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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

VAZ046-040900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
202 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date           03/02/26      Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 32          55          48          73          54
TEMP                      35 35 38 45 51 53 52 52 50 50 59 69 72 66 60 58 56 55
DEWPT                     32 34 37 41 44 45 47 47 47 47 51 53 54 53 53 52 52 52
MIN/MAX RH                   92          69          91          52          91
RH                        89 96 96 86 77 74 83 83 89 89 75 57 53 63 78 80 86 90
WIND DIR                  NE  E SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  5  6  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  4  4  4  5
WIND GUST                                   17 18                              
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 95 94 91 81 77 82 66 58 62 61 66 51 65 69 70 60 55 67
VSBY                       4  3  6  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          20          20          20          10
RAIN                       S  S           S     S  S  S  S  S  S               
Obvis                     PF PF PF                                             
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NE  N  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                 4  2  1  4  9 11  8 14 12  5  8  8  9  4  5  5  6  5
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  2  1  7 19  8  5 10  8  6  9 29 21  2  4  4  5  6
MAX LVORI                  5  7  7  4  3  4  4  4  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5
STABILITY                  F  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  B  D  F  E  E  E  D
CEILING                           700  1000   600   600   600 12300  4200 19100
STA PRES                        29.71 29.60 29.57 29.54 29.54 29.48 29.49 29.48


Date           03/05Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       77      59      80      59      79      62      76      60      76
TEMP          75 71 63 59 78 73 64 60 76 74 67 62 75 68 64 60 73 70
DEWPT         57 54 54 55 58 56 55 55 59 56 57 57 56 55 56 56 56 52
RH            54 55 72 87 50 55 73 84 56 53 70 84 52 63 75 87 55 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      10      10       5      30      30      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC    IS SC SC SC SC 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