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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026
VAZ046-010800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026
Date 06/30/26 Wed 07/01/26 Thu 07/02/26 Fri
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 98 71 100 74
TEMP 90 86 75 72 69 72 87 94 97 89 79 75 72 76 91 99100 94 82 77 74 77
DEWPT 67 68 63 61 63 66 69 69 69 70 69 68 67 68 71 70 67 69 68 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 85 40 86 35 79
RH 47 55 66 68 81 81 55 44 40 54 72 79 84 76 52 39 34 44 63 74 79 74
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 3
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 8 5 5 18 25 14 5 4 13 5 5 9 5 3 5 12 12 17 9 10 19 6
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW N SW SW SW S S S SW NE N W S
T WIND SPD 8 11 5 5 4 10 3 2 4 8 5 4 3 5 3 0 1 1
DISPERSION VP PR VP VP PR PR VP VP VP PR VP VP
ADI 55 5 3 3 2 13 13 18 38 4 3 2 2 6 16 0 10 1
MAX LVORI 1 3 3 3 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 2
STABILITY A F F F F A A A A F F F F A A A A F
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.37 29.40 29.39 29.33 29.34 29.37 29.40 29.36
Date 07/03Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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 99 74 101 72 98 71 92 70 90
TEMP 98 89 76 78100 88 74 76 97 85 74 74 91 82 73 73 89 82
DEWPT 67 68 67 69 67 69 68 71 68 71 70 71 71 72 70 70 70 71
RH 37 50 74 74 34 54 82 85 39 63 87 90 52 72 90 90 54 69
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 20 30 50 50 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS NM SC IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC 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