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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ006-232000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Date             Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26
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                 84          59          85          61          92
TEMP          72 73 76 79 81 76 69 65 61 64 76 82 85 80 68 63 61 66 82 89 91 87
DEWPT         69 71 73 72 69 67 64 60 57 58 58 57 56 59 57 57 58 61 64 61 60 62
MAX/MIN RH                   68          90          37          91          35
RH            90 93 90 79 67 74 84 84 87 81 54 43 37 49 68 81 90 84 55 39 36 43
WIND DIR      SW SW  W NW NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       1  3  5  8  9  4  1  1  2  1  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  5  2
WIND GUST              18                                                      
CLOUDS        SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     42 72 90 64 52 55 36 10  4  5 15 40 25 40 13 26 36 26 14 27 22 16
VSBY           9  4  3  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC  O SC SC                                                   
TSTMS         IS IS NM SC SC                                                   
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  E SE  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     3  6 17 17 20 16 11 11  5 10  4  3  2  1  3  2  2  2  5  9 10 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2 13 50 53 75 11  5  5  3 11 25 24 17  1  2  1  1  2 33 82 98  5
MAX LVORI      7  5  4  3  1  3  5  5  6  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  7  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  B  C  C  C  E  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.19 29.21 29.35 29.39 29.43 29.38 29.39 29.40 29.42 29.40


Date          Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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       69      96      72      94      72      94      71      94
TEMP          73 73 95 89 75 75 92 88 75 75 92 89 75 74 92 90
DEWPT         62 65 65 67 68 70 67 68 68 69 68 68 68 69 67 67
RH            68 76 37 48 79 84 44 52 79 82 46 50 79 84 44 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      10      40      20      20      20      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                SC       IS IS       IS IS         
TSTMS                     SC       IS IS       IS 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