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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

NCZ006-300800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

Date           05/29/26      Sat 05/30/26            Sun 05/31/26            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                 63          85          53          79          58
TEMP                69 68 65 67 78 83 83 75 64 60 55 56 68 76 79 74 64 62 59 63
DEWPT               58 60 61 59 52 49 51 51 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 50 50 52 54 56
MIN/MAX RH                   88          30          78          34          83
RH                  68 76 87 75 40 31 33 43 54 62 74 74 49 37 34 43 60 70 83 78
WIND DIR             S SW  W NW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             1  1  1  3  6  5  6 11  9  5  1  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  5  5
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           75 71 64 41 48 32 41 78 71 56 30 42 48 55 49 53 46 59 57 69
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  N NE  N NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NW  W SW            
T WIND SPD           4  4  3 10 11  9  6 19 24 16 12 10  4  2  4  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             FR PR PR VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  2  2  2 10 47 65 45 18 16  7  6 24 25 15 35  4            
MAX LVORI            3  3  6  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  B  D  E  F  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING             17100  None  None  None  5900  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.27 29.24 29.28 29.29 29.41 29.50 29.53 29.43            


Date           06/01Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26
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       82      56      81      53      81      54      85      59      89
TEMP          79 76 63 61 78 74 58 59 79 75 59 59 83 79 65 65 86 83
DEWPT         58 58 55 54 49 50 50 50 45 48 48 50 49 52 53 56 54 55
RH            49 54 75 78 36 43 75 72 30 38 67 72 31 39 65 73 34 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      20      10       0       5       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS                                             
TSTMS            SC                                                

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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