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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

VAZ012-100800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

Date           09/09/26      Thu 09/10/26            Fri 09/11/26            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                 59          85          60          82          61
TEMP                64 62 62 63 74 80 80 70 67 65 63 63 74 81 77 69 65 63 62 63
DEWPT               62 59 57 58 64 65 65 64 63 62 61 63 69 69 69 68 65 63 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   97          55         100          65         100
RH                  93 90 84 84 71 60 60 81 87 90 93100 84 67 76 97100100100100
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             3  4  5  5  8  6  4  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           21 13 19 14 27 28 41 48 40 34 26 36 70 80 80 54 65 65 70 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10  1  1 10  3  3  7  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          70          20
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS             NM NM IS IS       SC
TSTMS                                       IS             SC SC IS            
Obvis                                             PF PF                        
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           5  5  9 11 19 17 14  5  3  3  3  3  4 10  8  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  4 12 64 86 67  3  2  2  2  3 14 34 23  1            
MAX LVORI            6  6  5  4  3  1  1  5  6  7  7  8  4  3  3  7            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   400  2500  2500      
STA PRES            27.40 27.38 27.36 27.30 27.29 27.29 27.32 27.28            


Date           09/12Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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      61      85      59      86      60      87      61      88
TEMP          80 70 63 64 79 72 63 61 81 73 63 62 82 73 65 63 83 74
DEWPT         70 68 63 64 69 66 62 61 67 65 62 61 68 67 64 63 68 68
RH            72 93100100 72 81 97100 63 76 97 97 63 81 97100 61 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           90      30      40       0      20       5      30      10      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC       SC          IS          SC          SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC       SC          IS          IS          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