EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

VAZ018-062000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Date             Thu 08/06/26            Fri 08/07/26            Sat 08/08/26
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                 86          68          86          68          86
TEMP                82 86 82 74 71 70 69 70 81 85 82 74 72 70 68 70 81 85 82 74
DEWPT               69 69 70 69 68 67 66 68 70 70 69 69 67 67 66 68 71 71 71 71
MAX/MIN RH                   56          96          60          94          62
RH                  65 57 67 84 90 90 90 93 69 61 65 84 84 90 93 93 72 63 69 90
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  4  3
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)           29 71 82 83 70 44 26 32 41 77 82 77 34 22 24 30 39 77 77 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  8  6  5 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     70          30          80          20          70
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC                SC NM IS IS             NM NM IS
TSTMS                  SC SC SC                SC SC IS                SC SC IS
Obvis                                    PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD           5  8 11  6  8  4  3  4  8 10 12 16  9  4  5 12 12 11 16  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 26 47 38  3  4  2  2  4 29 59 44  7  4  2  3 12 47 50 40  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  3  5  6  6  7  6  3  1  1  4  5  6  6  5  3  1  3  6
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  C  A  F
CEILING              None  3000  3300  None  None  3000  None  None  None 11000
STA PRES            27.98 27.95 27.98 27.98 28.00 27.93 27.93 27.92 27.93 27.88


Date          Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26
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      87      68      89      69      88      69      84
TEMP          70 70 86 78 69 70 87 79 71 71 86 79 72 71 82 75
DEWPT         67 68 69 69 65 66 68 69 66 68 70 70 68 68 71 70
RH            90 93 57 74 87 87 53 72 84 90 59 74 87 90 69 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      10      10       5      10      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                  IS    IS SC
TSTMS         IS                                  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