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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ046-150800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date           06/14/26      Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            Wed
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          83          60          82          62
TEMP          91 82 76 73 70 70 77 81 82 76 68 64 60 63 74 80 82 78 68 65 62 66
DEWPT         66 67 68 66 64 61 57 55 53 53 52 52 51 52 53 54 54 56 57 58 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                   82          36          72          37          88
RH            44 61 76 79 81 73 50 41 37 45 57 65 72 67 48 41 38 47 68 78 90 81
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE SE  S SE SE SE  W  W
WIND SPD      10  8  6  6  5  6  6  8  9  5  5  4  5  5  4  3  4  3  4  3  2  2
WIND GUST        18                                                            
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     66 63 75 74 42 30 17 50 20 26 50 61 49 51 36 31 18 24 36 56 48 28
VSBY          10 10 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                                               
TSTMS         SC                                                               
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  6  2 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W  W  W  W  N NW  W NW NW  N  N  N NE SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    17 12  9 10  9 13  9  9  9 10  4 11  3  8  3  9 12 12            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           85 11  6  7  6 37 51 59 64  5  3  8  2 15 18 69103  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  D  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  C  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None 12500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.05 29.01 29.07 29.16 29.15 29.23 29.26 29.25 29.16            


Date           06/17Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       89      67      96      71      87      62      86      61      89
TEMP          87 84 70 73 94 89 76 74 84 81 67 67 84 80 66 67 86 83
DEWPT         54 56 56 63 67 69 67 66 65 61 57 57 54 55 55 56 57 60
RH            32 38 61 71 41 52 74 76 53 51 70 70 36 42 68 68 37 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      20      40      60      10       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC NM SC                      IS
TSTMS                        IS 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
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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