EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Date           08/06/26      Fri 08/07/26            Sat 08/08/26            Sun
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                 70          84          69          85          68
TEMP                75 72 71 71 77 82 83 77 72 71 70 70 79 85 82 77 72 70 68 70
DEWPT               71 70 69 69 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 70 72 72 72 72 71 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   94          67         100          66         100
RH                  87 93 93 93 82 69 67 82 97 97 97100 79 65 72 85 97100100 97
WIND DIR             S SW  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             2  1  1  2  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  3  3  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           58 57 58 67 28 54 58 75 45 31 13 22 36 73 73 44 43 46 49 37
VSBY                10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          20          60          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC IS IS             NM NM               
TSTMS                              IS SC IS IS             SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW  W  W SW  W SW SW  N  W SW SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD           2  5  2  2  4  5  4  4  0  2  3  4 12 13 11  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  3  1  2 13 27 22  2  0  1  2  4 37 74 33  4            
MAX LVORI            7  9 10  9  4  3  3  5  9 10 10  9  3  1  3  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  A  B  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  C  F            
CEILING              4600 12000  None 13800  None  None  None  5900  None      
STA PRES            29.13 29.16 29.19 29.11 29.09 29.07 29.07 29.00            


Date           08/09Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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       87      68      88      69      89      70      88      69      87
TEMP          85 80 71 70 86 82 72 71 86 82 72 72 85 81 72 70 84 80
DEWPT         71 72 69 68 70 71 70 69 71 71 69 69 71 71 69 69 72 71
RH            63 77 93 93 59 69 93 93 61 69 90 90 63 72 90 97 67 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       5      10       5      10      10      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC          SC
TSTMS                                                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