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

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

Date           07/09/26      Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun
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                 65          83          63          79          59
TEMP                69 66 66 68 77 79 79 72 67 66 65 65 70 74 75 71 65 62 60 63
DEWPT               66 65 65 66 68 68 67 66 65 64 64 65 69 68 68 66 64 62 60 63
MIN/MAX RH                   99          62         100          78         100
RH                  90 97 97 93 74 69 67 81 93 93 97100 97 82 79 84 97100100100
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  4  4  6  8 11 11  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  0  0  1
WIND GUST                                      13                              
CLOUDS              SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           30 19 52 70 64 66 81 65 75 73 79 71 71 88 88 57 66 74 82 82
VSBY                10  8  9 10 10 10  9 10  7  7  4  5  8  8  6  8  3  1  1  2
POP 12HR                     20          70          70          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC NM SC SC    NM NM NM  O  O SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC IS    IS IS SC SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  S NW NW  W  W NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD           6  5  5  6 13 12 17  8  2  5  4  9  9 14 14  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  3 11 49 42 66  4  1  3  2 15 24 52 52  4            
MAX LVORI            8  8  9  7  3  3  3  5  7  6  8  5  5  4  3  5            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  A  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None   600  1700   700   100   100  2200   900      
STA PRES            27.26 27.25 27.27 27.26 27.25 27.26 27.31 27.30            


Date           07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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       80      57      79      55      84      57      88      61      89
TEMP          76 71 61 60 74 71 59 59 78 74 60 61 83 78 64 65 84 79
DEWPT         66 64 61 60 60 60 56 58 58 59 56 59 60 63 60 63 63 64
RH            71 79100100 62 68 90 96 50 59 87 93 46 60 87 93 49 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           70      20      30      10       5       5       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS    SC IS                                  IS
TSTMS         IS 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