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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

VAZ046-262000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

Date             Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26
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                 92          68          88          68          87
TEMP                82 88 91 84 77 73 71 73 81 85 87 81 75 72 70 73 80 84 86 80
DEWPT               65 64 64 67 68 68 69 70 70 69 70 71 70 69 67 69 69 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH                   42         100          57          98          57
RH                  56 45 41 57 74 84 93 90 69 59 57 72 84 90 90 87 69 61 57 72
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD             6  8  9  6  5  4  4  5  8  8  9  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           23 29 52 58 65 54 78 57 77 86 69 58 55 31 45 46 45 65 65 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  1  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30          50          30          50
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC       IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS IS          IS SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  7  7  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N NW NE NE
T WIND SPD          12  9 11 13 18 16 14 14  9 17 17 14 17  8 12 10 10  5  9 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 66 72 54  8  6  8  8 23 33 69 42  9  5  1  2 13 52 31 37  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  4  6  4  3  1  1  3  5  7  7  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  C  E  E  E  E  C  B  C  C  E  E  G  F  A  A  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  5900  5100  7600  5100  None  None  None  2000
STA PRES            29.39 29.32 29.34 29.32 29.31 29.26 29.24 29.22 29.23 29.23


Date          Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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      91      71      99      73     100
TEMP          72 73 85 81 72 73 87 83 75 76 94 89 78 78 96 91
DEWPT         69 69 65 67 64 65 64 66 64 66 66 69 67 70 66 70
RH            90 87 51 63 76 76 46 57 69 71 40 52 69 76 38 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      10       0       0       5       0      10       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                             
TSTMS         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