EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

NCZ003-090800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
231 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Date           08/07/26      Sat 08/08/26            Sun 08/09/26            Mon
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                 67          86          67          88          68
TEMP                      68 70 81 85 82 77 72 70 68 70 82 85 84 78 73 70 69 71
DEWPT                     68 69 72 72 73 73 71 69 67 69 73 72 74 74 71 69 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                  100          66          98          64          98
RH                       100 97 74 65 74 87 97 97 97 97 74 65 72 88 93 97 97 97
WIND DIR                   N  N SW  S  W NW  N  N  N  W NW  S SW  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD                   0  0  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS                    FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 14 26 28 78 58 76 50 32 30 51 49 67 53 43 60 41 41 44
VSBY                       8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10  6  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          70          10          50          10
RAIN SHWRS                         NM SC                   SC SC               
TSTMS                              NM SC                   SC SC               
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW  W SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW SW  W            
T WIND SPD                 2  2  5  8  8  2  3  2  4  4  6  4  4  3            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  2 20 39 23  1  2  1  2  4 23 26 14  2            
MAX LVORI                  8  9  3  3  3  6  7  8  9  9  3  2  3  5            
STABILITY                  G  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  5200  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.27 28.28 28.21 28.22 28.22 28.25 28.21            


Date           08/10Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26
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       89      69      90      70      88      69      88      69      86
TEMP          88 80 71 72 88 82 72 72 85 81 72 72 85 81 72 71 83 79
DEWPT         72 74 69 70 72 73 70 70 72 73 70 70 73 73 69 70 73 73
RH            59 82 93 93 59 74 93 93 65 77 93 93 67 77 90 97 72 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30       5      20      10      30      10      30       5      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC          IS          SC          SC       IS SC
TSTMS            SC          IS          SC          SC          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