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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

NCZ006-300800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Date           08/29/26      Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            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          89          69          95          73
TEMP          84 78 71 70 69 69 80 86 87 80 74 72 70 71 87 94 93 84 78 76 74 75
DEWPT         71 70 70 70 69 69 72 71 71 70 70 70 69 70 72 68 67 68 68 68 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          56          97          42          86
RH            65 76 97100100100 77 61 59 72 87 93 97 97 61 43 43 59 71 76 82 82
WIND DIR       E SE  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD       4  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     82 68 47 41 65 75 56 51 44 37  1 15  7  5  6 17 28 30 23 17  5  6
VSBY          10 10 10  8  4  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E SE SE SE  E SE SW SW  S  S SW SW  W NW NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD    11 10  6  5  3  1  2  3  2  3  4  3  3  4  9  5  5  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           49  5  3  3  2  1  8 17 13  2  2  2  2  4 43 49 53  4            
MAX LVORI      1  4  9  9 10 10  4  2  2  3  6  7  8  7  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None   900   500  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.53 29.56 29.57 29.48 29.49 29.47 29.47 29.41            


Date           09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       97      76      99      76      99      74      95      70      91
TEMP          96 87 79 77 96 89 80 77 97 89 78 75 93 85 74 71 88 82
DEWPT         67 68 68 69 68 68 68 69 68 69 69 70 68 69 69 68 68 67
RH            39 53 69 76 40 50 67 76 39 52 74 84 44 59 84 90 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      20      20      40      40      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       SC SC    IS IS
TSTMS                                    IS IS       IS IS       IS

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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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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