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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

NCZ006-262000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
131 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date             Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26
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                 84          68          85          65          84
TEMP                   82 82 77 70 70 69 69 78 83 83 77 70 69 67 68 79 82 83 77
DEWPT                  71 71 73 70 69 69 69 71 69 69 70 67 66 66 66 67 65 64 65
MAX/MIN RH                   69         100          60          97          52
RH                     69 69 87100 97100100 79 63 63 79 90 90 97 93 67 56 53 67
WIND DIR               SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                4  3  1  1  2  4  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  4  0
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              85 81 88 82 78 71 86 53 60 65 52 43 39 24 57 57 54 54 49
VSBY                   10  9 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          40          50          40          40
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC             IS SC             SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS             IS SC                IS SC SC   
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N NE  N  N  N
T WIND SPD              9 10  5  6  5 10 12 16 17 18  9  4  3  3 10 10  4  6  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    29 38  3  3  3  7 23 47 79 78  4  2  2  2 12 40 22 35  3
MAX LVORI               3  3  6  9  8  8  5  3  1  1  4  6  7  8  5  1  2  1  3
STABILITY               C  B  F  F  F  E  C  C  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  C  B  A  F
CEILING                    3400  3700  3600  1100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.40 29.39 29.40 29.40 29.29 29.28 29.31 29.35 29.30


Date          Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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       58      81      60      80      56      76      54      78
TEMP          64 62 78 75 63 63 78 75 61 59 74 72 58 58 76 72
DEWPT         60 57 57 61 57 59 59 60 57 54 55 57 54 55 55 57
RH            87 84 48 62 81 87 52 60 87 83 51 59 86 90 48 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0      10      20      20      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS    IS IS          IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                      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
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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