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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

NCZ006-102000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1001 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date             Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26
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                 86          54          69          44          73
TEMP                76 83 84 74 65 61 57 59 64 64 65 60 52 48 45 48 63 70 73 67
DEWPT               56 50 50 54 52 53 53 53 54 53 53 52 51 48 45 47 46 43 42 45
MAX/MIN RH                   30          91          61         100          33
RH                  50 32 31 50 63 75 86 80 70 67 65 75 96100100 96 54 38 33 45
WIND DIR            NW  W SW  S  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  N
WIND SPD             3  4  5  1  0  0  1  5  6  6  5  0  0  0  1  2  3  2  1  0
CLOUDS              FW FW CL FW B1 FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           10  6  5 22 63 20 28 70 88 92 89 92 47 34 33 29 10  8  6  9
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          50           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC IS SC                           
MIX HGT              5  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W SW  S  W NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD           8  6  8  3  4  3  5 17 16 18 14 20 12  5  4 11 14  9  4  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 46 62 78  2  2  2  3 36 40 45 32  9  6  3  2 18 85 65 33  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  6  3  3  1  3  3  6  9  9  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  F  G  G  C  C  C  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  6900  2900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.33 29.36 29.38 29.44 29.44 29.48 29.51 29.56 29.51


Date          Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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      78      51      74      47      78      54      87
TEMP          53 54 77 71 57 54 72 68 52 52 75 72 58 59 84 80
DEWPT         44 48 52 55 54 52 46 45 44 45 46 50 49 51 53 56
RH            71 80 42 57 90 93 39 43 74 77 36 46 72 75 34 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0      30      70       5       0       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM IS                              
TSTMS                  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
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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