86      61      82      56      77
TEMP          69 65 83 79 69 66 84 79 67 63 79 74 62 58 73 69
DEWPT         67 65 72 71 66 65 68 68 63 60 61 62 56 54 57 57
RH            93100 70 77 90 97 59 69 87 90 54 66 81 86 57 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      80      20      30      20      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC  O IS IS IS SC    IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS       SC IS       SC          IS          IS

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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