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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

VAZ046-260800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date           06/25/26      Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            Sun
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          94          69          92          69
TEMP                73 71 68 71 86 92 93 85 76 73 71 73 85 90 89 82 75 71 69 73
DEWPT               60 60 60 62 64 63 64 66 67 67 67 69 70 69 70 70 70 69 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   75          37          91          50          97
RH                  64 68 76 73 48 38 38 53 74 81 87 87 61 50 54 67 84 93 97 87
WIND DIR             S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SE SE SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  5  6  8  9  5  5  4  3  5  8  9  9  5  3  3  4  4
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           36 39 57 39 39 28 54 55 60 47 76 73 65 77 65 57 54 31 32 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          20          20          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                                    IS IS             SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD           3  4  3 10 11 12 16 18  8  6 10 18 25 28 26 16            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  2 11 64102108 12  5  3  7 31 91120102 11            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  E  E  B  A  B  B  E  E  F  E  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 10600  6200  5200  None      
STA PRES            29.32 29.35 29.37 29.30 29.28 29.23 29.17 29.15            


Date           06/28Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       88      67      89      67      94      70      98      72     100
TEMP          85 83 70 71 86 84 68 70 91 88 72 74 96 90 74 77 98 93
DEWPT         70 69 68 68 66 65 63 64 64 65 63 65 65 66 65 67 67 67
RH            61 63 93 90 51 53 84 81 41 47 73 74 36 45 74 71 37 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      20      10       5       5       5      10      20      10
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS                                  IS         
TSTMS            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