EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

VAZ018-040800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

Date           08/03/26      Tue 08/04/26            Wed 08/05/26            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 66          80          68          82          68
TEMP          80 73 70 69 67 67 74 77 77 72 70 69 69 69 75 79 79 73 71 70 70 70
DEWPT         68 68 66 65 64 64 66 68 69 69 68 67 68 68 71 71 72 71 69 68 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   91          72          97          76          97
RH            67 84 87 87 90 90 76 74 76 90 93 93 97 97 87 77 79 93 93 93 93 97
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       3  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  4  3  2  1  2  2
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     39 49 49 78 71 73 65 76 62 90 93 93 90 80 72 78 78 61 52 59 56 54
VSBY          10 10 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          30          50          70          10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS       IS       IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS NM NM               
TSTMS         IS IS                IS SC IS IS             SC SC               
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE  W SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD     4  8  9  9 11 11 10  8  9 12  6  4  2  1  3  5  9  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           23  4  4  4  5 10 27 26 29  6  3  2  1  1 10 22 33  4            
MAX LVORI      3  5  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  6  6  6  7  8  5  3  3  6            
STABILITY      A  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING              1300   700  1100  1000   700   500  1600  2900  None      
STA PRES            27.75 27.80 27.86 27.85 27.86 27.87 27.90 27.87            


Date           08/06Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       84      68      85      67      85      68      86      68      87
TEMP          83 76 70 70 83 75 69 69 82 75 69 69 84 76 70 70 85 77
DEWPT         70 72 68 68 71 71 67 68 71 71 67 68 71 71 67 68 70 70
RH            65 87 93 93 67 87 93 97 69 87 93 97 65 85 90 93 61 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      20      70      30      60      20      40      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       NM IS       NM SC       NM IS       SC          IS
TSTMS            SC IS       SC IS       SC IS       SC          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