EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

VAZ046-272000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date             Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26
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                 88          68          88          67          87
TEMP                80 86 86 79 72 70 69 71 79 85 85 80 74 70 67 70 80 85 86 80
DEWPT               71 70 69 70 69 69 68 70 74 75 74 72 70 68 65 66 67 66 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   56         100          67          94          48
RH                  74 59 57 74 90 97 97 97 85 72 70 77 87 93 93 87 65 53 48 58
WIND DIR             N NE  E  E  S SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  2  2  3  3  3  5  6 10 13 12  9  6  5  6  6  9 10 11  8
WIND GUST                                   20 24 23 20                      18
CLOUDS              SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           28 32 41 16 32 44 61 76 62 89 65 45 16 11 12  8  5 22 29  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5          80           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS     O SC                           
TSTMS                                          SC SC                           
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7  1
T WIND DIR           N  N SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW  N NE NW  N  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           8  3  3  3  3  4  2  6  6  6 11 13  8  6  3  8 14 10  9 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 34 23 20  2  2  2  2  5 16 18 24 12  4  3  2 10 69 70 43  8
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  3  7  8  8  9  4  3  3  4  6  6  7  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  F  E  C  C  D  D  D  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None     0     0     0  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.15 29.09 29.06 29.03 29.00 28.93 28.94 28.97 29.02 29.01


Date          Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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       64      86      64      86      66      86      67      81
TEMP          67 68 84 80 67 68 84 79 68 69 84 78 69 69 80 75
DEWPT         62 63 64 64 62 64 64 66 65 66 68 68 68 69 72 71
RH            84 84 51 58 84 87 51 64 90 90 59 71 97100 77 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       5      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                          SC IS       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