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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

VAZ018-030800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

Date           07/01/26      Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            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                 70          92          74          94          72
TEMP                      70 75 86 92 92 85 78 77 74 76 88 94 92 86 79 75 72 75
DEWPT                     65 68 69 66 64 69 65 67 66 68 70 66 65 70 67 68 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                   83          40          77          40          84
RH                        84 79 57 43 40 59 64 71 76 76 55 40 41 59 67 79 81 79
WIND DIR                  NW  N NE  E NE  N NW NW NW  N NE SE SW NW NW  W  W NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                    FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)                 11 11  5  4  3 14 14 16 20 28 15 40 40 31 32 27 29 25
VSBY                       5 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10 10 10                  
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  6  1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW  E  N  N NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD                 3  3  2  4  3  1  3  4  4  3  3  4  8  8            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  3 11 35 29  1  2  2  2  3 16 42 63  4            
MAX LVORI                  4  4  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.91 27.96 27.91 27.91 27.92 27.93 27.89            


Date           07/04Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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      71      94      70      93      68      90      68      88
TEMP          92 82 73 76 94 78 71 74 92 78 70 72 88 76 70 71 87 76
DEWPT         64 67 66 67 62 68 67 68 67 68 67 67 67 66 65 66 66 65
RH            40 61 79 74 35 71 87 82 44 71 90 84 50 71 84 84 50 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      30      60      40      70      30      70      40      60
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC       NM SC       NM SC    IS NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS            SC SC       SC SC       SC IS    IS 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
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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