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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

VAZ012-270800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

Date           07/26/26      Mon 07/27/26            Tue 07/28/26            Wed
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                 61          84          64          82          61
TEMP          78 73 64 63 62 64 74 80 84 77 67 66 66 67 73 77 80 74 67 65 63 62
DEWPT         67 67 64 63 62 64 67 64 64 65 64 63 63 66 70 70 69 66 65 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51          97          69         100
RH            69 81100100100100 79 58 51 67 90 90 90 97 90 79 69 76 93 97100100
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  4
WIND GUST                                                  17 16 16 14 13      
CLOUDS        B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     61 47 55 33 61 66 55 35 31 20 36 41 71 89 89 94 94 51 51 49 61 58
VSBY          10 10 10  9  4  5 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                     30           5          70          90          30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC                            SC  O  O  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS            IS IS                            IS IS SC NM SC SC            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  W SW SW  W  E  S  W NW            
T WIND SPD     9 11  8  5  3  6 10  8 10  5  2  3  3  4 10 23  9 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           45  5  4  3  2  8 37 46 58  3  1  2  2  6 24 72 25  7            
MAX LVORI      1  4  9  9 10  8  3  1  1  3  6  7  7  7  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING        None  None  1100  None  None  None  4800   700   500  None      
STA PRES      27.17 27.16 27.15 27.17 27.16 27.14 27.10 27.04 26.93            


Date           07/29Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26
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       79      55      78      55      83      59      80      61      78
TEMP          75 72 60 59 74 70 57 59 78 74 62 63 76 71 63 63 74 70
DEWPT         63 61 59 59 60 60 57 59 60 62 59 61 64 65 63 63 66 66
RH            66 68 96100 62 71100100 54 66 90 93 66 81100100 76 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       5      10      50      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC IS SC NM
TSTMS                                                SC IS       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
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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