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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ005-110800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
131 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date           07/09/26      Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            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          91          70          89          67
TEMP                   75 72 75 87 87 87 76 74 73 72 73 82 87 86 81 74 71 68 70
DEWPT                  68 67 69 69 69 71 69 70 69 69 71 72 71 71 71 71 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   86          52          91          58         100
RH                     79 84 82 55 55 59 79 87 87 90 93 72 59 61 72 90 97100100
WIND DIR                W SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  2  4  6 10  9  4  4  3  4  4  5  6  5  2  1  2  3  5
WIND GUST                          20                                          
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)               8  7 30 31 61 43 49 48 34 42 49 46 59 69 70 64 58 70 77
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  7
POP 12HR                      5          50          30          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC IS IS       IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  5  7  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR              W SW  W  W  W SE SW SW SW SW NW NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD              3  3  8 10 13  5  3  6  4  5 12  9 10  9  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  9 62 66 22  2  3  2  4 10 38 43 33  4            
MAX LVORI               5  6  4  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  C  B  F  F  G  E  C  B  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None 10700  None  None  None  4000  5100      
STA PRES                  29.22 29.22 29.22 29.23 29.21 29.26 29.22            


Date           07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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       83      64      83      63      88      66      95      71      97
TEMP          80 78 68 67 80 78 66 67 85 83 69 70 92 89 74 75 95 91
DEWPT         71 69 67 65 63 62 62 63 62 62 62 65 64 64 65 67 65 65
RH            74 74 97 93 56 58 87 87 46 49 78 84 40 44 74 76 37 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      30      20      10       5       5       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS IS IS                                    
TSTMS         IS SC IS       IS                                    

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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