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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

VAZ012-290800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date           09/28/26      Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26            Thu
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                 48          78          49          81          52
TEMP                54 52 51 49 65 74 75 61 55 53 50 50 70 77 80 67 58 55 54 54
DEWPT               51 49 48 48 56 54 52 55 54 53 50 50 57 55 52 58 54 53 51 51
MIN/MAX RH                   96          43         100          38          92
RH                  90 89 89 96 73 50 45 81 96100100100 63 47 38 73 86 93 90 90
WIND DIR             N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  N  N SW SW SW
WIND SPD             1  0  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           30 40 40 46 11 29 27 11 12 17 23 26 13 17 21 18 23 22 18 19
VSBY                10  9  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10 10  0  0   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           N NW  W NW  N NW  W SE  S  S SW  W SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           4  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  4  3  1  1  5  5  5  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  2  9 17 12  1  2  2  1  1 17 31 32  2            
MAX LVORI            6  7  7  8  3  2  2  4  8 10 10 10  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.28 27.28 27.32 27.30 27.33 27.34 27.40 27.35            


Date           10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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       83      55      84      59      78      58      73      50      68
TEMP          79 68 58 56 79 70 60 59 73 67 59 59 68 64 55 51 64 58
DEWPT         57 60 56 55 62 63 60 59 65 64 59 58 65 63 55 51 56 54
RH            47 76 93 96 56 78100100 76 90100 96 90 97100100 75 86
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      20      40      40      60      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC 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
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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