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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
VAZ018-062000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
Date Thu 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26
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 86 68 86 68 86
TEMP 82 86 82 74 71 70 69 70 81 85 82 74 72 70 68 70 81 85 82 74
DEWPT 69 69 70 69 68 67 66 68 70 70 69 69 67 67 66 68 71 71 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 56 96 60 94 62
RH 65 57 67 84 90 90 90 93 69 61 65 84 84 90 93 93 72 63 69 90
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 3
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%) 29 71 82 83 70 44 26 32 41 77 82 77 34 22 24 30 39 77 77 44
VSBY 10 10 10 10 8 8 6 5 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 6 6 7
POP 12HR 70 30 80 20 70
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC NM IS IS NM NM IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 2 <1
T WIND DIR W S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
T WIND SPD 5 8 11 6 8 4 3 4 8 10 12 16 9 4 5 12 12 11 16 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 26 47 38 3 4 2 2 4 29 59 44 7 4 2 3 12 47 50 40 4
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 5 6 6 7 6 3 1 1 4 5 6 6 5 3 1 3 6
STABILITY A B B F F F G A A B B F G G G A A C A F
CEILING None 3000 3300 None None 3000 None None None 11000
STA PRES 27.98 27.95 27.98 27.98 28.00 27.93 27.93 27.92 27.93 27.88
Date Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26
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 68 87 68 89 69 88 69 84
TEMP 70 70 86 78 69 70 87 79 71 71 86 79 72 71 82 75
DEWPT 67 68 69 69 65 66 68 69 66 68 70 70 68 68 71 70
RH 90 93 57 74 87 87 53 72 84 90 59 74 87 90 69 84
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 5 10 20 50
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
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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