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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

VAZ012-300800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
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                 50          80          54          82          56
TEMP          75 61 56 53 51 51 69 77 78 64 59 56 54 54 72 79 82 69 60 58 57 57
DEWPT         54 57 54 52 50 51 58 55 54 58 55 53 51 51 57 56 55 59 56 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                  100          40          91          39          92
RH            48 87 93 96 96100 68 47 43 81 87 90 90 90 59 45 40 70 87 90 90 90
WIND DIR       W  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  N  S SW  W  W SW  W  W SW  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD       1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS        SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     43 16  4 13 19 22 17 21 40 52 51 28 38 31 21 17 12 14 21 18 23 23
VSBY          10 10 10 10  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  E SE  S SW  W SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD     3  1  3  3  2  2  9  6  4  3  3  3  3  3 11  8  6  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           21  1  2  2  1  2 26 37 22  2  2  2  2  3 35 50 41  2            
MAX LVORI      2  6  7  8 10  9  3  1  2  4  6  7  7  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.28 27.32 27.32 27.38 27.33 27.35 27.35 27.39 27.34            


Date           10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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      60      76      55      69      51      68      41      66
TEMP          82 71 62 61 70 65 57 56 63 62 56 52 62 57 46 41 61 54
DEWPT         62 63 61 60 66 64 57 55 63 61 55 52 54 52 45 41 46 47
RH            51 76 97 97 87 97100 96100 97 96100 75 83 96100 58 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           10      30      80      70      70      30      20       5       0
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC NM  O NM NM NM SC SC IS IS               
TSTMS                        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
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