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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

NCZ006-022000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

Date             Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26
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                100          75         101          76         100
TEMP          75 77 91 98100 94 84 79 76 79 94101101 93 84 78 76 78 93100 99 92
DEWPT         70 71 74 72 70 72 71 70 68 70 71 68 66 69 69 69 69 70 68 65 64 66
MAX/MIN RH                   38          80          32          79          32
RH            84 82 58 43 38 49 65 74 76 74 47 35 32 46 61 74 79 76 44 32 32 43
WIND DIR       S SW NW  E  E  N  S SW  S  W SW SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       2  1  1  3  3  0  1  1  2  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  1
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      2  1  5 17 13  2  1  1  2  1  5 10  8 19 13 10 15 11 17 23 19 19
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  8  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  9 10 <1
T WIND DIR     S SW NE NE NE  E  S  S  S  W  E SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD     5  9  4  3  3  2  3  4  3  5  4  2  2  4  5  5  4  8  2  4  4  8
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3 13 18 31 32  1  2  2  2  6 24 22 22  2  3  3  2 11 13 49 51  4
MAX LVORI      5  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.44 29.40 29.41 29.43 29.44 29.37 29.36 29.35 29.35 29.28


Date          Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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       75      99      73      99      72      95      70      92
TEMP          78 78 99 92 76 77 98 88 75 75 92 87 74 73 89 86
DEWPT         67 69 65 64 69 71 67 68 71 72 69 69 70 71 68 68
RH            69 74 33 40 79 82 37 52 87 90 47 55 87 93 50 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      20      20      60      40      70      50      40
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       NM SC       NM SC       SC
TSTMS                  IS IS       SC SC       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
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