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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
VAZ018-260800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Date 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26 Sun
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 65 91 68 87 68
TEMP 83 75 68 67 65 70 84 90 87 77 72 70 69 71 81 85 82 75 71 69 68 72
DEWPT 59 60 58 58 58 60 64 63 65 66 65 64 64 66 69 70 71 69 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 76 41 86 60 95
RH 44 60 70 73 78 71 51 41 48 69 79 81 84 84 67 61 69 82 90 93 93 84
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST 12 14 21 20 20 20 16 14 17 19
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 40 32 52 59 61 24 44 53 57 44 71 51 88 62 68 76 75 55 48 51 55 48
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 30 40 60 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 4 2
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W SW S S S SW SW SW W W W W
T WIND SPD 9 11 4 4 4 4 9 10 14 17 13 6 6 12 20 27 31 28
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 62 5 2 2 2 4 54 66 58 8 6 3 3 18 77115111 19
MAX LVORI 1 3 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 1 4
STABILITY B G F F F A A B C F F F F B C C C E
CEILING None None None None None 9200 5000 2200 3100 None
STA PRES 27.82 27.84 27.86 27.89 27.82 27.79 27.75 27.71 27.71
Date 06/28Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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 86 66 89 67 94 70 97 72 98
TEMP 83 78 69 70 86 79 69 71 90 83 72 74 94 85 73 76 95 86
DEWPT 69 68 65 66 67 66 62 63 65 66 62 64 65 66 64 66 65 66
RH 63 71 87 87 53 64 78 76 44 57 71 71 39 53 73 71 37 51
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 20 0 5 5 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS 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