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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

VAZ012-080800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date           05/06/26      Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26            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                 47          61          35          68          44
TEMP                   55 52 48 52 58 60 54 47 41 37 41 56 63 67 60 50 46 45 49
DEWPT                  52 49 47 45 43 39 37 36 33 31 33 33 33 33 36 38 38 38 42
MIN/MAX RH                   94          46          82          28          80
RH                     90 89 96 77 57 46 52 65 73 79 73 42 32 28 41 63 73 76 77
WIND DIR                W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD                1  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  2  1  2  2
WIND GUST                             16                                       
CLOUDS                 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              88 88 80 76 83 42 22  5  1 19 20  1  9  9 13 15 40 43 51
VSBY                    4  3  3  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          50           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC                                                
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                <1  1  1  2  3  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD              4  9  6  9 10 13 13 10  5  4  4  8  8 11  8            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  4 11 22 40 54  6  5  3  2  4 43 66 94  4            
MAX LVORI               6  6  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    2300   700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.10 27.10 27.10 27.18 27.20 27.23 27.13            


Date           05/09Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
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       72      48      77      49      65      38      68      46      74
TEMP          67 64 50 52 72 68 56 51 61 56 41 42 63 60 49 50 69 65
DEWPT         46 48 46 48 49 52 52 47 40 36 34 34 36 39 41 42 45 47
RH            47 56 86 86 44 57 86 86 46 47 76 73 36 46 74 74 42 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       5      50      70      20       0      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC NM NM IS                IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                        IS IS                               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