EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

VAZ046-072000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
601 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

Date             Fri 08/07/26            Sat 08/08/26            Sun 08/09/26
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                 90          71          90          71          91
TEMP             72 83 88 88 81 76 74 73 73 83 89 87 80 76 73 72 73 83 89 90 84
DEWPT            71 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 72 74 73 73 73 72 72 70 71 74 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH                   58          96          59          97          54
RH               97 74 61 61 77 87 93 93 97 74 59 63 79 87 97 93 93 74 57 54 67
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  S
WIND SPD          5  8  9 10  5  5  5  6  6  8  9 10  6  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  3
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        27 26 47 70 47 27 26 21 14 27 48 56 47 40 29 31 25 16 22 45 42
VSBY             10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          20          40           5          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS                IS SC                           
TSTMS                  IS IS IS                IS SC                           
MIX HGT          <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR       SW  W SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD       11 11 12 12 10  4  4  4 12 13 14 14 13 17  6  4 10  9  8  8 13
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI              11 45 73 51  7  2  2  2 13 62111 52  9  8  3  2 10 37 61 65  6
MAX LVORI         6  3  1  1  4  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  4  5  6  8  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  B  B  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.47 29.40 29.40 29.40 29.40 29.34 29.35 29.35 29.37 29.31


Date          Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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      93      72      94      72      92      71      91
TEMP          73 73 91 85 75 74 92 85 75 73 89 82 73 72 88 82
DEWPT         70 70 70 71 70 70 72 71 70 70 72 72 70 70 72 72
RH            90 90 50 63 84 87 52 63 84 90 57 72 90 93 59 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      10      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC IS       SC
TSTMS                                          SC IS       IS

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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