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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

VAZ018-160800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Date           07/15/26      Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26            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          97          72          94          71
TEMP                76 72 70 74 88 94 94 84 78 75 72 75 87 92 90 81 76 73 71 74
DEWPT               65 65 65 66 70 68 67 68 66 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 66 67 66 68
MIN/MAX RH                   82          40          80          44          84
RH                  69 79 84 76 55 43 41 59 67 74 81 76 53 46 49 65 71 81 84 82
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N NW  W NW NW NW NW NE  E SE SE SE NW  N  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  3  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  1  1  0  1  1
CLOUDS              FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)            6 29 19 25 27 35 35 46 36 22 23 45 22 37 37 57 60 49 47 53
VSBY                10 10  8  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                                      IS IS SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW  N  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD           4  5  4  3  1  1  3  4  5  4  3  2  5  2  4  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  2  3  5  8 25  2  3  2  2  2 26 16 32  3            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  4  2  2  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.83 27.85 27.79 27.82 27.85 27.88 27.82            


Date           07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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       91      70      87      66      87      68      90      68      86
TEMP          89 77 72 72 85 78 69 68 84 78 70 71 87 80 71 70 84 76
DEWPT         71 71 69 69 71 68 65 64 66 66 64 66 68 67 66 66 66 63
RH            56 82 90 90 63 71 87 87 55 67 81 84 53 65 84 87 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           80      30      40      10      20      10      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC    IS SC          IS       IS SC IS       IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC    IS SC          IS       IS 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