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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

VAZ046-250800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date           06/24/26      Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat
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                 59          89          67          95          70
TEMP                67 63 61 66 80 87 89 84 74 71 68 72 88 94 92 84 75 72 70 74
DEWPT               55 55 54 56 60 59 59 61 61 60 60 63 65 64 65 68 69 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   79          36          79          37          90
RH                  65 75 78 70 51 39 37 46 64 68 76 73 47 37 41 59 82 87 90 84
WIND DIR             S SW  S SW  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             2  1  2  2  5  8  8  5  6  5  5  5  5  8  9  5  4  3  3  4
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           21 30 53 50 21 25 18 23 36 35 20 22  7 19 38 57 56 58 59 62
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS NM NM       IS
TSTMS                                                      IS IS SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE  S  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           2  1  1  2 10  9 10 10  3  4  4 12  9  9 12 14            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  2 52 72 82  5  2  3  3 14 54 77 95 10            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  E  E  A  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 12700      
STA PRES            29.34 29.33 29.37 29.32 29.32 29.35 29.36 29.31            


Date           06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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      68      89      67      92      67      98      70      93
TEMP          89 82 71 72 86 83 69 72 89 86 71 72 94 92 74 75 89 85
DEWPT         69 70 70 70 71 70 68 69 67 66 65 67 66 66 65 68 68 67
RH            52 67 97 93 61 65 97 90 48 51 81 84 40 43 74 79 50 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      30      30      20      10       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC    IS SC IS                                 
TSTMS            SC 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
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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