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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

NCZ005-062000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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                 92          72          91          70          89
TEMP                85 92 91 85 78 75 74 76 85 90 89 83 76 73 71 73 81 86 88 84
DEWPT               72 70 68 70 71 71 71 72 73 71 71 73 73 72 71 72 73 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH                   47          93          53         100          56
RH                  65 49 47 61 79 87 90 87 67 54 56 72 90 97100 97 77 63 57 67
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  S SW SW  W SW SW  W  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW B1 OV B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           37 36 57 77 72 54 44 54 18 55 88 70 70 44 52 51 54 56 56 56
VSBY                10 10  7  6  7  7 10 10 10  7  3  6  6 10 10 10 10  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          50          70          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC SC IS          IS NM SC SC             SC SC SC
TSTMS                     SC SC SC             IS NM SC IS             SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW  W  W  S SW  W NW  W  N NE  N  N NE  N  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           5  9 10 14 12  4  2  6 10  5  3  1  2  2  2  9  4  1  4  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 24 68 60  7  6  2  1  9 47 26 13  1  1  1  1 11 16  5 28  1
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  6  7  5  1  2  2  4  7  8 10  6  3  3  2  4
STABILITY            A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F
CEILING              None  7700  3300  None  None  3900  4300  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.23 29.18 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.19 29.22 29.24 29.26 29.22


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       70      93      72      92      72      90      70      88
TEMP          73 74 90 86 74 75 90 87 75 76 88 84 73 72 86 82
DEWPT         71 72 72 71 70 71 70 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 68 67
RH            93 93 56 61 87 87 52 57 82 82 55 63 87 90 55 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      20      30      10      10      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC    IS SC                   SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS         SC IS    IS SC                   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