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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

NCZ006-292000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date             Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26
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                 88          67          90          68          98
TEMP          70 71 78 83 85 83 75 71 68 71 81 86 89 85 76 72 69 73 86 93 96 90
DEWPT         70 71 72 72 71 72 71 69 68 68 69 68 67 69 66 66 66 69 70 71 69 71
MAX/MIN RH                   63          98          49          92          42
RH           100100 82 70 63 70 87 93100 90 67 55 48 59 71 81 90 87 59 49 42 54
WIND DIR       N NE NE NE NE  E  S  S  N  N NE  E  E  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       1  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  0  0  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     69 83 78 55 39 24 22 25 38 28 16 23  8 15  4 10 16  8  7 12  6  6
VSBY           1  3 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           0           5           0
Obvis         PF                      PF                                       
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR    NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE NE NE  S  S  S  S  S SW  N NW NW  N
T WIND SPD     5  8  9  5  5  8  3  4  5  4  4  3  1  5  5  6  6  9 11  4  4  1
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3 13 28 22 31  4  2  2  3  5 22 24  8  3  3  3  3 13 54 37 43  1
MAX LVORI      9  5  4  3  1  3  6  6  9  6  3  2  2  3  3  5  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  B  C  C  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.46 29.42 29.46 29.49 29.51 29.44 29.42 29.43 29.41 29.35


Date          Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       72     101      74     101      75     102      75      99
TEMP          75 77 99 94 78 79 99 93 79 80100 93 78 79 96 90
DEWPT         68 69 68 68 68 69 65 67 66 69 65 67 69 71 67 69
RH            79 76 37 43 71 72 33 43 64 69 32 43 74 77 39 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5      20      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC IS    SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC       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