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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
VAZ018-292000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
Date Mon 06/29/26 Tue 06/30/26 Wed 07/01/26
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 84 69 89 70 95
TEMP 82 82 76 71 70 70 72 80 85 86 79 73 72 70 74 86 92 92 82
DEWPT 70 70 71 69 68 68 69 71 72 72 72 70 69 68 70 72 70 67 70
MAX/MIN RH 66 94 61 93 43
RH 67 67 85 93 93 93 90 74 65 63 79 90 90 93 87 63 49 44 67
WIND DIR E SE SE SE N N N S SE SE S S SW W S NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 43 50 51 43 51 67 61 53 39 23 23 15 11 19 17 4 10 6 8
VSBY 10 10 10 9 4 2 6 10 10 10 10 10 6 2 7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 7 <1
T WIND DIR NE NE SE SE SE SE S W W SW S SW W W NW NW NW N NW
T WIND SPD 2 2 5 4 2 3 5 5 4 6 5 2 4 4 14 13 11 12 10
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 11 11 3 2 1 2 8 20 28 25 3 1 2 2 15 66 76102 5
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 6 7 7 5 3 2 2 5 7 6 6 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY A A F F F F B B A A G G G G A A A A G
CEILING None None 1700 None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.90 27.92 27.93 27.95 27.89 27.87 27.89 27.89 27.85
Date Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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 72 97 72 95 72 96 71 94
TEMP 73 76 94 83 74 76 93 82 74 77 94 81 73 76 91 79
DEWPT 66 68 65 69 64 67 65 68 65 67 65 68 66 68 66 69
RH 79 76 39 63 71 74 40 63 74 71 39 65 79 76 44 72
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 30 30 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS 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