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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
VAZ046-292000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 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 86 67 89 68 97
TEMP 70 71 78 83 84 81 73 70 68 72 81 86 88 83 74 71 69 73 87 94 96 90
DEWPT 69 70 71 71 71 71 70 68 67 68 69 69 68 70 67 67 66 68 71 72 70 73
MAX/MIN RH 64 96 52 89 44
RH 97 97 79 67 65 72 90 93 97 87 67 57 52 65 79 87 90 84 59 49 43 58
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E SE N N SE SE S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 69 75 58 48 40 32 46 25 34 24 29 28 14 12 10 11 15 7 7 11 6 5
VSBY 4 5 10 10 10 10 9 9 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 0
MIX HGT <1 1 3 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 <1
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S W SW SW S S S S SW N NW NW S
T WIND SPD 8 8 9 5 5 8 2 3 4 4 2 2 5 11 5 10 4 10 6 5 4 1
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 4 12 29 30 32 4 1 2 2 5 11 15 38 5 3 5 2 10 31 51 42 1
MAX LVORI 9 7 3 3 1 3 7 7 8 5 3 2 1 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY F C C A A G F G G A A A A G F F F A A A A G
CEILING 2300 None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.39 29.37 29.41 29.44 29.45 29.37 29.34 29.35 29.33 29.27
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 73 101 74 99 75 102 73 98
TEMP 76 78 99 92 77 79 97 89 77 80101 90 76 78 96 88
DEWPT 70 70 68 70 67 69 66 68 66 68 66 68 68 70 68 69
RH 82 76 37 49 71 72 36 50 69 67 32 49 76 76 40 54
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 10 20 40 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC
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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