EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
307 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

VAZ018-090800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
307 PM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

Date           08/08/26      Sun 08/09/26            Mon 08/10/26            Tue
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                 68          88          68          89          69
TEMP          85 76 73 71 69 71 82 87 87 77 73 71 69 70 82 87 89 80 74 71 69 71
DEWPT         70 69 67 67 66 68 71 69 68 69 67 66 66 67 70 70 69 69 68 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   92          54          90          52          93
RH            61 79 81 87 90 90 69 55 53 76 81 84 90 90 67 57 52 69 82 87 93 90
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  4  4  6  6
WIND GUST           13                                           14 14 17 23 21
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     48 48 48 75 51 59 52 50 27 33 39 38 35 31 52 49 19 35 34 27 26 29
VSBY          10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           5          10          10
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                                               
TSTMS         IS                                                               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD    10 11  5  5  5  5 11  6  8  9  3  3  3  3  8 11 11 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI           36  5  3  3  3  6 43 29 48  4  2  2  2  3 38 87 73  5            
MAX LVORI      3  5  6  6  6  6  3  2  1  4  5  6  7  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.87 27.89 27.91 27.86 27.87 27.88 27.89 27.84            


Date           08/11Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26
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       88      69      86      69      85      68      84      66      83
TEMP          86 80 72 70 84 78 71 71 83 77 71 70 81 75 69 67 81 75
DEWPT         71 69 68 68 71 70 68 68 71 69 67 67 69 67 65 64 68 67
RH            61 69 87 93 65 76 90 90 67 76 87 90 67 76 87 90 65 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      40      30      50      30      20      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC IS SC SC SC IS    SC IS    SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS IS    IS SC IS       SC          SC          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