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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

VAZ018-270800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date           07/25/26      Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26            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                 63          83          63          84          68
TEMP                   65 66 67 75 80 81 74 69 67 64 68 77 82 84 77 71 69 68 70
DEWPT                  64 62 61 63 64 64 64 64 63 62 64 66 65 64 65 65 65 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   98          55          95          52          93
RH                     97 87 81 66 58 56 71 84 87 93 87 69 56 51 67 81 87 93 90
WIND DIR                W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                1  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  2  3  3  4  4  5  4  4  3  4  6
WIND GUST                                                                 18 20
CLOUDS                 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)              33 62 47 45 41 33 33 34 25 22 56 22 59 43 43 43 80 80100
VSBY                    1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6
POP 12HR                     10          20          10           5          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS NM NM  O
TSTMS                                                            IS       IS IS
Obvis                  PF                                                      
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR              W NW NW  N NW  W NW  N NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              2  3  4  4  6  5 10  2  2  2  2  8  8 14 10 10  3  2  3
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  2  4 18 44 33  5  1  1  1  2 35 36100  7  7  2  2  4
MAX LVORI               8  6  4  3  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  7  6
STABILITY               G  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  B  A  C  A  E  E  F  E  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 20200
STA PRES                  27.76 27.75 27.67 27.68 27.68 27.69 27.67 27.65 27.62


Date           07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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       85      66      82      61      84      61      85      64      85
TEMP          84 74 69 68 81 72 64 64 82 72 64 65 84 73 66 67 84 73
DEWPT         73 69 66 65 65 62 60 60 62 61 59 60 63 64 61 63 66 66
RH            70 84 90 90 58 71 87 87 51 68 84 84 49 73 84 87 55 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      30      10       5       5       5      10      10      40
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC                                        IS SC
TSTMS         SC NM 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