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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date           06/24/26      Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            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                 54          84          59          88          63
TEMP                60 57 56 60 73 79 83 76 64 61 59 64 78 83 86 77 67 65 64 66
DEWPT               52 52 51 54 56 56 57 59 57 56 56 60 63 62 64 64 64 63 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                   83          40          89          47          99
RH                  75 83 83 81 55 45 41 56 78 84 90 87 60 49 48 64 90 93 97100
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  4
CLOUDS              FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           25 18 34 55 19 20 16  6 27 22 30 30 27 51 53 63 53 64 70 68
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW  W SW SW  S  S SW            
T WIND SPD           1  1  3  3  9  6  9  9  4  3  3  2  6  5  9  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  2  3 50 48 63  4  2  2  2  2 41 31 42  4            
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2900  2500      
STA PRES            27.31 27.30 27.34 27.30 27.31 27.34 27.35 27.32            


Date           06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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       84      63      84      62      90      62      93      65      89
TEMP          79 73 66 66 79 76 64 66 84 79 65 67 86 82 67 70 85 81
DEWPT         68 68 66 66 69 68 64 66 68 67 63 65 66 67 64 68 66 66
RH            69 84100100 72 76100100 59 67 93 93 51 61 90 93 53 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      30      30       5      20       5      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS SC SC          IS                        
TSTMS         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