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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

VAZ012-300800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1001 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Date           04/29/26      Thu 04/30/26            Fri 05/01/26            Sat
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                 45          61          34          66          39
TEMP                56 51 48 47 55 60 59 51 43 38 35 39 56 64 65 57 47 43 40 41
DEWPT               50 48 45 43 39 35 33 31 31 30 29 31 31 31 31 35 37 37 36 37
MIN/MAX RH                   91          36          80          27          89
RH                  80 89 89 86 55 39 37 46 62 73 78 73 38 29 28 43 68 79 85 85
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD             6  5  6 10 10 11 10  4  2  2  2  1  2  4  4  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST              16                                                      
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           73 63 85 73 40 26 28  7 24 37 65 62 35 50 59 75 81 83 87 84
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40           0           0          10          40
RAIN SHWRS             IS                                              SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT              2  1 <1  2  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  S SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD          16 20 12 19 21 16 17 18 10 10  3  0  6 12 17  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 11 14  8 49 89 94113  8  5  5  2  0 32111 85  3            
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  B  B  A  F  G  G  F  A  A  A  C  F            
CEILING                     600  None  None  None  8300  None  7200  6500      
STA PRES                  27.07 27.10 27.11 27.18 27.19 27.18 27.13            


Date           05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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       56      30      61      35      70      46      72      45      74
TEMP          54 49 35 35 59 52 38 41 67 61 50 49 70 62 49 49 72 66
DEWPT         35 29 27 28 26 28 29 31 39 42 43 44 44 44 43 44 47 47
RH            48 46 72 75 28 39 70 67 36 49 77 83 39 52 80 83 41 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      10       0       5      30      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                   IS SC SC IS IS SC    IS IS SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS       IS          IS

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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
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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