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

NCZ003-032000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 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                 83          68          78          68          81
TEMP                76 81 81 76 71 69 69 69 73 76 77 74 70 69 69 69 74 78 80 76
DEWPT               72 72 72 72 70 69 69 69 71 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 72 73 74 72
MAX/MIN RH                   71         100          84         100          81
RH                  87 74 74 87 97100100100 93 87 85 90100100100100 93 85 82 87
WIND DIR             W  S SW NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  2
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           48 67 62 50 64 69 55 58 58 72 71 76 76 70 80 73 70 86 86 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  4  9 10 10  7  8  6  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                     30          30          60          60          80
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC IS IS       IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC  O  O SC
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS          IS SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW  W  N NE NE  E NE  E NE NE  N  N NE  E SE SE SE  S
T WIND SPD           3  4  8  1  1  2 10 16 14 10  8  5  2  1  2  3  3  5  8  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 11 25 42  1  1  1  7 20 36 29 19  3  1  1  1  4  9 19 22  2
MAX LVORI            5  3  3  6  9 10  8  5  4  4  4  6 10 10 10  9  6  4  3  6
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    2700  3200  1400  1600  2100  2100  1600  1400  2100
STA PRES                  28.79 28.86 28.92 29.00 29.00 29.02 29.03 29.06 29.03


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      82      68      82      68      83      68      83
TEMP          70 70 80 76 71 70 80 76 70 69 80 77 70 70 81 77
DEWPT         70 70 74 73 71 70 74 73 70 69 73 72 70 70 73 73
RH           100100 82 90100100 82 90100100 79 85100100 77 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      60      30      50      30      50      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS NM SC    IS SC SC       SC IS       SC
TSTMS         SC       SC IS       SC SC       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