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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026

NCZ003-060800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
131 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026

Date           05/04/26      Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu
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                 50          78          58          76          61
TEMP                   57 52 56 67 73 77 71 66 62 60 60 66 72 75 73 67 64 63 61
DEWPT                  43 42 43 45 43 44 45 48 50 52 55 58 60 61 62 62 63 62 61
MIN/MAX RH                   72          32          83          61         100
RH                     59 69 62 45 34 31 39 52 65 75 84 75 66 62 68 84 97 97100
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD                4  3  3  8 12 14  8  8  9  8  9 10 11 10  9  8  6  6  6
WIND GUST                          24 26 18 19          23 24 21               
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              12  9  6  1 26 38 40 40 61 79 97 86 83 83 90 90 96 96 92
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          50          90
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC SC SC SC  O  O  O  O  O
TSTMS                                                      IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              5  4  4 19 21 23  9 12 14 13 11 14 23 18  6            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     4  2  4 80100109  8 11 13 12 19 39 68 65  6            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY               E  F  A  B  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  C  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2000   400  2700  2700      
STA PRES                  28.94 28.95 28.87 28.87 28.84 28.84 28.81            


Date           05/07Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26
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       70      45      66      47      74      48      78      59      76
TEMP          67 63 52 46 63 61 50 50 71 68 52 53 76 73 61 61 72 67
DEWPT         60 52 44 40 41 46 45 48 51 49 47 48 51 54 56 57 60 54
RH            78 67 74 79 44 58 83 93 49 51 83 83 42 51 84 87 66 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      30      20      20      20       5      10      40      70
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC IS    IS IS IS IS IS             SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS SC                                              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