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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

NCZ006-082000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
431 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
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                 91          70          93          70          95
TEMP          72 73 82 88 89 84 76 74 72 74 84 91 92 87 77 73 71 75 87 92 93 88
DEWPT         72 73 76 74 75 75 75 74 72 74 76 72 72 72 72 70 69 71 72 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                   61         100          51          95          46
RH           100100 82 63 64 74 97100100100 77 54 52 61 85 90 93 87 61 49 47 57
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE  E  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       0  1  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  6  6  1  0  0  1  2  5  6  6  2
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     57 65 51 64 71 64 78 49 61 57 25 20 29 45 25 11 14  9 12 50 50 44
VSBY           5  7 10 10 10 10  7  7  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          40          30          20          30
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC                   IS IS             SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC SC SC SC                   IS IS             SC SC   
Obvis         PF                                                               
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  5 <1
T WIND DIR     N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  W  W  W  N  E SW  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD     2  6  5  3  6 10  8  6  8  6  5  9 13 10  2  1  1  6 16 21  9 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  8 19 19 26  5  4  3  4  8 25 67 92  5  1  1  1  7 98166 53  5
MAX LVORI     10  8  3  2  2  3  6  9  9  8  3  1  1  3  5  7  8  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              None  5100  3200   500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.36 29.34 29.34 29.33 29.34 29.25 29.27 29.28 29.28 29.21


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       71      91      67      85      65      86      65      91
TEMP          74 75 89 82 71 71 83 81 69 69 84 82 69 69 89 86
DEWPT         70 71 72 72 70 70 69 68 66 67 66 66 65 66 65 65
RH            87 87 57 72 97 97 63 65 90 93 55 58 87 90 45 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      50      50      50      40      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS         
TSTMS                  SC SC       SC SC       SC IS         

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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