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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

VAZ046-200800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
431 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date           06/19/26      Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 59          86          63          90          70
TEMP          85 78 67 62 59 64 77 83 85 80 69 65 63 68 82 87 89 84 74 72 70 73
DEWPT         56 52 51 51 50 55 55 53 52 54 54 54 56 59 59 59 59 62 62 62 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   77          32          80          36          82
RH            37 40 56 67 72 73 47 36 32 41 59 68 78 73 46 39 37 48 66 71 81 79
WIND DIR      NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD      13  9  4  4  4  4  6  8 10  5  4  3  2  1  4  6  5  3  4  5  8 12
WIND GUST        19                                                       19 24
CLOUDS        FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     11  6  2 11 31 34 15 41 37 17 19 14 15  3  3 17 26 35 58 48 62 45
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD    19 12  3  3  3  4 11 12  9 10  4  3  2  3 10 12 11  3            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI           94  8  2  2  2  5 64 96 76  5  2  2  1  4 70 96104  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.24 29.28 29.28 29.22 29.22 29.24 29.24 29.20            


Date           06/22Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       91      67      87      63      86      63      86      64      86
TEMP          89 82 72 71 85 80 67 67 83 79 67 67 84 80 68 68 84 80
DEWPT         71 71 68 65 64 64 60 59 61 63 62 63 64 66 63 63 64 65
RH            56 69 87 81 50 58 78 75 47 58 84 87 51 62 84 84 51 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC OV B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           80      50      30      10      20      30      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS  O SC IS IS SC          IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC       IS          IS IS       SC IS       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
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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