EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

VAZ018-022000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

Date             Sun 08/02/26            Mon 08/03/26            Tue 08/04/26
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                 78          68          83          66          80
TEMP                   77 78 73 70 69 68 69 78 82 80 72 69 68 67 67 74 79 78 71
DEWPT                  71 70 70 68 68 67 69 69 68 68 70 67 66 65 66 69 70 70 69
MAX/MIN RH                   88         100          69          99          73
RH                     82 76 90 93 97 97100 74 63 67 93 93 93 93 97 84 74 76 93
WIND DIR                S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD                5  5  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  2
WIND GUST              17 17 13                                                
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              82 76 85 89 85 83 74 68 45 57 44 65 76 87 89 79 73 65 75
VSBY                    8  9  9  5  2  2  0 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     80          70          50          50          50
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM NM NM             SC SC       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                  NM NM SC SC             SC SC                   SC SC   
MIX HGT                 2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
T WIND SPD             17 19 12  8  5  5  5  9  6  8 11  6  6 12 11  8  9  8  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    48 59  6  4  3  3  6 32 35 31  5  3  3  6 12 22 27 25  4
MAX LVORI               4  4  7  8  8  8  8  3  3  3  6  6  6  7  5  4  3  3  6
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    1300  1300   500  1100  None  2200  2000  2300  2300
STA PRES                  27.58 27.59 27.60 27.65 27.66 27.74 27.78 27.84 27.81


Date          Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26
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       67      81      68      84      68      85      68      85
TEMP          68 68 80 72 69 69 83 73 69 70 84 73 69 70 84 73
DEWPT         66 67 72 71 68 68 72 72 68 68 72 71 67 68 72 71
RH            93 97 77 97 97 97 70 97 97 93 67 93 93 93 67 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR           30      70      10      70      20      60      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS NM       IS NM IS       NM IS    IS NM
TSTMS               IS SC       IS SC IS       SC 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