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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

NCZ006-152000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1201 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

Date             Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26
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                 76          50          86          62          93
TEMP                   72 75 68 57 54 51 57 75 84 86 79 70 67 63 66 81 91 92 84
DEWPT                  39 39 44 44 43 43 47 50 50 52 54 53 54 56 59 61 58 59 62
MAX/MIN RH                   27          76          31          82          32
RH                     30 27 42 62 66 74 69 41 31 31 42 55 63 78 78 51 33 33 48
WIND DIR                W  W  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD                6  5  1  1  2  2  3  8  9  9  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  1
WIND GUST                                               14 14                  
CLOUDS                 CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               2 10  0 10  8  8 26 13 11 35 41 30 43 56 41 36 17 18 21
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR             NW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  S  S  S
T WIND SPD              8  8  2  3  4  4  4 14 13 17  6  6  5  5  9  9  4  9  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    55 60  1  2  2  2  4 62 85110  5  3  4  4 12 37 38 83  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  E  F  E  E  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.40 29.45 29.49 29.51 29.43 29.44 29.46 29.52 29.50


Date          Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26
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       65      94      64      94      67      94      65      85
TEMP          69 69 92 86 70 68 92 87 71 71 93 83 70 68 84 74
DEWPT         61 63 60 60 60 62 57 57 61 64 60 63 63 63 60 61
RH            76 81 34 42 71 81 31 36 71 79 33 51 78 84 44 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC IS SC NM
TSTMS                                          SC IS    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