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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

VAZ046-280800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date           06/27/26      Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26            Tue
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                 68          86          68          88          67
TEMP                74 72 70 73 80 83 85 80 72 70 69 71 79 85 87 83 73 69 67 71
DEWPT               72 71 69 71 72 73 73 74 72 70 69 71 73 72 71 72 70 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          68         100          59         100
RH                  93 97 97 93 77 72 67 82100100100100 82 65 59 70 90 97100 93
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW SW  W  N NE  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  N  N
WIND SPD             4  3  4  3  3  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  3  1  0  0
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           67 55 77 75 70 92 70 60 44 47 61 75 51 39 24 18 15 20 42 26
VSBY                 8  5  6  6 10 10 10 10 10  6  3 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          70          40          20           5
RAIN SHWRS          IS             SC NM SC          IS IS                     
TSTMS                                 IS SC                                    
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5  1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  W  W  W NE NE  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE            
T WIND SPD          11  9  3  4  6  1  3  6  2  2  2  2  5  4  3 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  8  4  2  5 25  4  6  3  1  1  1  3 20 30 22  5            
MAX LVORI            6  7  9  6  3  3  3  5 10 10 10  9  3  3  2  3            
STABILITY            E  F  E  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  A  A  G            
CEILING              2000   300  3500  3500  None  2800  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.24 29.21 29.23 29.21 29.26 29.31 29.37 29.36            


Date           06/30Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
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       92      70      98      73     101      76      99      75     100
TEMP          89 87 72 74 96 91 75 77100 94 77 78 98 89 76 79 99 88
DEWPT         70 70 67 68 69 69 67 67 67 68 67 68 65 66 68 69 66 67
RH            54 57 84 82 42 49 76 71 34 43 71 71 34 47 76 72 34 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0      10      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS       SC
TSTMS                                                   IS       SC

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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