EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

VAZ012-272000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date             Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26
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          63          83          61          78
TEMP             64 74 81 85 77 67 65 65 67 74 78 81 75 67 65 63 62 70 74 77 71
DEWPT            64 67 64 63 65 63 63 62 65 70 70 69 67 65 63 62 62 63 61 61 60
MAX/MIN RH                   48          95          67         100          57
RH              100 79 56 48 67 87 93 90 93 87 76 67 76 93 93 97100 78 64 58 68
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  5  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  4
WIND GUST                                14 16 17 16 16 16 13                  
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 OV SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        36 41 40 28 30 36 36 70 78 64 90 38 55 55 58 56 51 36 20 15 11
VSBY              4 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          80          30           0
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS SC  O IS SC SC                     
TSTMS                                 IS IS SC NM IS SC                        
Obvis            PF                                                            
MIX HGT          <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1  1  1  2  3  4  5  2
T WIND DIR        N NW  N  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NW NW  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        4  9  5  6  4  3  4  9  5  4 11 12  9 11 11 13 14 17 17 16 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4 35 31 42  2  2  2  4  4 13 34 45  6  8  5  6 32 68 96 93  5
MAX LVORI         9  3  1  1  3  6  6  6  6  4  3  1  4  6  7  6  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  A  E  E  F  F  C  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None     0     0  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.17 27.13 27.10 27.06 27.05 26.98 27.01 27.03 27.08 27.09


Date          Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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       54      79      54      82      58      81      61      78
TEMP          58 58 74 71 58 59 78 73 61 62 76 72 63 63 74 70
DEWPT         57 58 59 60 56 58 59 61 58 60 62 63 61 63 65 65
RH            96100 59 68 93 96 52 66 90 93 62 73 93100 74 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       5      40      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                          SC IS    IS SC

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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