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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

VAZ046-222000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date             Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26
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          85          60          87
TEMP                   91 86 80 73 71 69 71 79 83 84 79 69 63 60 65 78 84 86 81
DEWPT                  67 70 70 70 69 67 67 66 64 62 61 58 55 54 56 55 55 54 57
MAX/MIN RH                   45          95          46          80          33
RH                     45 59 72 90 93 93 87 64 53 48 54 68 75 81 73 45 37 34 44
WIND DIR               SW SW  S SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW SE
WIND SPD               12  9  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  6  3  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST              23                                                      
CLOUDS                 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)              69 70 63 52 43 56 47 47 68 48 41 20  4  3  3  2 11  4  7
VSBY                    5  4  6  7 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          40          20           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC       IS       IS                           
TSTMS                  SC SC SC SC                                             
MIX HGT                 7  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  W  E
T WIND SPD             25 24 12  4  4 11  9 12 10 20 21  3  5  5 11  6  3  2  1
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    86 81  8  3  3  8 15 65 46109 10  2  3  3 18 45 28 19  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  6  6  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  2  2  2
STABILITY               D  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    4200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.13 29.17 29.18 29.20 29.24 29.33 29.36 29.37 29.34


Date          Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26
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       63      90      68      91      67      90      68      90
TEMP          66 68 88 83 71 72 88 84 71 71 87 83 71 71 88 84
DEWPT         56 61 64 65 65 67 66 67 65 65 66 67 65 65 66 67
RH            70 78 45 55 81 84 48 57 81 81 50 59 81 81 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      20      30      40      30      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS       IS
TSTMS                  IS SC IS    SC SC       SC IS       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
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