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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
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                 50          81          52          83          55
TEMP                      51 51 69 77 78 64 59 56 54 54 72 79 80 66 60 58 56 57
DEWPT                     49 49 56 53 52 55 54 52 50 49 56 54 53 56 55 54 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   99          39          88          37          91
RH                        93 93 63 43 40 73 83 86 86 83 57 42 39 70 84 86 90 90
WIND DIR                   N  N SW  W  W  N SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                   0  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS                    FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 18 17 29 42 17 40 30 14 14 43 10 20 23 21 19 17 24 28
VSBY                       4  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10 10 10 10 10  2  0  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W
T WIND SPD                 3  3  3  6  4  2  5  3  3  3 10  6  9  5  4  4  4  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  3  9 38 22  1  3  2  2  4 34 40 53  3  2  2  2  6
MAX LVORI                  8  8  3  1  2  3  5  5  6  6  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.33 27.38 27.35 27.37 27.35 27.40 27.34 27.35 27.33


Date           10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       83      58      73      53      68      49      67      37      64
TEMP          81 67 62 59 70 63 56 54 63 61 55 49 62 54 42 38 59 51
DEWPT         62 63 61 59 65 60 55 54 61 59 54 49 48 45 40 36 41 41
RH            53 87 97100 84 90 96100 93 93 96100 60 71 93 92 51 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      70      90      70      70      20       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC NM  O  O NM NM NM SC IS                     
TSTMS               IS 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
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