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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAZ046-052000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date             Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26
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                 94          73          92          69          90
TEMP                   94 94 83 76 74 73 75 84 92 89 79 74 73 71 73 84 89 87 81
DEWPT                  67 67 69 69 70 70 70 71 70 71 72 72 72 71 72 74 74 74 73
MAX/MIN RH                   42          99          53         100          60
RH                     41 41 63 79 87 90 84 65 49 56 79 93 97100 97 72 61 65 77
WIND DIR               SW  S  S SE SE  E NE SE SW  W  E  S  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                5  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  3  2  1  2  2  3  4  5  3
CLOUDS                 FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              20 54 53 50 42 63 66 19 52 82 69 76 65 59 61 68 75 75 70
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  7  5  7 10 10 10 10  6  1  4  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          70          60          60
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC IS             SC NM SC NM             NM NM NM
TSTMS                     SC SC IS             SC NM SC IS             SC NM SC
MIX HGT                 7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  S  S SW NE  E SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  W NW NW
T WIND SPD              6  9 10  9  3  6  2  4  2  4 12  4 11  8  6  9 10 11 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    61 45  5  4  2  3  3 16 10 16  6  2  5  4  7 32 44 44  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  7  8  6  3  2  2  4  6  7  9  6  3  1  1  4
STABILITY               A  C  F  F  F  F  B  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3400  5800  1700   800  3600
STA PRES                  29.16 29.17 29.22 29.24 29.21 29.24 29.22 29.23 29.21


Date          Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       68      89      68      92      70      94      71      91
TEMP          71 72 86 83 71 72 89 86 73 74 92 87 74 74 88 84
DEWPT         70 70 72 72 69 71 71 71 67 69 70 71 69 70 71 70
RH            97 93 63 70 93 97 56 61 81 84 49 59 84 87 57 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           60      30      30      20       5      20      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM    IS SC SC IS    IS          IS SC    IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC       IS          IS SC       SC

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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