EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

VAZ012-060800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

Date           08/05/26      Thu 08/06/26            Fri 08/07/26            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                 63          83          62          83          61
TEMP          81 74 67 66 64 65 77 80 78 72 67 66 64 65 76 81 78 72 67 65 63 65
DEWPT         69 68 66 65 64 65 69 68 70 68 66 65 64 65 70 69 69 68 66 64 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          65         100          66         100
RH            67 82 97 97100100 76 67 76 87 97 97100100 82 67 74 87 97 97100100
WIND DIR       S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  N SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS        B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     71 48 32 36 47 44 20 82 73 68 71 57 51 40 45 78 78 45 41 33 41 36
VSBY          10 10  8  6  2  2 10 10 10 10                                    
POP 12HR                     10          70          30          70          20
RAIN SHWRS    NM                   NM NM SC                NM NM IS IS       IS
TSTMS         SC                   SC SC IS                SC SC IS            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD    10 11  4  4  5  5  8  8 12  8  5  3  3  5 12 10 12  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           44  5  2  2  3  6 32 36 39  4  3  2  2  6 50 54 46  3            
MAX LVORI      1  4  8  8  9  9  3  3  3  6  8  8 10  9  3  1  3  6            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  2700  2200  None  None  4800  None      
STA PRES            27.38 27.41 27.44 27.42 27.44 27.46 27.48 27.45            


Date           08/08Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26
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       82      63      84      62      86      65      86      65      82
TEMP          81 74 65 66 80 75 66 65 82 77 67 66 81 76 67 67 78 73
DEWPT         69 68 65 66 67 67 64 65 67 67 65 66 69 68 66 67 69 68
RH            67 82100100 65 76 93100 61 71 93100 67 76 97100 74 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           70      20      20       5      20      10      30      40      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM IS    IS IS          IS       IS SC SC IS SC NM
TSTMS         IS SC IS    IS IS          IS       IS SC 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