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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

VAZ046-252000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
901 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date             Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26
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          94          69          90
TEMP                79 85 87 84 73 70 68 71 87 93 93 85 75 71 70 72 84 89 87 82
DEWPT               58 53 54 61 61 61 60 63 65 64 65 67 68 68 68 69 71 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH                   32          79          38          94          52
RH                  49 33 32 46 66 73 76 76 48 38 40 55 79 90 93 90 65 54 57 69
WIND DIR            SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  8  8  5  5  5  5  5  5  8  8  5  3  3  3  5  6  9  6  4
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           39  8  7 11 25 38 49 38 23 59 33 74 74 56 65 71 63 74 74 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          60          60
RAIN SHWRS                                           NM NM IS IS IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                SC IS             SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W SW  S SW SW  S SW SW SW  W SW SW
T WIND SPD          11 10 10 14  4  5  5 13 11 10 14  6 14  3  9 10 14 19 19 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 63 82 80  7  2  3  4 13 63 51103  5  7  2  4 11 38 80 40  7
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  4  7  6  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  E  A  A  C  B  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  5300 13300  8300  7100
STA PRES                  29.31 29.33 29.36 29.37 29.32 29.31 29.28 29.25 29.18


Date          Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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      89      68      92      68      95      71      99
TEMP          71 72 87 84 70 71 89 86 70 72 93 89 73 76 99 93
DEWPT         69 70 70 70 68 68 67 67 64 65 66 66 64 66 65 66
RH            93 93 57 63 93 90 48 53 81 79 41 47 73 71 33 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           40      40      20       5       0       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC IS                                 
TSTMS         SC       SC 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
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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