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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

NCZ006-112000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                 65          43          77          51          79
TEMP                   62 58 56 48 47 44 46 65 73 76 69 58 56 52 55 72 78 75 69
DEWPT                  50 50 50 48 46 43 46 48 44 43 45 44 44 45 49 53 52 55 58
MAX/MIN RH                   49         100          31          81          41
RH                     65 75 80100 96 96100 54 35 31 42 59 64 77 80 51 40 50 68
WIND DIR                N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD               10  6  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  2  3  5  5  5 10 10  9  3
WIND GUST              20                                  17 16    20 21      
CLOUDS                 OV OV SC SC SC B1 B1 CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              94 92 46 27 31 52 63  4  5  4  9  5  6  3  7 26 69 69 82
VSBY                   10  5  5  7  8  3  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0          60
RAIN SHWRS              O SC                                           IS SC NM
TSTMS                                                                     SC SC
Obvis                          PF+                                             
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  3 <1
T WIND DIR              N NE  N NE SW  S  W  E  W  W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SE
T WIND SPD             17 12  6  2  2  1  1  2  3  5  3  5  6  8 14 23 24 14  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                    34 27  5  1  1  1  1 10 29 48  2  3  3  4 28112110 46  2
MAX LVORI               1  3  3  5  7  9 10  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               D  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                     700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1400
STA PRES                  29.49 29.54 29.55 29.59 29.51 29.52 29.46 29.42 29.28


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       50      72      45      77      52      88      61      91
TEMP          56 53 69 65 49 50 73 71 56 58 85 80 65 65 90 83
DEWPT         56 49 43 43 43 43 42 48 46 50 54 58 56 59 58 60
RH           100 86 39 45 80 77 33 44 69 75 35 47 73 81 34 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70       0       0       0       0       5      10       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                             
TSTMS         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