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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
VAZ046-262000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Date Fri 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26 Sun 06/28/26
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 88 68 87
TEMP 82 88 91 84 77 73 71 73 81 85 87 81 75 72 70 73 80 84 86 80
DEWPT 65 64 64 67 68 68 69 70 70 69 70 71 70 69 67 69 69 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 42 100 57 98 57
RH 56 45 41 57 74 84 93 90 69 59 57 72 84 90 90 87 69 61 57 72
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE
WIND SPD 6 8 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 8 9 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 29 52 58 65 54 78 57 77 86 69 58 55 31 45 46 45 65 65 53
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 7 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 1 4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 20 30 50 30 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 4 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 5 <1
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W N NW NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 9 11 13 18 16 14 14 9 17 17 14 17 8 12 10 10 5 9 11
DISPERSION PR PR VP VP PR VP VP VP VP
ADI 66 72 54 8 6 8 8 23 33 69 42 9 5 1 2 13 52 31 37 3
MAX LVORI 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 4 3 1 1 3 5 7 7 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY B B C E E E E C B C C E E G F A A C C E
CEILING None None 5900 5100 7600 5100 None None None 2000
STA PRES 29.39 29.32 29.34 29.32 29.31 29.26 29.24 29.22 29.23 29.23
Date Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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 68 89 68 91 71 99 73 100
TEMP 72 73 85 81 72 73 87 83 75 76 94 89 78 78 96 91
DEWPT 69 69 65 67 64 65 64 66 64 66 66 69 67 70 66 70
RH 90 87 51 63 76 76 46 57 69 71 40 52 69 76 38 50
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 5 0 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS 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