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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

NCZ005-042000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date             Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26
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                101          74         100          73          96
TEMP          76 80 94100 96 94 84 79 75 78 92 99 99 90 81 76 73 76 89 95 91 83
DEWPT         67 70 72 68 65 65 64 65 65 68 70 65 63 65 66 68 68 70 72 70 71 72
MAX/MIN RH                   33          74          31          86          45
RH            74 72 49 36 36 39 51 62 71 71 49 33 31 44 60 76 84 82 57 45 52 70
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  S  W SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W NW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  3  3  5  6  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  2
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     60 41 42 25 37 37 31 25 16 20 10 29 33 51 51 28 34 43 30 82 82 73
VSBY           9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          20          30          70
RAIN SHWRS                IS                         SC SC             NM NM NM
TSTMS                     IS                         SC IS             SC NM SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  9  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  4 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW NE  S  S SW  W SW NW NE SW SW  S  S NW  W  E  E  S  S SW  E
T WIND SPD     3  4  1  4  8 11  3  2  1  6  3  5  6 11  4  1  1  1  4  5  6  3
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  4  7 46 58  5  2  1  1  8 19 60 62  5  2  1  1  1 25 28 24  2
MAX LVORI      3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  6  5  2  2  2  3
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3100
STA PRES            29.26 29.19 29.18 29.19 29.21 29.16 29.21 29.23 29.24 29.20


Date          Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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      91      69      88      70      92      71      94
TEMP          73 74 90 85 73 73 86 84 72 73 90 86 75 75 92 88
DEWPT         72 72 72 71 70 70 70 69 69 71 71 70 70 71 70 70
RH            97 93 56 63 90 90 59 61 90 93 54 59 84 87 49 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      70      40      30      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM       NM SC       SC SC       SC IS       SC
TSTMS         SC       SC SC       SC SC       SC IS       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