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

VAZ018-070800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
501 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Date           08/06/26      Fri 08/07/26            Sat 08/08/26            Sun
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                 67          86          68          86          67
TEMP             74 71 70 68 69 80 85 81 74 71 70 69 70 81 85 83 75 72 70 68 70
DEWPT            71 68 67 66 68 71 71 72 70 68 67 66 68 71 70 71 70 67 67 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                   95          63          95          61          95
RH               90 90 90 93 97 74 63 74 87 90 90 90 93 72 61 67 84 84 90 93 93
WIND DIR         NW  W SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  2  3  3  3  4  4  6  5  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  3  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                               14          13         
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        65 67 65 51 35 43 66 57 38 37 37  4 25 33 73 73 39 30 38 37 40
VSBY             10  9  7  7  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          40          20          60          10
RAIN SHWRS       IS             IS SC SC IS                NM NM               
TSTMS                           IS SC SC IS                SC SC               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        6  2  3  3  2  5 12 11 12  9  5  4 13 26 13 13  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  1  2  2  2 23 66 40  6  4  3  2 14110 57 41  3            
MAX LVORI         6  7  7  7  6  3  1  3  6  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY         F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  G            
CEILING              7600  None  None  None  None  None  None  3200  None      
STA PRES            27.96 27.98 28.00 27.93 27.91 27.89 27.90 27.86            


Date           08/09Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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      67      89      68      88      69      86      68      85
TEMP          86 78 69 69 87 79 71 71 86 79 71 71 84 76 70 70 82 76
DEWPT         68 68 64 66 68 69 66 68 70 69 67 68 71 69 67 67 70 69
RH            55 71 84 90 53 72 84 90 59 72 87 90 65 79 90 90 67 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5      10       5      20      20      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS IS    SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS       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