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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

VAZ018-170800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 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                 69          91          72          93          71
TEMP                   72 70 73 87 92 92 83 77 74 72 75 86 91 90 81 76 73 71 74
DEWPT                  63 63 64 67 66 64 67 67 66 65 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   87          40          83          44          89
RH                     73 78 73 52 43 40 59 71 76 79 76 53 45 49 65 76 84 90 87
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  N SW NW NW NW NW NW  N  E SE SE  E  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD                2  3  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  1  1  0  0  1
CLOUDS                 SC CL FW FW SC FW SC FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              30  3 20 18 30 25 32 12  3 26 45 30 55 50 59 59 60 56 54
VSBY                   10  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC    SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                                      SC    SC SC         
Obvis                            H  H  H                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD              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   
ADI                     3  2  3  5  8 25  2  3  2  2  2 26 16 32  3            
MAX LVORI               4  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  4  2  2  1  3            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4100      
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       89      70      87      65      87      67      89      67      86
TEMP          89 77 72 72 86 76 68 68 84 78 69 70 88 77 70 70 85 74
DEWPT         72 71 69 69 70 67 64 64 65 65 63 65 68 68 66 66 67 65
RH            57 82 90 90 59 74 87 87 53 64 81 84 52 74 87 87 55 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           60      30      30      20      20      10      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS IS SC IS       IS       IS SC SC IS    SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC    IS SC          IS       IS 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