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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

NCZ005-282000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

Date             Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 83          67          87          67          90
TEMP          70 73 78 78 79 79 72 70 69 72 79 84 86 83 74 71 68 72 81 87 89 85
DEWPT         68 70 72 73 73 72 71 70 69 70 72 71 70 71 69 68 67 68 68 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH                   79         100          60          96          47
RH            93 90 82 85 82 79 97100100 93 79 65 59 67 84 90 97 87 65 53 48 57
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD       2  2  4  5  4  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     69 77 77 83 71 37 24 29 30 66 62 53 38 27 18 30 35 33 25 19 11  7
VSBY           8 10  9  8 10 10 10  9  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  2 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          10           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC NM SC                                                   
TSTMS               IS SC SC                                                   
Obvis                              PF                                          
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NE NE  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  E  N  N  E  S
T WIND SPD     3 10 12 12 13 13  2  8  6  8  9  5  8  6  4  9  5  2  3  3  2  4
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2 11 31 42 41  6  1  4  3 12 32 24 51  3  2  4  3  3 13 23 16  2
MAX LVORI      8  5  3  4  3  4  8  9  9  6  3  3  1  3  5  6  8  6  3  2  2  3
STABILITY      F  B  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  C  C  C  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              4300  4800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.25 29.18 29.21 29.26 29.32 29.30 29.34 29.37 29.38 29.31


Date          Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       68      97      72     101      74     100      75     101
TEMP          72 74 94 92 75 76 99 95 77 78100 93 77 79100 91
DEWPT         65 67 68 67 65 66 66 65 65 67 64 64 65 68 64 65
RH            79 79 43 44 71 71 34 37 67 69 31 38 67 69 31 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       5       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
TSTMS                                                      IS

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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