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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
VAZ012-242000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1201 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
Date Wed 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26
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 77 53 84 59 85
TEMP 74 76 69 59 56 55 60 73 78 81 74 65 62 61 64 76 79 79 73
DEWPT 49 50 55 53 52 51 54 56 56 58 60 58 58 58 61 64 64 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 39 87 44 93 59
RH 41 40 61 80 86 86 81 55 47 46 62 78 87 90 90 66 60 62 76
WIND DIR NW W NW N N N N W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 10 12 49 15 50 57 53 33 25 25 8 20 35 44 35 40 61 61 59
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 4 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 5 6 8 8 4 3 3 3 10 9 12 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 39 31 1 1 1 1 1 30 49 52 4 2 2 2 3 53 38 50 2
MAX LVORI 1 1 3 6 6 6 5 1 1 1 3 5 6 7 6 1 1 1 4
STABILITY A A G G F F A A A A G G G F A A C C F
CEILING None None None None None None None None 3400
STA PRES 27.31 27.32 27.31 27.33 27.30 27.32 27.34 27.37 27.30
Date Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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 63 82 63 85 61 86 63 92
TEMP 66 66 75 73 64 65 80 76 63 64 82 77 64 66 86 82
DEWPT 64 65 66 67 64 65 67 66 62 64 66 66 61 63 65 65
RH 93 97 74 81100100 65 71 97100 58 69 90 90 50 56
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 50 40 40 10 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC 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