EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

NCZ003-080800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1101 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 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                 69          86          69          88          69
TEMP                   71 70 71 79 85 83 77 73 71 70 70 81 87 85 79 73 71 69 71
DEWPT                  70 69 70 72 71 72 71 70 70 69 69 72 71 72 72 71 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   98          63          97          60          97
RH                     97 97 97 79 63 70 82 90 97 97 97 74 59 65 79 93 97 97 93
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  3  3  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              27 43 41 44 55 63 54 56 24 25 31 26 50 50 48 39 30 23 21
VSBY                    9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10          50           5          30          10
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC                   SC SC               
TSTMS                              SC SC                   SC SC               
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD              2  1  1  9  8  9  6  3  5  2  2  4  3  5  6            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  1  1 31 46 32  3  2  3  1  2 14 22 30  3            
MAX LVORI               8  9 10  3  1  3  5  7  8  8  8  3  2  3  4            
STABILITY               G  F  A  A  B  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.10 29.10 29.02 29.04 29.03 29.06 29.00            


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      88      70      87      70      86      68      84
TEMP          87 82 72 71 86 82 72 72 85 81 72 72 84 80 71 70 81 77
DEWPT         70 71 69 69 70 71 69 69 72 71 70 69 71 70 69 68 70 70
RH            57 69 90 93 59 69 90 90 65 72 93 90 65 72 93 93 69 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5      20      10      20      20      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS          IS IS       SC       SC SC
TSTMS                        IS          IS IS       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