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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

VAZ012-102000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date             Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26
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                 77          48          66          38          70
TEMP                67 73 73 66 57 53 51 51 55 60 62 56 47 41 38 43 58 65 69 62
DEWPT               46 45 46 49 49 49 48 48 48 46 41 37 36 34 32 34 34 35 36 39
MAX/MIN RH                   34          94          44          79          29
RH                  47 37 38 54 75 86 89 89 77 60 46 49 65 76 79 70 40 33 30 43
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  W SW  S
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  0  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)            2 25 21 20 50 55 88 89 86 92 88 39  8 10 19 11  1  4  2 13
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          50          80           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC NM  O                                 
MIX HGT              4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE NE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N SE
T WIND SPD          17 13 16  8  3  2  2  6 11 14  9 11 12  3  3  5  8  3  0  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 93116114  4  2  1  1 10 23 54 47  5  6  2  2  9 43 23  0  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  3  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  2  2  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  3600   100   800  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.26 27.24 27.28 27.26 27.29 27.28 27.33 27.35 27.39 27.34


Date          Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       44      71      43      62      41      70      49      78
TEMP          47 49 65 62 49 45 60 57 44 45 67 65 52 54 76 72
DEWPT         39 41 47 48 44 41 37 37 37 38 40 45 43 45 49 51
RH            74 74 52 60 83 86 42 47 76 76 37 48 71 71 39 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW B1 B2 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            5      70      20       5       0       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM IS                               IS
TSTMS                  SC                                  IS

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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