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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

NCZ006-120800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue
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                 67          83          65          77          64
TEMP          89 81 75 72 70 71 77 81 80 76 72 70 69 69 72 74 74 76 70 68 66 68
DEWPT         71 72 72 71 70 71 73 73 73 72 72 70 69 69 72 73 72 70 70 68 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                  100          74         100          84         100
RH            56 74 90 97100100 87 77 79 87100100100100100 97 93 82100100100100
WIND DIR       W  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       5  1  0  0  0  1  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  3  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     71 62 65 32 70 83 90 77 76 84 87 85 89 94 94 93 93 87 85 80 76 70
VSBY          10 10  9  5  5  5 10 10 10  8  6  4  6  6 10 10  8 10            
POP 12HR                     20          60         100          90          40
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS          IS    IS NM NM  O  O  O  O  O  O  O SC SC IS IS   
TSTMS         SC IS                IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC            
Obvis                   F  F PF                                                
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     8  4  8  3  3  4 11  9 10 17 13 13 12 13 13 13 14 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           27  2  4  2  2  7 35 32 34  8  6  6  6 19 22 34 29  5            
MAX LVORI      2  4  6  8 10  8  4  3  3  4  8  8  9  5  5  4  4  5            
STABILITY      C  F  F  G  F  A  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F            
CEILING              None  5800  9300  2900  1000   700  1500  5700  9000      
STA PRES            29.35 29.37 29.43 29.41 29.46 29.47 29.51 29.47            


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       85      67      93      71      96      72      96      71      94
TEMP          82 83 71 71 91 88 75 75 94 90 77 76 94 90 76 75 92 88
DEWPT         71 71 69 70 71 72 69 71 70 71 69 70 69 70 69 71 71 71
RH            69 67 93 97 52 59 82 87 46 54 76 82 44 52 79 87 51 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR           20       5       5       0       0       5      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                  SC SC       SC
TSTMS            IS                                  SC SC       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