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

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

Date             Mon 08/10/26            Tue 08/11/26            Wed 08/12/26
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                 87          67          87          66          85
TEMP                76 82 84 76 71 70 68 69 77 81 82 75 70 69 68 68 75 80 80 74
DEWPT               68 67 67 67 67 66 66 67 70 69 69 68 67 66 66 67 69 69 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   57          96          65          99          67
RH                  76 61 57 74 87 87 93 93 79 67 65 79 90 90 93 97 82 69 69 82
WIND DIR             W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  5
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           54 51 57 36 48 53 62 58 58 70 50 62 62 59 60 75 57 61 61 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          20          40          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                IS                   SC    SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS                   SC    SC SC          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W NW  W  W  W  W  W  N SW  W  N SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           8  8 11 10  8  8  5  9  2 20 13  6  4  2  3  4 13 16 14  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 26 32 42  5  5  5  4 12  7 77 54  5  3  2  2  7 39 62 47  5
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  4  1  1  4  6  7  8  8  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  A  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  1300   200  None   100   100  1500  2400
STA PRES            27.41 27.35 27.37 27.35 27.35 27.33 27.29 27.26 27.23 27.18


Date          Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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       66      85      67      84      64      83      64      85
TEMP          69 68 80 76 69 68 79 75 67 66 79 75 67 66 81 76
DEWPT         67 67 69 69 68 68 71 69 66 66 69 68 65 66 69 68
RH            93 97 69 79 97100 77 82 97100 72 79 93100 67 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      50      20      60      30      60      20      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC IS IS SC NM SC IS SC NM IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC IS IS IS SC IS       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